Full courseload?

[HunterPB]

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What's considered a "full courseload?" B/c of my low UG GPA, I've been advised to take a full load of sciences...some people call that 5 classes. If I take 5 sciences w/labs, I'm looking at 22+ credits!!! Can't be...so credit-wise, what am I looking at? I'm trying to plan out next semester. I'd like to take Bio 2, Physics I, Gen Chem I, and calc. That would be 17.5 credits. Thoughts?

 

[HunterPB]

I calculated things roughly a couple of months ago, but this is what I remember (all approximate), calculated by the DO criteria:

UG 2.9 (no science GPA, unless one neuroscience class counts in which case it's a 3.3)
graduate (MS in journalism, I realize this doesn't really matter) 3.6

post-bacc thus far:

Stats: A
Algebra w/trig: A

Taking this semester (and the current grade I have in each class):

Bio I: A+ (4.5 credits)
PreCalc w/computer lab: A+ (5 credits)
Intro to Public Health (fairly useless class and no point in taking it, but oh well): A+ (3 credits)

So there you have it...

 

[remo]

I would take it slower at first and take maybe 2-3 hard science classes max at once. Getting A's in your post-bac is all that matters. You are better off with a 4.0 and lighter course load then a lower gpa with a higher one (as long as you are not taking 1 class at a time). When coming from a low gpa you need to do whatever is possible to dominate every class you take. If you need to pull back on the course load then so be it.

 

[Kateb4]

Full time is considered 12+ credit hours/semester. I would agree with the others that maybe 2-3 science classes and maybe another non-science class if you need it.