<p>Situation: Regular... no AP credits... the beginner 101 language course.</p>
<p>Particularly the average number of courses/classes in the first semester for an incoming freshman.</p>
<p>I go to LC, but I’m working off the assumption that the criteria is the same for both schools. However, please feel free to correct if I’m wrong. </p>
<p>Students usually take about a maximum of five classes, in order to have a chance to finish on time. Now, the max amount of credits a student can take is 18 and then anything above that they have to pay extra. So usually, about five or six classes amount to that (depending on how many credits each class is). Since you’re at the beginner level language course, I recommend you take it each semester in order to finish it. (Also, the vibe I got last year from the language department, it seems to be expected that you do take it each semester until you’re done).</p>
<p>Also, a sidenote, there is a program called degree works on the portal that helps tell you what classes and the amount of credits you need in order to complete your degree. That can help you when figuring out your schedule. </p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Typically take five classes - three credits each.</p>
<p>Four to five.</p>
<p>What @Reader13 says is pretty much on the money. My daughter is at RH and in Freshman year took 17 credits; Introduction to Italian 5 credits (that’s because there is a language lab, I don’t know what the other languages have), Math 3 credits; Comp II 3 Credits; Understanding Historical Change 3 credits; Philosophy of Human Nature 3 credits. </p>
<p>To give you an idea of credits and course descriptions, just go to the My.Fordham homepage and in the upper right hand corner just click on “Class Schedule” or “Course Outline”. You’ll see what courses have what credits.</p>
<p>There is a sheet you can print out that lists the core classes taken during your time at Fordham. <a href=“http://www.fordham.edu/images/academics/fordham_college_at_r/advising/core_curriculum.pdf”>http://www.fordham.edu/images/academics/fordham_college_at_r/advising/core_curriculum.pdf</a></p>
<p>Take a look at that to give you an idea of what you might be taking. Plus there is the DegreeWorks on My.Fordham that helps keep track of things. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>If you are in the Honors program you can take up to 20, by the way. Not that you’d want to, unless you are crazy like me.</p>
<p>If in Fordham College Rose Hill or Lincoln Center colleges, students taking a beginning level modern language will take a 5 credit course in the fall (1001 - includes a lab), a 3 credit course in the spring (1501), then 3 credit courses 1502 and 2001 in sophomore year, completing the Core requirement for language. To minor in a language, you’ll take a total of 6 classes in the same language at or above level 1501. (French is 6 courses level 1502 and higher). Modern Languages include Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, and Spanish. Minors are offered in all those, except Japanese and Russian at RH; at LC, only Arabic, Mandarin Chinese and Russian are offered as minors. FYI - It may be possible to minor in a language at the other college, check with your dean.)</p>
<p>Most freshman at Fordham College Rose Hill take: </p>
<p>ENGL Comp 2 (or Comp 1 AND 2, if placed in 1 by the college)
Faith -Critical Reasoning
Math (Finite or Calc or…)
PHIL of Human Nature
Fine Arts (Music History/Art History/Theater)
SS (usually ECON – Macro)
Physical Science (Astrology, Physics, Chem)
and Freshman Advising – a no credit ‘class’. (meets about 4-6 times per year – mostly the first couple weeks of the semester)
plus another three courses - maybe the Core sciences, more core courses, or courses in their major.</p>
<p>Pre med and Sci majors often take Chem and Bio with 2 labs, plus 3 other classes,
(plus if Pre-med – a 1 credit symposium.) It is a tough load for many. The CORE is different for Sci and Pre-med, as it is for Gabelli.</p>
<p>Most classes for RH and LC freshmen and sophomores are 3 credit courses - for the upper grades many of the courses are 4 credits each. (Most Gabelli courses are 3 credits.) After first semester of freshman year, students choose their courses, so there is some mixing of courses – both levels and credits. (e.g. Our son will take his Natural Science Core course in spring of Junior year – due to a scheduling issue with labs and Arabic. (The Core Life Science course is usually taken freshman or sophomore year, after the Physical Science course.)</p>
<p>The ‘theory’ is that you’ll take 5 courses each semester in the first two years, then 4 courses each semester in your last two years. As I mentioned, there is some variation on this. Fordham assigns freshmen their first semester courses. After sophomore year, you have to have permission from your dean to take five courses for RH. Only classes of 3 credits or more count toward the required 36 courses for Fordham RH. (See the website for Gabelli – there are slightly different requirements.) Usually you have to pay extra for over 18 credits per semester.<br>
Summer school, as well as transfer credits can effect the number of courses you take, too.</p>
<p>If you are in a course you definitely don’t want to take, talk to your adviser even before classes start. You have only a week to change, and you’d already be pushing attendance limits if you miss the first week of the new class. </p>
<p>Use Degreeworks (from the Myfordham website – available only to students) to check how many spots are available in a course. Also, the Advanced Search on Look Up Classes (Student Tab page on myfordham) will tell you if a course is closed.</p>
<p>I hope you enjoy Fordham –
Go Rams!</p>
<p>Hahaha! darn autocorrect 
It is ASTRONOMY not Astrology, of course </p>
<p>If you decide to go into the Pre-Health Program, you will possibility will take more credits, but still 5 courses excluding the corresponding labs. </p>
<p>FYI, if you ever want to exceed 18 hours (or 20 for Honors) it is possible to get a waiver from the dean so you won’t have to pay extra. My son has taken 21 hours a couple of semesters and both times was able to do so without an extra charge. Not that I would advise that for a freshman!</p>