Surviving 16 Credit Semester: Is It Doable?

[jfh96]

Hello
im a sophomore computer engineering major going into my second semester and I will be taking the following courses :
electric circuits 2
introduction to programming using C++
introductory physics 2
calculus 3
linear algebra
physics lab
all in all that's 16 credits but the courses seems heavy, I am not sure if its possible to handle that much and there's really no way i can take less or i will have to delay my graduation. So what do you guys think ? Is it doable or should I take less credits ? Also what advice can you give me to survive such a semester ?
Thank you.

 

[russ_watters]

all in all that's 16 credits but the courses seems heavy...

[moving to academic guidance]
I'm pretty sure I only had one semester that light. Average for an engineer is around 18-20, in 6 courses.

Now, how much work that really is will depend on the courses. You have several that are only two credits, but in mechanical engineering a 2 credit course is a lab course with a lot of non-class hours writing lab reports. If your two credit courses require a lot of non-class time writing programs (for example), it could be a very heavy load.