Poll of the Day > Do you think that twelve credits in a semester is too much to handle?

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That particular courseload would be too much for me, but also i suck at math and have pretty much never taken a physics class. if you're good at math and physics, 12 hours seems good. Most people I know take 15-18 hours a semester.
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MrMelodramatic posted...

math

Most of the time.

MrMelodramatic posted...

physics

I half-arsed the two semesters of physics that I took, so yes, maybe.
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Who cares what I think? Do whatever works for you.

By Upper-Division do you mean 3- and 400 level courses? Because if so I thought that was pretty much standard. Both of my roommates were mechanical engineering majors and that's how much class they took.

If it's Masters work then I have no fucking clue.
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WastelandCowboy posted...

Do whatever works for you.

But I did a stupid thing yesterday, dropped a class, and now I have to take another math elective next semester. I'm regretting it, and I'm worried that I screwed myself over.

Cacciato posted...

3- and 400 level courses

Yes, with the exception of the physics course.

Cacciato posted...

Masters

No.
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12 credits is literally like the minimum to be considered a full time student. Not really a big deal. I've taken 19/21 credits in the past... Now that was a pain to deal with, but it let me graduate early.
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12 was the minimum to be considered full time when I was at school, and I took 12-13 every semester while I was getting my degree. It is a perfectly reasonable load if you are going full time, but if you have a job it might be pushing it.

EclairReturns posted...

I will be taking an upper-division statistical inference course, a math seminar, a physics lab, and two math electives, which might include a third semester of physics. Do you think this is too much? - Results (27 votes)

So the question is more in-depth than just "12 credits." At any rate, no, I doubt it'd present much issue. Honestly, if you can't do 12 credits in your major while holding down a job, you *might* want to re-evaluate majors. I took 15 credits every semester and, quite honestly, would have done more -- despite working 30+ hours most weeks -- if they didn't charge for credits past that (which is total bullshit and still pisses me off).
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With those courses, yes.
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Uh... how smart are you? It is relative.

My grandfather got an engineering degree while working full time
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I took Fluids, Differential Eqs, a CS course, Physics III, and Thermo Dynamics in one semester and it was pretty brutal, but 12-15 credits is a typical full-time student semester.

It realistically depends on your math electives. Is it something simple like Linear Algebra or Abstract Algebra? Topology?
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FooFighters25 posted...

math electives

It depends on what is available to accommodate for my work schedule. In any case, I no longer need to take twelve credits next semester, having added an class this semester.
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Depends if you're actually capable of keeping up with the workload.
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