How would this affect passing to the next year, etc?

Yes. Source: guidance counselor appointment.
SHE explained that it just means you have to do the rest of your courses sometime before you graduate. When I explained that I only wanted to do 4 and 4, I'd still have enough courses to go into Level 2 - as long as I had the prerequisites.

Originally Posted by Alexmahone

Let me guess...you have bad grades and think everyone else does as well.

not so cocky now, huh?

Originally Posted by SydWitches

not so cocky now, huh?

lol one of the reasons I got top grades last term is because I took only 4 courses.

I only did 4 course each term which initially started out because I was getting anxious about tests and exams so I wanted to lighten my course load. I did do a summer of classes, and ended up doing an extra semester but it worked out for my situation.

you might as well do 5 a term. doing summer school every year or doing a 5th year will get annoying. not like 5 courses is hard.