<p>For Engineering, how many credit hours are usually completed per semester?</p>
<p>The reason I'm asking this is I just got my IB scores back and I knocked off 21 credit hours so I was wondering if that's a semester or more</p>
<p>wow thats a lot of credits. its usually 13-17 for underclassmen and i would say 15-18 for upper. But don't rush to take all your credits. If you plan on staying all 4 years, your credits may be detrimental by making you pay as an upperclassman early.</p>
<p>It really makes a difference as to what you got the credits for. If they were engineering pre-req classes like math, chem, physics, etc. you could probably get started on your major earlier, knock off a semester, and probably be able to schedule an easier schedule later on. If something like history, language, etc. and you still have to fill all of your pre-req classes, it won't mean as much because you will probably want to take a couple liberal arts classes anyways.</p>
<p>I'm in the same situation as you. I have 17 credits. If someone had no credits coming in, they would have to average 16 credits a semester to graduate in 4 years (128 credits total). Since we have about a semester's worth of credits coming in, we only have to average about 13 or 14 credits a semester to graduate on time.</p>
<p>Alright so I get 8 credit hours for chemistry, 5 for biology, 3 for english, and 8 for math which makes a total of 24 but I think I'm going to take Calc 2 again so its 20 not 24 (I accidentally said 21 before)</p>
<p>so the options are I either take an easier schedule, or graduate a semester early</p>
<p>unless money is a huge issue, take an easier schedule. More time to work on your classes, you will enjoy college, more time to find a job / apply to grad school / etc. when you are finished. No need to rush things. You'll have the rest of your life to work...</p>
<p>that's what I was thinking, not to rush things in college so I can enjoy it since college is such a unique and great experience</p>
<p>Daughter thought the same thing going in. Then thought - hey, here are so many Non-engineering classes that I want to take! You pay the same price 12-18 credit hours so she is exploring which clases would be interesting and not too taxing. Or take some of credit and not for a grade. Or consider study abroad options. Good job on the AP credits but enjoy your time in Ann Arbor!</p>