University

Stood in line for 2 hours today to get into some extra courses for University... you see, in the first year, they would normally only permit you to register for 5 full courses totalling 30 credit-hours. (A full course is normally weighted at 6 cr/h's.)

My predicament is as follows: Engineering students in their first year are supposed to take 6 full courses worth of work, except that it's a little more awkward than that. In engineering there are only half-courses. That means that they only take half of a year to complete, and one would normally have to take 12 half courses. Unfortunately, the University 1 program only allows 10 half courses, and 11 only with permission -- 12 is right out. To add to that, four of the half courses are actually 4cr/h ea. instead of 3 cr/h.

So not only would a regular U1 student be restricted to taking 10 of 12 courses, they could only take 30 of 40 cr/hs. Thank goodness for borderline sympathy. I had a transfer credit stand where I needed it, so I already have one of the 12 courses completed, and 3 less cr/h's that I need in the first year.

So, now I need 11 courses and only 37 cr/h's. With the course-limit exemptions listed above, where 11 is the total, 33 cr/h's is normally the total as well - again, hurrah for borderline sympathy... since 4 of the courses are tagged as 4cr/h courses instead of 3cr/h courses, but for all intensive purposes are quite similar, they were willing to overlook the extra 4cr/h that I was beyond 33, and I got my courses all approved. *phew*

Funny though, I misses direct entry into engineering by 1% based on the average of Math, Physics and Chem 40S. A pity really, but it has been increasingly difficult to register for all the courses required to keep up with those that made direct entry. Now, provided I maintain a nice GPA, I should be good to go for a 4 year degree.

Be safe.