Bsc Adv help. (1 Viewer)

[Jimboza1]

Hi all,

I'm currently attempting to select my electives for the BSc adv course, but i'm not sure about how many adv units is actually a reasonable amount in terms of workload. I understand that 24 credit points is minimum for a year, which works out to be 3 electives a semester as advanced units (2 maths, 1 science). However I really would like to do 4 or even 5 simply from reading the course descriptions. Is this entirely normal? Would 5 advanced electives a semester destroy me and be essentially impossible? I really have no clue so any advice would be fantastic.

 

[kennalj]

first year you're not allowed to select 5 subjects per semester you are required to do 24. If I misunderstood you and you said that you want to do more than 24 cp of advanced subjects per year, then there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to if you made it into bsc adv. If you find it too difficult, you can always withdraw from the advanced subjectsand go down to the standard level. the courses are designed to follow the same subjects in order just in greater depth so that if you do decide to drop down you won't be disadvantaged.

 

[study-freak]

first year you're not allowed to select 5 subjects per semester you are required to do 24. If I misunderstood you and you said that you want to do more than 24 cp of advanced subjects per year, then there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to if you made it into bsc adv. If you find it too difficult, you can always withdraw from the advanced subjectsand go down to the standard level. the courses are designed to follow the same subjects in order just in greater depth so that if you do decide to drop down you won't be disadvantaged.

Each Maths subject (per sem) is worth 3 units of study in the first year.

Hence 5 subjects (3x6units+2x3units=24units)

 

[Jimboza1]

thanks for the tip!

 

[kennalj]

Each Maths subject (per sem) is worth 3 units of study in the first year.

Hence 5 subjects (3x6units+2x3units=24units)

my bad, I meant 24 cp per semester

 

[Templar]

All advanced is certainly doable. I've even done 30cp of advanced subjects in one semester (24cp senior, 6cp intermediate).

 

[ssglain]

All advanced is certainly doable. I've even done 30cp of advanced subjects in one semester (24cp senior, 6cp intermediate).

Same here. I've overloaded every semester with all advanced/SSP units. The most I've done is 33cp. It's definitely doable. And I know a lot of other people who've done the same.

So if you satisfy the prerequisite for advanced units of study, there's no reason why you shouldn't do them. You should certainly try advanced/SSP units in areas that you're interested in and got good HSC marks for, and you always have the opportunity to drop down to normal if you find the units too demanding.

 

[hermine]

If you find it too difficult, you can always withdraw from the advanced subjectsand go down to the standard level. the courses are designed to follow the same subjects in order just in greater depth so that if you do decide to drop down you won't be disadvantaged.

just wondering, if I do decide to drop from the advanced unit (chem in my case), does my time table change?
Thanks in adv

 

[Survivor39]

just wondering, if I do decide to drop from the advanced unit (chem in my case), does my time table change?
Thanks in adv

If the adv and standard classes run in parallel, then it won't be a problem. You timetable will change if classes run at different times.

 

[ddtng]

just wondering, if I do decide to drop from the advanced unit (chem in my case), does my time table change?
Thanks in adv

If first year chem, yes. If second/third year chem, no.