<p>I'm wondering how big of a class load should I take on. How do I know how many classes I should take?</p>
<p>typically 15 hours some will take as many as 17 just so they don’t have as many hours to take junior and senior year when the classes get new difficult</p>
<p>It definitely depends on your study habits, what your abilities are, and what classes you’re going to take.</p>
<p>Alright. Does it cost more to take more than 15 hours per semester?</p>
<p>Also, is it possible to take courses that meet more than one of the gen ed requirements?</p>
<p>Several GenEds meet more than 1 genEd requirement. There are many that meet 2, and a few that meet 3.</p>
<p>It costs no more financially to take more than 15 hours, but taking an increased load your first semester of college when many people are adapting to the speed at which knowledge is diseminated, and the expectations of their professors is not a good idea, IMHO. Get used to things before pushing the limits. College is the first time most people are living away from home. College is not the 5th year of High School. Very few individuals are not surprised at the demands placed on them once they arrive. You’ll most likely need to retool your study habits to take advantage of office hours, and study groups. Everyone who gets admitted to UIUC, especially in Engineering and Business is a top student, but half of them end up below average by definition.</p>
<p>So, while it doesn’t cost more financially, if you bury yourself academically by not allowing ample time to transition, you’re doing yourself a great disservice.</p>
<p>What classes are you planning on taking/ what are you majoring in?</p>
<p>I’m supposed to be in Aerospace, but I think I want to do Computer Science now. I don’t have to take a CW course b/c of AP US History. I don’t have to do Comp I either. I think NAT is pretty much taken care of b/c of AP Chem and Physics. QR will probably be covered by classes I have to take for engineering. I also did AP Calc and AP US Gov.</p>
<p>Right now, I’m looking at Calc III or Calc I (based on the outcome of BC exam), Stats (I figure it’s useful but it’s not absolutely necessary), Microecon Principles (finish SBS requirement), and Intro to Computing (get into CS stuff).</p>
<p>That’s thirteen hours. I want to take this Electroacoustic Music class b/c it sounds awesome and it’s offered by my LLC, but it has nothing to do with my major or anything. If I took it, I’d be at 15 exact. On the other hand, I still have 6 hours of humanities, an Advanced Composition course, and a non-Western cultural studies course to fill out.</p>
<p>I’m looking to add Intro to World Music and/or Ethics and Engineering to that b/c they’d knock out the rest of my gen eds.</p>
<p>Well, I’d say you’ve done your homework. These are exactly the types of questions that you need to discuss with your advisor when you’re at summer registration. They can best make suggestions on what courses to take that will further your progress towards a degree. As for desiring to transfer to CS, I’d mention that too…</p>
<p>With the whole advisor thing, a good chunk of the advisors are USELESS. You can’t take what they say as God’s word and you should always double check if they tell you to do something. Look stuff up through the website and do your homework and you’ll be set</p>