<p>After analyzing my schedule, the classes that I need and the allowed credits per semester I have run into a small hiccup.</p>
<p>By being an engineering major I am required to take two advanced chemistry, physics and mathematics classes. In total these courses will total close to 30 of the 60 credits needed to graduate. However by the end of fall term I will already have 29 credits. So in total that's 59 out of the 60, however I still need my Foreign Language, (2) Humanities and 2nd English course.</p>
<p>The only option I see here is to take the Foreign Language and Humanities CLEP Exam.</p>
<p>But my questions are as follow:</p>
<p>1) Can advisors or the Dean of Students override the max allowed credits per term?
2) Do undergraduate universities accept the excess credits and apply them towards the bachelors degree?</p>
<p>1) Yes, but you usually need good prior performance and a decent reason. Some schools will just let you do it though
2) I can’t see any reason that they would be treated differently. </p>
<p>I’m pretty confused by your situation though. Somewhere on your major’s website there should be a checksheet with a ‘suggested schedule’ as to how to make it work in 4 years. You say that those 6 classes you first mentioned will take up 30 credits; are they really 5 credits each? Considering you only need 60 to graduate 5 credit classes seem a little rediculous. Also, when you say “by the end of fall term I will already have 29 credits” what exactly do you mean? Fall term of your freshman year?</p>
<p>If the question that you are asking is “Can I go over the required number of credits TO GRADUATE” then yes, most people do. I can’t see how your situation would require you to take more than whatever the maximum credits PER TERM (semester/trimester/etc) if you are a freshman.</p>
<p>Currently I’m at a ‘junior college’. In High school I was a smart slacker, an oxymoron huh? Anyways, I had 6 AP Credits, and I took 6 Credits in the summer. (4.00 GPA) Anyways, the 12 plus the 17 Credits for fall now equate to the 29 credits that I will have at the end of the term.</p>
<p>Fall Term: Pre-Cal + Intro to CHM + English + Into to Engineering + Human Nutrition = 17 Credits</p>
The Articulation Agreements state that the completion of CHM1045-46 and PHY2048-49 are required to transfer to a higher institution. (PHY2048-49 utilizes MAC2311 and MAC2312 as corequisites)</p>
<p>2) I would still need to complete Humanities (2 Courses) , English and a Foreign Language course.</p>
<p>Ah, gotcha. The fact that you’re transferring from a Junior college is a pretty important part of the situation. I believe that it is unusual for someone to transfer from a junior college into engineering and graduate in 4 years (from the time they entered the junior college.) But like I said, yes, the dean may allow you to “overload” your semester, but there may be some paperwork and they might decide not to let you. My advice is to ask the lowest person on the totem pole (adviser) and work your way up until you get a “yes.”</p>