what's it like in college? How many courses do students on average take?How many hours is a class?

Question

Im a senior goign to college next year, hopefully to UCLA. I heard that on average people take 4 or 5 classes. So If I want to do pre-med I would have what? like (chemistry, spanish, calculus, and something else like an elective?) can you give me a typical schedule a pre-med student might have? I am so curious how pre-med students can have 4 courses or 5 went the most important freshman year is chemistry and maybe calculus.

Answer 1

here is a typical pre-med student schedule:

- English Composition 101 (3hrs/week)
- Biology with Labs (5hrs/week)
- Chemistry with Labs (5hrs/week)
- Calculus or Algebra (3hrs/week)
- you might also take a general ed class like History

Overall, the pre-med schedule is tough. Universities don't usually have a pre-med major. Instead you major in something like Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, etc. and take classes which will fulfill the requirements for graduate studies in medicine. If you major in Psychology, your classes might be slightly easier than if you were majoring in Chemistry.
Good luck!

Answer 2

I was a pre-med major and I have since switched. Honestly...being a "pre-med" underclassman means this: you will take a ton of math and sciences. As far as classes go, 4-5 is typical. Classes are anywhere from 50 minutes long to 3 hours long. It depends on if they are a lab or lecture. With Chemistry and classes like that, you will have the lecture on one day of the week and the lab on another day. Don't stuff your schedule!! For every 1 hour (1 credit) you have, you should put in 1 hour of studying. So, if you have a 3 credit class (3 hours), you should put in 3 hours of studying each week for it (at the least). Now, if you have 5 of them, that's 15 hours a week (min.). Just ensure you take time to relax as well. College can be fun, but you have to know when to study and be serious.

Answer 3

Well...to answer your question, the amount of classes you take totally depends on you now. Since college is not free, you have to have some way of paying for it. And the way you pay for it, determines howmany credits you have to take a semester.

If you are paying out of your pocket for classes, thren you can take one class if you want.

If you are using financial aid, then you have to take at least 6 credits for the fall and winter semesters. The credits are what really matters, not the amount of classes. As well, the classes matter towards your degree.

If you are using a scholorship, then again you will have to attend at least 6 credit hours per semester, may vary depending on scholarship.

In the spring and summer for Financial Aid users, they only have to enroll into 4 credits.

So look at the credits, not the amount of classes.

Normally a college student takes anywhere from 9 - 12 credits, because anything else would be overwhelming for the majority of students who hae a social, and personal life.

YOur english classes will be 4 credits, and some math classes 5. Spanish will definitely be 4, and chemistry may occupy 6 or 8 credits if their is a lab involved with a lecture class.

Also, sounds like you are going into the health field, some of those classes that you mentioned above, dont worry about them right now. You will have to take other classes in order to get to those classes.

I gurantee you, you will have to take medical terminology, 3 credits, anatonomy and physiology, a&p, possible 6 credits. So there is your 9 credits. Now you have a choice, take another course that pertains to your major but will put a lot of stress on you, or take an elective. You have 9 credits now, 3 more would be excellent, but it could be bad if you flunk out. So take an elective, take guitar, piano, swimming, weight training, etc...

These courses are extremely easy to pass with an A, plus you can explore more of the things that you like doing while studying.

I hope this helps alot.

Remember 5 classes, oh forget about it, especially if you have a life. 9 to 10 credits is ideal.

Answer 4

classes are roughly an hour and a half, students generally take 12 credits to be considered full time which is about 4 classes, doing pre-med you'll have to take labs so you'll have a couple 3 hours classes in the next 4 years. Expect to be doing a lot more work than your friends outside of the major. Here is a sample pre-med track /biology major schedule.
http://www.eastern.edu/academic/trad_undg/sas/depts/biology/sample_schedule.htm

Answer 5

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