Recommended credits to take each semester?

[bt123]

Hi everyone!

I'm just getting the hang of this website, i accidentally posted this to one of my other topics. buy anyway..

I am currently enrolled at CSU, and am wondering with the core requirements of the school, and the pre professional requirements, how many credits would you recommend I take for each semester? How many general core, and how many pre req for the nursing program? I am a sophomore technically, but am basically starting over. I don't want to take so many classes like 17 credit hours just so I can finish as fast as possible. Unless any of you would recommend doing that? Its just that I tried that freshman year when I was majoring in bio, and i had to drop one of my cores. Also, does anyone know if I would have to pay out of pocket if I were to take classes in the summer?

[coleyoley]

For full time I'd say 12-15 credits per semester. At my school, 12 is full time and 15 is required for scholarships and financial aid through the university unless you get special permission but even my advisor said she would never recommend a pre-nursing student to take 15 credits unless they absolutely needed to.

And it depends on your school. I pay a special out of state tuition rate that's 150% of in state tuition (and half of out of state tuition) and for me summer classes are technically cheaper because there are no special out of state fees during summer but a science course is still $850+. They offer scholarships if you take enough credits but it's a lottery system now so it's kind of luck of the draw.