<p>^^ never mind, found the answer.</p>
<p>how many classes do most people take per quarter?</p>
<p>the GE's just have to be finished by the time you graduate right?</p>
<p>I heard the average is three to four.</p>
<p>And from what I can gather, yes, GE by graduation.</p>
<p>would 17-18 units (4 courses) a quarter be too much to handle? i know it depends on each person individually, but has anyone taken that many? how was it for you? </p>
<p>looks like i will have to take that many units for a few quarters in order to graduate in 4 years. the 17-18 units consist of: Chem, Chem Lab, Life Science, and Physics (for sophomore year). i dont know if i can handle the workload, but i want to graduate in 4 years...</p>
<p>I commend your bravery, but...hmmm. Well, from your courses, it seems as if you would have to put in a whole lot of study time in order to get good grades. A whole lot. You would definately be able to graduate in four years, but your grades and your sanity will more than likely have taken a hell-of-a beating. I once took 21units between two different schools, while on the national champion forensics team, and president of a club. I'm glad I was able to bring my GPA back up after that semester in hell, but man was I stressed out. Whatever you chose, remeber to take in ALL considerations. </p>
<p>Good Luck:)</p>
<p>"how many classes do most people take per quarter?"</p>
<p>yea average 3 or 4. a better gauge is to see how many UNITS to take per quarter. assuming you're transfering zero AP/IB/college units into UCLA, you'll still graduate on time if you take about 15 units per quarter</p>
<p>15 units/quarter x 3 quarters/year x 4 years = 180 units needed to graduate</p>
<p>"would 17-18 units (4 courses) a quarter be too much to handle? i know it depends on each person individually, but has anyone taken that many? how was it for you?"</p>
<p>it's do-able. i took 17 units my first quarter here, earned a decent GPA (above 3.5). u can try it to see how big of a load you can handle. the downside is you might hurt your GPA one quarter or you might lose some sleep, but the upside is knowing your capabilities. for me, after a year, i've found my limit to be around 16 or 17 units. </p>
<p>VTEcaddict,
i suggest not loading up on all those science courses in one quarter. throw in a GE or something to balance it out. taking LS, chem, physics, and calc all in one quarter is probably killer... from among the people i know, no one has done that. they typically substitute one of those classes for a GE, especially if they're taking the lab that quarter.</p>
<p>"the GE's just have to be finished by the time you graduate right?"</p>
<p>yes, you can take them whenever as long as you finish before graduation. i know a senior who took a GE in her final quarter. but also make sure u do finish them. i know a senior who's missing just ONE GE and has to stay another quarter to finish that class. my personal advice is to spread them out and take them when you have more difficult quarters so that your schedule is balanced out.</p>
<p>i just realised something...some of the "preparation" courses for my major are also GE courses (ie..physics), so i didnt take that into account. too lazy to re-do my lists now...:p</p>
<p>where do AP units go? i have units for spanish, calc, and stat...</p>
<p>oh, thanks kfc4u for taking the time to help us freshies out. this thread has been VERY helpful to everyone. :D</p>
<p>hm im a bit confused about how the whole credit assigning thing for APs work.</p>
<p>so for instance i got a 3 on my euro exam. that means i get 8 units of credit, but is this just elective credit? or could this exempt me from having to take a history? </p>
<p>also, it says that if you get a 3 on the comp/lit (english) exam, this satisfies the subject A requirement. however, it does NOT satisfy the writing 1 requirement. is there any other way i could have satisfied the writing 1 requirement, like with sat II scores or something?</p>
<p>any help would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>woops sorry bout ^^ i know about the writing 1 thing, (read the post haha) but still wondering bout the euro thanggg.</p>
<p>okay let's do some math </p>
<p>first, you need 180 units to graduate
to graduate, you also need to finish a major
to graduate, you also need to finish about 48 units of GE's and any other requirements (writing I, writing II, foreign language, etc). </p>
<p>so let's pretend your major takes 90 units to complete (every major actually varies in number of units needed).</p>
<p>90 units (major) + GE's (48 units) = 138 units</p>
<p>but you still need 42 more units before you can reach the 180 units needed to graduate (180 - 138 = 42) ...</p>
<p>now let's pretend we passed
AP bio - 8 units
AP english - 8 units [note: you would also satisfy subject A and writing I requirements]
AP govt - 4 units
AP US history - 8 units [note: you would also satisfy US history requirement]
TOTAL: 28 units</p>
<p>those elective credits then kick in, so instead of 42 units left of elective units you need to take to graduate, you'd only need to take 14 more units in this example (42 - 28 = 14).</p>
<p>for your reference:
<a href="http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/APCreditLS.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/APCreditLS.htm</a></p>
