<p>Does anyone know why it says on my class schedule "no grades associated"? Is the first seminar (which I'm still confused about but from the gist i'm getting, it's sort of like a required lit class?) not graded?</p>
<p>And also, I'm pursing a double major in psychology and management... my school didn't have psych so my classes are currently</p>
<p>first seminar
PE
macroeconomics
general psychology
Calc 1</p>
<p>I'm trying to start off on a good foot and really focus on getting good grades (and my schedule is actually 14 credits! the FYI pdf that first-years got says that an average number of classes students take are 14-17 credits....) so I only choose a few classes, but do you think I'm taking too little? (Also, I'm considering the option of transferring from this school, if the first seminar has no grade, that means I technically only have 3 academic classes.... should I add one more?)</p>
<p>How does that work, Proudpatriot? You register your son for PE so he gets credit for one 1/2 semester of PE because he’ll play football? If that’s the case, I’d need to make sure that my son has done the same since he’ll be playing soccer in the fall.</p>
<p>actually, proud patriot’s and my calculations are correct - her son and i both have 14 credits, jkrtist. calculus is 4 credits, not 3. But my question is, is 14 credits too little? i could take microeconomics with my schedule but i’m scared about compromising quality for quantity. do you think 14 credits is too little?</p>
<p>and again, I am considering the possibility of transferring, so I would like to get the highest GPA possible, but not take such few classes that adcoms scoff at the “easy” courses I’ve taken. </p>
<p>And again, I understand that the first seminar has 4 credits, but on my schedule it simply states that I will receive 4 credits but “NO GRADE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CLASS” is on my schedule. I’m wondering if this is true or if we really do receive a letter grade in our first seminar.</p>
<p>Whoops! Didn’t realize calculus was 14 credits, my error! At Case, 14 tends to be the bare minimum that students take, so I would definitely add a 5th class!</p>
<p>I think that how many courses you take depends on your major, what other credits (AP/IB) that you have earned coming into school, and what your other activities in the fall will be. My son is playing football and came to school with many AP credits so he is starting out with only 14 credits. You have to make your own decision.</p>
<p>That way my credits will be at 17 and if I’m considering a transfer, many undergrad business schools require that students take macroecon, microecon, financial accoutning, and managerial accounting in order to transfer.</p>
<p>the downside, of course, is that I’m compromising quantity for quality of my GPA…</p>
<p>I don’t think you would be “compromising quality for GPA”, unless you are one of those students who is planning on partying Wednesday-Sunday (and believe me, we DO have those at Case) by taking what is the regular number of classes. Honestly, it looks a little stupid to take anything under 5 classes, especially as a freshman when they’re a lot easier, and especially if you are looking to transfer.</p>
<p>As a parent I think it makes sense to start off slow your first semester. For most students it is the first time they will be living away from home and managing their own life. If your major absolutely requires you to take 17 credits then I would do it but I don’t think there is any problem with starting college with 14 credits.</p>
<p>Like I said, my son will start with a lot of AP credits so I advised him to take only 14 his first semester. There is plenty of time for him to take more credits.</p>