Are there any rules to pay attention to in college elective courses?

If you don't want to be dragged down by elective courses, but also want to get credit or even high scores safely, and help yourself gain certain advantages in the evaluation, then you need to pay attention to the following rules:

1. Choose courses related to your major.

For example, if I study news communication, I will take courses such as photography and aesthetics, which can improve my professional skills and give myself a stronger professional competitive advantage.

Choose the courses you are interested in.

If you have time, you can choose some courses unrelated to your major to cultivate your personal interest. For example, if I like watching movies, I will take a class on film appreciation. If I am interested in psychology, I will take a class on popular psychology, which may not directly help your major, but one day I will benefit a lot by broadening my horizons.

2. Teaching form

Before choosing a course, we need to make clear the teaching form, online/offline teaching, indoor/outdoor teaching and theoretical/experimental teaching, all of which need to be considered. Online course time is relatively free, and you can arrange it yourself. Offline teaching is relatively not free, but the classroom atmosphere is more real. Outdoor teaching may be affected by the weather, but it can get in touch with nature; Theoretical teaching is relatively boring, and experimental teaching requires high practical ability, both of which need to be weighed according to Russia's own situation.

3. Course arrangement

Elective courses may conflict with your compulsory courses or self-study courses, so be sure to know the time and specific arrangement of classes in advance. If it is an online elective course, the class time is free, you can take more classes after class. If you don't have time, you can take fewer classes, but don't brush the online class when the exam is near, because there is not enough time, you may fail the exam because you are not familiar with the course content.

4. difficulty

The credits of elective courses are still very important, not only related to evaluation, but also related to graduation. The assessment method of general elective courses is relatively simple, but if you choose a course with a large professional span just because of your interest, you need to think twice. For example, it may be difficult if you don't have the foundation to learn optional courses related to programming and advanced mathematics.

If you choose a course just for grading, you can first learn about the average scores of teachers' teaching over the years and the evaluations of previous students through the school's academic affairs office system or WeChat public platform. Concentrate on those courses with high average scores, relaxed teachers' requirements and no exams at the end of the term. It is necessary to check the teachers in advance, but I still suggest that everyone should have an attitude of seeking knowledge and be less utilitarian in class.

5. Course selection process

Don't miss the course selection time, and choose as early as possible. If you choose late, you won't be able to choose many popular courses. Of course, most classes don't need to be robbed.

Course selection process is generally as follows:

The first round: primary election. At this time, there is no limit to the number of students. You can choose any course you want, as long as it doesn't conflict with the existing course time, but it doesn't necessarily mean you can choose. Each course has a maximum number of students. If there are too many students, they will be randomly selected, resulting in many students losing the election and having to re-choose other courses.

The second round: inspection. Those who are not favored by fate in the primary election can choose again when they are re-elected. There are still many classes left at this time, so you can choose according to your own interests and needs, without being too anxious and flustered.

The third round: reelection. This is an experience card, that is, after the course selection, you can go to audition for 2 weeks to feel whether the course is as expected and suitable for continuation. If you feel that the gap with your expectations is too big, you can drop out of school or re-elect at this stage.