<p>for the BS degree in the college of letters and science, it said 60 of the 180 units must be upper division courses. i added up all the upper division courses and upper division electives i have to take for my major, and i come up short (52 units). </p>
<p>i'm guessing theres no way the AP units will count as upper division units will they? so that means i will have to take a couple more upper division electives in order to hit 60 right? and i'll probably be over 180 units by the time i graduate...</p>
<p>oh, I have a question. I got a 5 on the AP Chem Exam which gives me credit for "general" and "introductory" Chemistry. Are "general" and/or "introductory" Chemistry the same as Chemistry 20A. Or are they prerequisites or something?</p>
<p>^ ^
nevermind I found the answer</p>
<p>"I got a 5 on the AP Chem Exam which gives me credit for "general" and "introductory" Chemistry. Are "general" and/or "introductory" Chemistry the same as Chemistry 20A."</p>
<p>i believe introductory chemistry is also titled Chemistry 2 at UCLA. it is a basic chem course for those who have never been exposed to chem in high school and don't want to get killed in the real chem 14 or 20 series. General chemistry i believe refers to the Chemistry 14 or 20 series but I'm not 100% sure if you get to pass out of a class or not... better to ask your orientation counselor. </p>
<p>"for the BS degree in the college of letters and science, it said 60 of the 180 units must be upper division courses. i added up all the upper division courses and upper division electives i have to take for my major, and i come up short (52 units)."</p>
<p>yes, some majors' requirements come up short of the required number of upper division units that you need to take. therefore, you have to choose any additional upper division elective to take. AP's don't count for upper division units. </p>
<p>it is okay to go over 180 units. i don't remember what the cap was though, but i vaguely remember it was somewhere around 220 i think....</p>
<p>UCLA webiste FAQ's for chemistry said this:</p>
<p>"Can I pass out of 20A with my AP credit?</p>
<p>If a student receives a 4 or a 5 on their AP Chemistry test, they can choose to pass out of Chemistry 20A and go directly to 20B. "</p>
<p>Thanks for the quick help!</p>
<p>from what I've heard, it seems like AP credit doesn't really do much. Since most of them only count for elective credit, and you need like, what, 42 units of elective credit? That translates to approximately 6 APs. So if you took more than 6 (like me), you pretty much wasted your money. =P</p>
<p>well, every major is different. i just picked 90 units in my example hypothetical major to make it an easy number for me to do math with LOL. for example, poli sci is less that 90 units alone, plus 10 more units overlap with GE's. </p>
<p>but hey, 42 units (in my example) is almost a year's worth of credit already!!!! (45 units is approximately a year). </p>
<p>think of it this way... at least UC's arent CAPPING the number of APs you can transfer in, nor do they have strict requirements like getting credit only if you score a 5 on the exam. </p>
<p>plus, registration for classes is done by class standing. so the more units you have (and transfer in), the sooner you get to register (excluding your first quarter where registration is done through orientation). but after that, it's nice to be able to register with sophomore standing rather than getting all the leftovers with freshman standing.</p>
<p>im undeclared humanities for now but would like to go into communications...which is a junior-level major so i couldnt declare that one...any tips on what kinda classes to take?</p>
<p>also...i remember reading somewhere that if i took Spanish at a community college (equivalent to AP Span 4) that would cuont as passing an AP test..?? Or do i have to start over..</p>
<p>kfc4u,
Can I get out of econ 1 and 2 if i'm in pre-biz-econ and i passed both AP Econ exams with a 3 or better? what about stats 11 if i passed AP Stats?</p>
<p>yeesh, people. look at the site thats been posted 10 million times:
<a href="http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/APCreditLS.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/Prospect/APCreditLS.htm</a></p>
<p>to get out of econ 1, you need a 4 or 5 on AP microeconomics. to get out of econ 2, you need a 4 or 5 on AP macroeconomics. getting a 3 on either one is just unassigned elective credit.</p>
<p>yea, what VTECaddict said for econ. i don't think anyone can pass out of Stats 11 (or any stats class). Besides, the stats classes have a skew (towards econ, towards social science, etc.) and aren't just general stats, unless you take stats 10 (but that class isn't required for econ i think). </p>
<p>"also...i remember reading somewhere that if i took Spanish at a community college (equivalent to AP Span 4) that would cuont as passing an AP test..?? Or do i have to start over.."</p>
<p>you should be able to transfer that to UCLA and it should fulfill your foreign language requirement if your community college spanish class is equivalent to AP spanish 4. but i would check up with this, perhaps with your orientation counselor who will show you which classes/credits you have transferred in.</p>