<p>-Does it matter if classes are right after each other? wouldnt you be late for the next class if it begins when the previous one ends?</p>
<p>-and on the mock course choice ive got a total of about 16 hours of classes a week.....which seems like little, well at least compared to highschool....what do people already in college think of this?</p>
<p>-does anyone know what courses count as 0.5 credits?</p>
<p>classes end 10 min early to give you time to get to your next class. Can’t answer the others</p>
<p>Also professors understand if you have back-to-back classes.</p>
<p>In the United States, the typical college course load is fifteen credits per semester, which is five courses and in Penn’s case five course units. First semester freshman year, the typical load for the CAS is 4 c.u., which would be 12 hours of class a week. Intro language courses are either 4 or 5 hours a week, so that’s going to add to the total, as will lab science courses and math courses.</p>
<p>Classes are typically three hours per week – either one hour MWF or an hour and a half TR.</p>
<p>the max i ever had was 23 hours of class a week, which is still less than high school, haha</p>
<p>Labs for science courses, half semester Wharton courses, and some special topics CIS courses are 0.5 credits. Unless you are a science major or engineering major you should have either 4.0 or 5.0 cus.</p>
<p>being late to class is not frowned upon unless it is writing seminar or small class.and 10mins is plenty of time.</p>
<p>is anyone still on registration hold? I’ve completed my questionnaire and everything but I’m still on it.</p>
<p>argh! every time i try to complete the questionnaire, the page tells me i am “not authorized” to view it. did anyone else have this problem? i was just taken off the waitlist a few weeks ago, so stuff is kind of backed up for me…</p>
<p>im also still on registration hold even though ive completed everything.</p>
<p>what questionaire? :S </p>
<p>i seem to be able to register no probs, without ever seeing the questionaire that you guys are talking about…</p>
<p>does everyone in SEAS have an advisor already? i havent got one as yet- could i still start with registration?</p>
<p>yeah I’m also SEAS and advisorless…whatever, we have several weeks to do it anyway.</p>
<p>Log into Penn Portal and see if it lists your advisor there. I don’t know when they update it for freshmen, but it might be listed there now.</p>
<p>Try to register on Penn In Touch. If it will let you, go for it. I think only college students have to jump through hoops to register for courses first semester. If you’re in SEAS your schedule is pretty set anyway: Math, Chem, Physics, Engineering.</p>
<p>thanks for the response.</p>
<p>got the packet in the mail today. it says to go ahead and register without an adviser!</p>