Units

engineer · Post by **engineer** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 12:01 pm

For all of us college students out there, how many units do you take a quarter/semester??

This quarter I took 15, winter quarter i'm taking 19, and spring quarter i'm planning 20, and in no way am I on a 4 year plan. I'm an Civil Engineer major, there is no way i'm gonna graduate in 4, that's just crazy.

DJ-PsiLon · Post by **DJ-PsiLon** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 3:08 pm

Right now this fall quarter in which this is finals week I am taking 18 units. It's killer taking all these classes especially with my computer science class that SHOULD be a 6 unit class instead of 4. Next quarter I'm taking 14 units instead to relax a bit. One of those classes though is a real 6 unit class which is Introduction to Assembly code.

nizmo · Post by **nizmo** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 3:16 pm

i'm in 3 classes..is that 12 units? i'm still gettin used to the whole unit thing

DJ-PsiLon · Post by **DJ-PsiLon** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 3:23 pm

nizmo wrote:i'm in 3 classes..is that 12 units? i'm still gettin used to the whole unit thing

Classes are usually 4 units unless they take a lot of time like my programming classes. Those they bump up to 6. Then there are those fun classes that don't take much time that are 2 units each.

Hey Thi what's your major?

nizmo · Post by **nizmo** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 7:05 pm

biochem

fun stuff

so i'm taking 12 units

Puck · Post by **Puck** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 7:09 pm

I usually try to take 12 units (4 classes) a semester, but it doesn't always work out that way. I've only got 8 classes left until I'm DONE!! Unfortunately due to prereqisites and schtuff, I can only take 2 classes a semester until I graduate in May 2004. *sigh*

SoCalSpinN · Post by **SoCalSpinN** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 7:51 pm

ahh...another innocent trapped within the system...

anyway, i'm taking 16 units this semester...18 in the spring. It costs the same either way.

engineer · Post by **engineer** » Tue Dec 10, 2002 11:18 pm

[quote=anyway, i'm taking 16 units this semester...18 in the spring. It costs the same either way.[/quote]

Cost.... one reason why I take more credits than I should. We pay for above 12 units or below 12 units, so by taking more than 16 at least I get more school for my buck, although when you count the time I don't show up to class it will probably even out.