Classes this semester, this summer, and next year
by V.E. on March 30th, 2006
filed under ladyamedeus, school
Whee, classes! I like picking classes. It’s like I get to pick a whole new job every six months. Today was a much better day than yesterday; I dropped His360 and am planning on trying it again next semester with a different teacher. I know how seriously I have to take this class now, and I plan on putting it near the top of my priority list when next semester begins.
I pre-registered for classes today. Here’s what I WANT:
*His360, History Workshop (that is, “methodology”)
*His349, Modern South Africa
*Eng207, American Literature 2
*Eng202, Renaissance Literature
HOWEVER, if I get into the classes I want this summer (one here at school and one online), I won’t need to take Eng202, since one of my summer courses will have covered the requirement for which I would take Eng202.
What I’d like to take over the summer, while I work:
*His320, Women in American Culture
*an online equivalent to Eng206, American Literature 1
Now, if that works out, I will have an open space in my Fall class schedule that I’ll most likely fill with a requirement for my history major. If next semester works out, I’ll have finished my history major and have only one class left to finish my English major, Eng480, Advanced Writing Workshop, which is offered each spring to seniors only. So that means (1) I’ll be half of a credit over the grad requirements (right now I’m 1.25 credits under where I’m supposed to be, but if I take the summer classes, I’ll earn back 1.75 credits), and (2) I’ll have three classes my last semester in which I can tell whatever the hell I want (provided I can actually get into the class I want).
AND, if this summer and next semester don’t work out in some way, I have a three-class buffer zone so I won’t get royally screwed during my last semester at F&M.
Just to warn you about summer classes here, they are really INTENSE. It is a week’s worth of work in a day, every day (well M-Th). I couldn’t imagine doing one with an online course and working. I couldn’t even imagine doing one of those things! Basically, its 3 hours of class with 6-8 hours of work every day, so you are committing yourself to 9-11 hours of work daily. I had just enough time to swim almost every day but that was it.
Sounds like a good schedule though!
Thanks for the heads up! I’ve found that even though summer classes (especially here at F&M!) are intense, it’s easier for me to do well in them because I’m only focusing on one class (or two classes) at a time, instead of 4 classes plus all the extra-curricular stuff that goes on during the school year.