A few days ago
Anonymous

How many classes do you take, per quarter, at University of California (UC)?

I found out online, that at UC Santa Cruz, people take three classes per quarter.

Do you know how many classes people take per quarter at other UCs (it would be especially great if you know about the number of classes at Davis, Berkeley, or Merced…but I heard that Berekeley goes by semesters: is that true?)

Also, if you do happen to go to a UC, or went there, is/was it difficult to keep up with? If it is difficult, did you take AP classes in high school?

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A few days ago
Yvonne V

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UC Campuses require that you enroll as a full-time student. UC Davis and UCSC, and most other UCs are on a quarter system, so classes run ten weeks in length. Most courses are 4 quarter units, and many students will take at least 3 courses to meet the full-time status requirement.

At UCB and UCM, the campuses are on a semester schedule, and I recall full-time at UCB was 13 units for most colleges (College of Engin is 12 units). College of Letters and Science (often referred to as “LnS”) hosts most majors, so you’re likely going to enroll in 13 units minimum. This is 4 courses over the course of 15 weeks. Courses are generally 3-4 units each, with smaller seminars 2-3 units. Not sure about UCM, as the campus is quite new.

The coursework will be more challenging than high school AP courses. Keep a balanced schedule and enroll in the minimum units the first semester and see how you feel. If this is comfortable, keep the same unit value each term and take summer sessions of you want to stay on the ‘four year’ plan. If you feel the coursework was managable and can add more, add one more classin a future term. Go back to the minimum again when you begin your major/upper division coursework, which will intensify in difficulty (at least imho).

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A few days ago
Anonymous
If I was going to Chico State, I would take the bare minimum. The partying would be so great that I couldn’t resist. That school is party central.
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