<p>What is the normal number of classes that students take over summer session? One or two? I keep hearing conflicting information about this.</p>
<p>I'd imagine that this really depends on the type of classes in question, but what about in general? Would one science/math course, one humanities course and working part-time be too much to handle? I have read that you need at least 6 units to receive financial aid, so wouldn't this necessitate two classes?</p>
<p>Hey Going,</p>
<p>If you are working as well, then I think it would be too much to take two 4-unit classes as well.</p>
<p>I took one summer course and worked 20 hours week last summer, and I was exhausted all the time. The classes are very compacted so the coursework is proportionally more than it would be over the semester. The positive is that the professor cuts out some of the material he/she would have taught during the semester and is more lenient in giving you hints about what the exams are going to be, especially since many of the classes are 50% midterm, 50% final.</p>
<p>I would recommend that you either only take 2 classes (those being 4 units each) or take one class and work part-time. </p>
<p>I have heard of individuals taking 3 classes at once (in Economics). However, they did not do as well as they desired and pulled B's in all 3 Economics courses.</p>
<p>Also, if you were to take 2 classes PLUS work, you would have literally no time to relax and have fun during the summer. College goes by very quickly and semesters are quite stressful, so at least have some downtime in the summer.
I hope this helped.</p>
<p>That's a great help. Thanks for the response. What do you think about taking two classes, but spread out over two sessions? This would mean only one class and work at any given moment.</p>
<p>One class and work would be manageable. That's prob the right choice.</p>