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11-05-2009 at 09:54 AM

Hello,

I have a question about med school requirements for course load.
I had 4 courses in my first semester of my first year. But i had 5 courses in my second semester of my first year.
Is it possible to have 4 courses in the first semester of my second year? I want to drop a course but I'm not sure as i don't want to miss any opportunities

Thank you

11-05-2009 at 10:05 AM

I am way too sick to give you a full list of the schools that will not consider you if you don't take a full course load but not taking a full course load will shut you out of some schools.

11-05-2009 at 10:25 AM

Take a full course load. If you drop one this term, take 6 next semester.

11-05-2009 at 10:45 AM

Thanks guys for your responses. The course i want to drop is really affecting me and stressful.
Jay, is that possible? I don't mind taking 6 courses next semester.
How would that count?

11-05-2009 at 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Potential

Thanks guys for your responses. The course i want to drop is really affecting me and stressful.
Jay, is that possible? I don't mind taking 6 courses next semester.
How would that count?

Yup.

I would talk to the academic advisor for your faculty and ask for permission to overload.

That way, you're still taking a full course load (30 units), it's just distributed differently

11-05-2009 at 12:41 PM

It is possible to get permission for overload but you may have to meet certain GPA requirements, (i.e. a cumulative of atleast 7, or something along those lines). It would be good to verify w/ the faculty office.

11-05-2009 at 01:16 PM

It's not an overload if it's 4 and 6. As long as you are taking 30 credits or under they don't care how you split up your course load. Overloading refers to the entire year and taking over 30 units of courses.

Or atleast that has been the case with me... I've had 4 and 6 before without having to go to a counsellor.

11-05-2009 at 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by deadpool

It's not an overload if it's 4 and 6. As long as you are taking 30 credits or under they don't care how you split up your course load. Overloading refers to the entire year and taking over 30 units of courses.

Or atleast that has been the case with me... I've had 4 and 6 before without having to go to a counsellor.

When I tried to put more than 15 units in second term, they said that I needed to ask for permission even though I had a high enough cGPA to overload.