<p>does it mean having 24 hours in residence?
or does it mean being there for however many years?</p>
<p>thank you</p>
<p>adding to the post</p>
<p>im in undergraduated studies, aka dont have a major. i took like 10 AP exams so most core courses are done.
many courses are restricted to the major i want to be in (engineering)
next semister i will be out of courses to take.</p>
<p>im already taking beginning courses for business foundation programs.</p>
<p>i can only dig out some math and physics classes from upper division thats not restricted because of the major, classes such as M427K, M427L, PHY303L, PHY103N. can i take them if i meet all other prerequsite?</p>
<p>Thank you again :P</p>
<p>You need 60 hours to be considered upper division, but in some cases like with business classes, you just need to meet certain course credit or registration pre-requisites to take an upper division class. I believe most colleges (like liberal arts) require 60+ hours to even register for upper division. But in order to officially be classified as a junior for example, you do need 60 hours.</p>
<p>60 hours on residence X_X omg im screwed…</p>
<p>How about for engineering? 60 hours?</p>
<p>Oh gosh no, it’s 60 hours total, not in residence.</p>
<p>eclipze - I don’t know how many hours you need to be able to take engineering upper division classes, but regardless of what anyone’s major is, you need 60 hours for the university to officially classify you as a Junior and 90 hours to be a senior.</p>
<p>Upper division is generally considered as 60 hours accross the board. Some departments have additional requirements, such as completion of specific courses. Engineering required admittance to “Major Sequence” to take many upper division courses. Admission to major sequence requires completion of specific courses. Read about it on the Engineering website</p>
<p>Thanks. Have read it. Major sequence is only like, 35 hours for engineering so it’s more free.</p>
<p>Sorry to gravedig, but I have to ask a question, even though I of course already know the answer: I currently have 58 hours, does this mean I am TWO HOURS short of being able to register for upper-division classes next semester? =/</p>
<p>It depends on your major and the course. You are two hours shy of being a junior, that’s all. Just look at the class you are interested in taking, it will tell you what the prerequisites are. Just make sure you meet the prerequisites for each class and that’s all you need to worry about.</p>