that is way too much..you need to cut it down..

If your school allows it and you feel confident of your ability, then go right ahead. I graduated from college in two and a half years with a major, two minors, and a 4.0. Not only was I taking 20+ hours a semester, I also had a job.

Obviously, life wasn’t always easy. Here are a few suggestions that worked well for me. I learned the value of getting projects done in advance – before the semester got crazy. I made a priority of getting adequate sleep. I made the most of my weekends. On Saturdays, I would get up early and work until lunch. Then I would reward myself by spending the rest of the afternoon with my girlfriend.

Given the fact that you’ve already earned a degree and are a little older, I’m sure that you can make it through.

Good luck!

You just might be insane. But assuming you aren’t, you are probably well intentioned. 🙂

Unless you have some reason to try and graduate early, I would advise you to take between 15-18 credit hours each semester. When you leave college, I know of few employers who will look at your resume long enough to know how many credit hours you took per semester. What they will see is your G.P.A.

And, most likely, taking 21-24 credit hours will have a negative impact on your G.P.A. So I would definitely advise taking fewer hours and focusing on your G.P.A.

Despite the fact that you can deem yourself ready to tackly such a large amount of credits, unfortunately it really depends on your GPA and how much a school allows in a maximum of hours per semester.

For example at my school, TxState, my GPA (3.25) allowed me to take up to 18 hours if I wanted to. If I had a 3.5 or above I could’ve obtained 21 hours. I tried one semester doing 18 hours along with 40 hours of my full time work (only because one of the classes was a must as a prerequisite for a class the following semester, otherwise I would’ve taken only 15 hours), and it was not fun.

But if you don’t have to work, and your GPA/school allows it, I would recommend a maximum of 21 hours only. Grades just inevitably begin to suffer with anything above that point, and it becomes an issue of quantity and not quality. Most college advisors you see about this would also recommend a maximum of only 21 hours, and in fact most university catalogs in their degree plans allocate a maximum of 21 hours per semester. I hope this helps.

To maintain full-time status, you have to take at least twelve semester hours. A max load is considered to be eighteen. The only problem with taking the minimum is that it lengthens the time to degree completion. You have to go more semesters and pay more money.

You already know that college teaches you how to learn and memorize and you’ve proven that by excellent grades. However your final two years is usually in your specialty and things you really need to know and so I would take the time to let that take hold in my mind and join in in the projects and get creative and expand on what you’re learning. I know you are pushing it to get thru college, but take time and build up your refrences and meet people while you are going to school who could help in your career. The college experience is supposed to be a fun one as well as joining sororities and fraternities and making contacts who will help you in your career. Also get to know the teachers, even help out tutoring. These are all to your good. While in school let your community know thru volunteer projects that you will be graduating so you’ll have a job waiting for you or a job to fall back on. Or do part time jobs (thru the reference of the college) to meet contacts.

If you can afford it (most places I know charge more after 18 credits) and if you can handle that, then go for it. However, be careful of stress and burnout. What is your hurry? Why not enroll in a Masters?

Just some thoughts…

I would advise you not to do it- computer engineering is considered way more difficult than business administration.

Try 15 credits the first semester, then consider raising it incrementally in future semesters if you get straight As.