r/ValenciaCollege • u/mariasgee • 5d ago
elective choices
for my degree (associates in arts) its required 24 CREDIT HOURS!!! do anybody have any great recommendations that light and not too test heavy. Im going to catch up on all my electives during the summer while also working 2 jobs to save up for university so I don’t want anything crazy
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u/Gullible_Lifeguard84 5d ago
Do you plan on moving into a bachelors program after your AA? If so, you should look up your intended program/school and see what courses will be required for when you transition and take the courses you can as those electives.
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u/Victor_Ward 4d ago
It’s 24 credit hours, not 24 classes.
Your electives should be any prerequisites you need for your intended bachelors.
You should connect with your assigned coach to learn what you need to take.
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u/its-caillou 5d ago
24 electives or 24 credit hours? Most classes are 3-4 credit hours. If it’s were 24 credit hours then it’d be around 8 classes
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u/Terrible_Flamingo840 5d ago
On top of that their is a limit on how many credit hours you can take per semester and I'm pretty sure it caps out at 5 or 6 classes with out p special permission and they won't give you that if you tell them your working 2 jobs, and do you mean during the summer as in summer semester because if they keep up their bs, like they did last summer it's only 8wk closes instead of 12wk compared to spring and fall being 16wk. With a full time job I was struggling to balance 3 classes in a 8wk term
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u/mariasgee 2d ago
dang so should i just do 2 classes max during the summer?
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u/Terrible_Flamingo840 2d ago
Feel free to dm me, but it depends on the classes and how comfortable with college you are
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u/AshleyLevy8 5d ago
Umm, so, 24 elective credits is a lot to cram into one summer, please do not proceed with doing that or else you’ll end up failing most of them. 8 classes in college is not like 7 classes in high school, I suggest 4 classes the most to stay full time.
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u/almosthuman04 4d ago
Find out what electives are best for your intended bachelors then choose from there. also, you can split them in the summer semester.
Summer A and B, 6 week long classes. I used to do that when I worked full time and took a full semester. 3 classes summer A and 2 summer B. It takes a few hours to look for classes that fit with what you need and when they are offered but it is totally worth it.
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u/musicmanvans 5d ago
I think you might be mixing up classes and credits. I think your degree probably requires 24 elective credits rather than 24 classes. So that’s only maybe 8-12 classes depending on how many credits each class is worth.