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Reply to "simple question--Do college freshmen take 4 courses a semester or 5?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never hurts to start with the minimum, but the real answer is school dependent. Look at the degree requirement, divide by 8 ( if semesters) then you know the expected course load. At schools where 4 is the norm, [b]there will be a heavier work load per class.[/b] [/quote] Theoretically, yes. But I always suspect profs are going to cover the same ground whether it’s 3 or 4 cedits. [/quote] Has nothing to do with number of units, that just as arbitrary. If it’s a four course set up, the professor can require more of the student’s time outside of class. There also won’t be multipart sequences and the course moves at a faster clip. DC1 went to a school like this and had very few two part courses. DC2 is on a trimester system, will have a longer transcript, but many courses are three part sequences. DH went to a school where every class is 1 unit, 30 plus qual and thesis to graduate, yet struggled with the workload. [/quote]
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