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Hello everyone, so I just picked my classes for next semester and they're all 300 level courses. Credit-wise I will be a first semester junior.
I'm just trying to figure out what my study and work schedule might look like, I may also be pledging a sorority next semester so I'm trying to be as conscious with times as possible.
I know you'll all say how everything is dependent on the teacher but I would appreciate just your general experiences. Thank you!
100 are generally intro level courses. The courses above those tend to expand on that information or teach about more specific aspect of it. 100 classes are often prerequisites for 200-level classes, which are often prereqs for 300-level classes.
How much time you need to devote to them is going to vary a lot. The standard that's floated at my school is 2 hours for every in class hour. So a three-unit class, which is usually three in-class hours a week, would have 6 hours of out of class work/study time.
More than the teacher, it's going to depend on the format of the class and your level of knowledge/comfort with the material.
...How much time you need to devote to them is going to vary a lot. The standard that's floated at my school is 2 hours for every in class hour. So a three-unit class, which is usually three in-class hours a week, would have 6 hours of out of class work/study time...
Wow! Things really have been "dumbed down". When I was working on my undergraduate degree, (late 70's and very early 80's), all the teachers said it was a 3:1 ratio. For every hour in class, expect to spend three hours outside of class in either studying for tests, reading the textbook, research for papers, writing papers, etc.
(However, based on the test and quiz grades of my students in my community college class, I think the ratio is 1:5! Most of them don't do anything outside the classroom, other than walking from their car to class.)
Wow! Things really have been "dumbed down". When I was working on my undergraduate degree, (late 70's and very early 80's), all the teachers said it was a 3:1 ratio. For every hour in class, expect to spend three hours outside of class in either studying for tests, reading the textbook, research for papers, writing papers, etc.
(However, based on the test and quiz grades of my students in my community college class, I think the ratio is 1:5! Most of them don't do anything outside the classroom, other than walking from their car to class.)
You know, everyone told me that but I have never had to spend that much time on a class unless it was my English class
It's different at every university and major/department, but I'll try describe how it was when I was in undergrad.
100 level - Introductory courses. Very easy. Broad/general overview of a topic without delving too deeply. Felt like these courses were there to help students pick a major or field of study
200 level - Very difficult, often weedout courses. These were usually the "foundation" courses for your field of study. For example, I studied electrical engineering and my 200 level classes were intro to circuits, electromagnetics I, signals and systems, etc all the fundamental courses for the field.
300 level - Junior level courses that were difficult but strangely not as difficult as many of the 200 level courses I took. At this level the courses seem to get "deeper" and "narrower". Sometimes they would be continuations of a previous 200 level course (ex. electromagnetics II) and sometimes they would be more specific sub-fields of a broader topic (analog circuits or digital circuits instead of just "circuits")
400 level - Senior level and first year grad courses. These courses were often major design courses that focused less on homework and tests, and more on projects and labs. Class sizes were a lot smaller and the material was very specific and obscure. The courses were difficult but I performed better in these courses than previous ones. I feel like at this level the professors care less about grades and more about students really understanding the material.
500/600 level - Grad courses. Material is extremely advanced and obscure. Professor moves very fast because he/she assumes the students know a lot of the material already. A lot less homework assignments than lower level courses, but the few assignments you do get feel impossible and take forever. Grading is a lot easier though.
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