What is the maximum number of classes you can take?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>What is the maximum number of classes you can take? Is there a certain maximum? And are the freshman prohibited from taking some of the classes, or are the courses open for all as long as you meet the prerequisits?</p>

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<p>i think around 18 per semester...personally, i want to take it easy freshman year so i can adjust</p>

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<p>and minimum? lol</p>

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<p>For Engineering (and I think some other schools) the max you can take is 5 classes which are 3 credits or more. The min to remain a full-time undergrad is 12 credits.</p>

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<p>18 is not the maximum; it's just that after that you need to petition and that's dependent on your GPA too so they don't really allow first semester freshmen to do that (except special cases, maybe?). But I had a friend who took 27 credits last semester and another took 32, and they both survived to tell the tale. Though honestly, taking more than 21 is pushing it a bit for the average student esp. with Cornell's workload.</p>

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<p>32????????? That’s insane....WOW that must have been really difficult….</p>

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<p>Why would you want to take so many classes? Unless you're trying to graduate early....?</p>

<p>Trust me, it can be difficult forcing yourself to attend class with just 15 credits. At 21+, you're going to start getting behind, stressing out, and generally being miserable.</p>

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<p>So is 4-5 the average number of classes taken per year. What if you're double majoring ? Does Cornell have required classes to take to graduate (like MIT) ?</p>

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<p>not per year, per semester.</p>

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<p>Ya, thats what I meant</p>

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<p>Bored Teenager, all of this depends on what majors you want to declare and what colleges you are in. Each major and each department has it's own graduation requirements and each college has its own graduation requirements.</p>

<p>It usually goes something like this at Cornell: You must take all courses that the University requires (I think 2 PE's and 2 writing classes and maybe other things). Then you also must take all courses your college requires (Engineering, Ag School, Hotel School, etc.). Then you must take all courses your major requires.</p>

<p>If you're double majoring, look at what each major requires in order to graduate, sum up the total units, then divide across 4 years (8 semesters) then you'll have average units you have to take. It depends on the majors you're looking at. Are they closely related? Have overlapping required classes?</p>

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<p>Maybe something related to Biology and Business.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>towerpumpkin, the 5 course cap is only for courseroll. You can paper add/drop more course.</p>

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<p>Yeah, but then you need to petition. I was talking allowed as in what you can take without going through any bureaucratic nonsense.</p>

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Why would you want to take so many classes? Unless you're trying to graduate early....?

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Or maybe there are a bunch of courses the student would like to take and they are willing to overload on credits to take those extra courses. Tuition is a fixed rate at most schools so the more classes you take the more bang for your buck (as long as the workload won't kill you).</p>