06-25-2009 at 07:05 PM
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courses per semeter
I have a quick question, how many courses must I have in total? and how many courses are per semester?
If it is 5 per semester, do I HAVE to have 5 per semester or can I have 4?
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06-25-2009 at 07:16 PM
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You don't have to take a full course load. But for most programs it's typically 30 units.
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06-25-2009 at 09:40 PM
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as long as you have 24 units you are a full time student
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06-25-2009 at 10:30 PM
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Just to clarify, yes it is 5 courses per semester. lol
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06-25-2009 at 11:07 PM
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You can have more than 5 as well
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06-26-2009 at 12:35 AM
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That's true too, but then you would need permission to overload.
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06-26-2009 at 01:39 AM
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Not if the 6th course is a 0 unit course...
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06-26-2009 at 05:10 AM
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Weird, when I was registering for courses it said I was allowed to overload with 6 units. I would try to register more, but I think my 7 day period is up.
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06-26-2009 at 06:13 AM
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You also don't need permission to take more than 5 per term if you're in engineering.
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06-26-2009 at 08:47 AM
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Well I know I deffinitely can't overload, SOLAR doesn't let me and I've read on here on many occasions how permission is needed for many programs. Also, by overload I mean 5 courses plus another course with units.
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06-26-2009 at 09:00 AM
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Yup, you generally need permission from your department and a CA of over 7.0 to overload. It's not that big a deal, you just go in, get a form signed and they update your SOLAR requirements for you.
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