BUILD Your First Semester Class Schedule

Start by thinking about your life and the time you can commit to college:
To be a full time student you will need to take between 12 and 19 credits. Consider limiting the number of
credits you take your rst semester to 12.
You can expect 2 hours of homework/study time outside of class for every hour of time in class.
12 credits
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x 2 hour per credit =
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12 hours class time +

24 hours study time
36 hours class and study time +
20 hours work/athletics
56 hours per week

Make sure you balance college and work:

> If you work 20 hours per week, consider taking no more than 9-12 credits
> If you work 30 hours per week, consider taking no more than 6-9 credits
> If you work 40 hours per week, consider taking no more than 1-6 credits

Then, answer the following questions:

How many credits do I plan to take my rst semester based on the information above? ________ credits
How many hours a week will I need to schedule outside of class time to study and complete homework based
on the formula above? __________ hours
How many hours a week will I have work, athletics, family, or other obligations? ___________ hours

Finally, follow these steps to ll out the table below:

1. Open the online Find Classes.
2. Select classes that t within your own personal schedule:
> Daily (Monday through Friday)
> MWF (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) ONLY
> TR (Tuesday/Thursday) or MW (Monday/Wednesday) ONLY
3. Look up the days and time of the courses you wrote down on Your My First Semester Courses (SEP) worksheet.
4. Select a section of a course and write the CRN # AND other course information in the chart below.
CRN #
Sample 73456

Course
ENGL 156

Days
TR

Time
9:00am-10:50am

Room #
SLO 3308

Credits
4

Next, follow these steps on the next page to MANAGE your time.

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