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Electives vs full course load

 
Old 08-13-2010 at 01:26 PM   #1
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Electives vs full course load
So, I'm entering Level 2 computer science and I have 6 free units to spend. I am using 3 of them to take a 3rd year comp sci course, but my remaining free units are kind of causing me a problem...
Any electives that I'm eligible for and even remotely interested in are either full or conflict with my mandatory courses. So my question...
Is it necessary for me to take a course to fill in those last 3 units? Like, if I were just to take the 9 courses instead of 10, will that cause me any problems? I'm not sure if this is a stupid question or not, but I've had a lot of trouble finding an answer.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Old 08-13-2010 at 01:30 PM   #2
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So, I'm entering Level 2 computer science and I have 6 free units to spend. I am using 3 of them to take a 3rd year comp sci course, but my remaining free units are kind of causing me a problem...
Any electives that I'm eligible for and even remotely interested in are either full or conflict with my mandatory courses. So my question...
Is it necessary for me to take a course to fill in those last 3 units? Like, if I were just to take the 9 courses instead of 10, will that cause me any problems? I'm not sure if this is a stupid question or not, but I've had a lot of trouble finding an answer.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
You will have to make up the 3 units another time, such as summer, overloading or staying back an extra year.

You have over a month to get into a term 1 course and even longer to get into a term 2 course.
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Old 08-13-2010 at 01:32 PM   #3
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If you take less than 24 units, you won't be considered a full time student.

You don't *have* to take 30 units during the Fall/Winter session, but you'll have to make up for it eventually (i.e. via summer school, overloading later, etc.)
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