Is this proposed schedule going to be hard.

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The discussion centers on planning a challenging fall semester for an Electrical Engineering (EE) student. The proposed schedule includes Circuit Analysis II, Introduction to Digital Systems, Electromagnetic Fields and Applications, Modern Computational Methods, and Electronic Circuits I. Concerns are raised about the difficulty of these courses, particularly Electromagnetics, and whether managing this load is feasible as a first real EE semester. The student is also considering adding a Discrete Math class, but the college limits course loads to five without special permission, complicating the decision. The student currently manages 17 credits without issues, having previously taken courses like Calculus Physics II and Differential Equations, but is uncertain about the specific demands of the upcoming classes, especially regarding lab work. Overall, the emphasis is on balancing course difficulty and workload effectively.
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I know these kind of topics suck but I'd like some opinions on the schedule I'm planning next fall. I heard EM was hard and I was curious to see if that plus all the rest was a lot to handle. Especially as my first real EE semester

Circuit analysis II
Introduction to Digital Systems
Electromagnetic Fields and applications
Modern Comp Methods (numerical methods w/ matlab)
Electronic Circuits I

Also wondering if it was worth it to take a Discrete Math class (The CS flavored one we call Computational Structures).
 
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My college doesn't allow more than 5 (about 17 credits max) courses without permission. If it's your first semester you can't prove your capable of the override.

I personally would stick with 5. Unless I misunderstood and 1 of those courses is one credit. Then you might be fine with 6.
 
Its 17credits and the max is 20. Its my first real semester of EE but not my first semester of college. In fact I'm taking 17cr now with no problem (well I quit my job for it), I just don't know anything about the difficulty of these classes or how long the labs take (for Digital and Circuits).

Thanks for the reply though, I actually forgot I made this topic..

Just to clarify I'm currently doing..
Calc Physics II
Calc III
Differential Equations
Statics
Intro to Engineering (bs class)
 
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