In college are the classes that you take the second semester the same as the classes that you take the first semester? Like in High School that you take the A part in the fall and the B part in the spring. Or do you take different classes the second semester? Thanks for your help!
2007-08-06 06:45:01 · 5 answers · asked by soccer_gurl07 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
In a way, yes.
In college, many of the courses you take will build upon courses you've already taken. That said, each course is also a stand-alone course of its own too. They almost always (99%) are considered separate courses.
An example: You'll likely be required to take two semesters of English. In one you'll learn all about writing academic papers and in the other you'll learn all about interpreting what you read (and some literature). They follow onto each other and may even be taught by the same professor but they are different classes. You can't take the second one until you pass the first. You can't take higher English courses until you've passed both.
Another example might be history. If you were to take two freshman level American History courses, one will be from 1607 - 1865 or so and the other would be from 1861 or so to present. You don't even really have to take them in order.
Sciences: same deal -- you might take Biology I in the fall and follow it with Biology II in the spring. They'll probably have different professors but one follows the other and in this case you'd have to take them in order.
All of that said, you don't have to take things back-to-back like this all of the time. You could take American History II in your first fall and take American History I three years later.
Personally, I like to take sequenced courses close together. It keeps the related information fresh. Other people like to switch up and have some change because they get bored with four straight semesters of history when they aren't a history major. One of the great things about college is that you get to make those decisions.
Just make sure that you get your lower level classes out of the way early so that you will have met prerequisites for upper levels before you need to take them.
Have fun, go learn cool stuff!
2007-08-06 06:59:40 · answer #1 · answered by CoachT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. Some specific classes in subjects like history change each semester based on what you want. Others like Freshmen English, Math, and certain Sciences go in sequences that last over multiple semesters.
2007-08-06 06:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, sort of...
Before each semester of college you will register for the classes you wish to take.
I strongly advise you to make an appointment with a counselor to develop a degree plan.
This plan will tell you exactly which classes you need to take as well as in which order to take them . (some are somewhat flexible)
If you have not declared a major, which most freshmen have not, do not worry. The counselor will still set you on the right path.
Good Luck to you in your endeavors! I admire you for going to college. You will reap the benefits of your hard work later in life! :)
2007-08-06 06:57:38 · answer #3 · answered by insidethebox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you take totally different classes each semester
2007-08-06 06:52:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends...not all classes have more then one part to it..for ex. for economics, there are 2 parts called microeco and macroeco...both has to be taken...and it also depends on ur major..u will then take more classes in that subject of course
2007-08-06 06:55:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