<p>Hey, I'm currently a Freshman at my CC, not sure if it's important to mention which CC I'm at but if it's necessary I will.</p>
<p>I am choosing my Spring classes and I am not sure which ones to take. When I was choosing my Fall schedule I was hurried and really didn't have a lot of guidance, so I'm hoping that posting a thread here will help. I am looking into University of Oregon as my potential transfer.</p>
<p>The classes I am currently taking are:</p>
<p>English 101
Philosophy 101
French 101
U.S. History 104 (It's kind of the later part of United States History, whereas 103 is the beginning)</p>
<p>I've heard that your best bet is to take classes that are deemed to be difficult, but that's where I'm met with a problem. I have no clue what a difficult class would be...</p>
<p>Right now, I have Psychology 101 and Intro To Statistics as two classes for Spring, but I can drop those and replace them seeing as the Spring semester hasn't started yet.</p>
<p>So, if you guys can send me in a general direction of which classes I should take...I was thinking of Pre-Calculus but...yeah, I don't really know.</p>
<p>*Edit: Also, does it matter if one of the courses is an online course? Would that be detrimental to the difficulty factor? *</p>
<p>IMO, your best bet is to look at the recommended freshman course schedule at your target school and replicate that as closely as possible.</p>
<p>“Difficulty” is not the word I would use. I use the word “rigorous” by which I simply mean not to go for known “lightweight courses.” Your current schedule looks fine in general.</p>
<p>If you tell us your intended major (or some you might be contemplating, if unsure), we could advise better.</p>
<p>Is the online course within your own University? What is the reason you are choosing it? I don’t think it’s a bad thing, per se… but depends on what course, where from and (maybe) why.</p>
<p>I couldn’t find the freshman course schedule on the University of Oregon website, maybe I’m not looking well.</p>
<p>I changed my Intro To Statistics to Pre-Calculus, so I’m hoping that appears to be more rigorous. </p>
<p>I’m contemplating becoming an English major…I haven’t really found anything that I’m interested in other than English.</p>
<p>Yes, the course is in my c.c. I was thinking of choosing an online course so I can fit more classes into the ones I have at the actual college. Like some lab courses are only available certain times and my Psychology class has an option to be online.</p>
<p>^this link may be helpful to you. Specifically, review the info under the Oregon Transfer Module heading.</p>
<p>If I were you, I would concentrate on completing as many general education requirements as possible.</p>
<p>Consider taking:</p>
<p>Foreign Language (see link above U of O requires Foreign Language)
Another English class (to show interest and ability in possible major)
Take a Lab Science
Take Oral Communications (see link-as mentioned in the OTM section)
Take a Fine Arts or Music class
Take a Math class </p>
<p>I also suggest that you contact the U of O Admission’s office and see if somewhere there can direct you to someone who can suggest appropriate classes.</p>
<p>Good advice above. Don’t be hesitant to contact the UofO Admissions office, asking to speak to someone who specializes in Transfer Admissions. You could double check with that person whether including an online course in your schedule would be any kind of disadvantage.</p>
<p>It does not matter. I had this same concern that schools would place a stigma on online courses. I went in to my school’s Registrar Office and ask if taking a class online would appear any different on my transcript. They stated there would be no difference and it would not matter anyways.</p>
<p>^^ Hmmm, good point. I just checked a transcript from one of “CC’s Top Universities” and it has no indication that one of the courses was online… looks no different from all of the others.</p>
<p>Usually, courses hold 3 semester hours/credits. It is impossible to note how many semester hours each course has without your school’s catalog, however, it does look right. I am assuming Algebra and Trig has 4 credits, while the rest 3. This would add up to 13.</p>