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How many credit hours should you take during your first semester of college?

As a freshman in college, what are the recommended amount of hours to take during your fall semester? #college

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Diane’s Answer

The answer is . . . . . it depends. It depends on many factors, such as: What school you are going to and what the degree requirements are; how difficult the classes are for you; whether you have other responsibilities or commitments outside of class, such as work or family obligations; how difficult acclimating to the college experience is for you - is college proving to be a lot more difficult than high school was and do you need to take it a little more slowly as you adjust?; whether you have extra-curricular interests that will take time away from studies, like sports, band or Greek life (ie. sorority).

I know it's not an answer, but hopefully it gives you some things to take into consideration for making this decision.
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Allison’s Answer

Great question.  Your college academic advisor should be able to provide a recommendation for you.  Having said that, my recommendation is below.


The class load should be looked at as a combination of coursework and credits.  In my experience, credit hours can be a little higher if the coursework is easier for you or if it is all inter-related.  If you are just taking some basic requirements, I'd say target no more than 15 credits.  And you might want to take a little less depending on whether you are working or if you are taking super challenging courses.


After you get through your 15 credit semester, you will know whether you can take on more or if you should be carrying less.  One semester I took 21 credits. That was really not smart.  I simply didn't have the time to manage 7 classes.  5 was comfortable for me and seemed to be pretty typical for folks.
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