What’s Everyone Taking Next Semester? A Look at Early College Students Schedules

By: Ishita Chopra and Cally Li

Many students are exploring societal issues and historical perspectives through courses such as Ethnic Studies, World History to 1500, and Social Problems. Classes like Health and Social Justice and Women in Literature reflect a growing interest in understanding and addressing inequities in society. Courses such as Introduction to Ethnic Studies and Gender, Sexual Identity, and Communication provide a lens to examine diversity and inclusion, fostering important discussions in today’s world. 

STEM subjects remain a major focus, with many students taking on Differential Equations, Electricity and Magnetism, and Calculus III. Computer science courses, such as Intro to Programming with Python, Intermediate Java, and AWS Machine Learning, are also popular courses that seem to have a growing interest. Physics and engineering courses, including Intro to Mechanics and Intro to Engineering, complement this focus, offering hands-on and theoretical insights into foundational concepts.

However, there are still many planned courses in the more creative fields. With courses like Painting II, Beginning Digital Photography, Survey of Entertainment Design, and Digital Illustration 1, there is also a lot of interest and desire to learn how to express ideas visually. Meanwhile, classes such as Public Speaking, Mass Media and Society, and Live Streaming and Broadcast provide opportunities to hone communication skills and explore the art of storytelling in various formats.

The intersection of health and society is a key theme for many. Classes like Contemporary Health Issues and Women’s Health Issues explore the challenges of health care and its societal impacts. These courses encourage students to think critically about public health, equity, and community well-being.

Language studies are also popular, with courses like Spanish II. While this is a graduation requirement some are also going above and beyond and taking courses such as  Principles of American Sign Language I. Additionally, global awareness is fostered through offerings such as Introduction to International Relations and World History.

This semester’s course selection reflects a mix of intellectual curiosity, skill-building, and a desire to engage with the world creatively and critically. Whether delving into social justice, mastering advanced STEM classes, or expressing themselves through art, students seem to be making the most of their academic journey at Ohlone! 

Armaan:
HIST 117B – History of the United States

ETHN-100 – Introduction to Ethnic Studies

AJ-101 – Administration of Justice

SOC-102 – Social Problems

WS-115 – Women in Literature

WS-108 – Gender, Sexual Identity, Comm.

HLTH-103 – Health and Social Justice

Anushree: 

Exercise Prescription (KIN-258)

Principles of Macroeconomics (BA-102A)

Women’s Health Issues

Intro International Relations (PS-103)

Differential Equations (MATH-104)

Isabelle: 

chem 102– prep for gen chem
ethn 100- Introduction to Ethnic Studies
hist 106a — World History to 1500
asl 101– Principles of ASL I

Duronto: 

BRDC-148: Begin Live Stream & Broadcast,
BRDC-155: Mass Media and Society,
COMM-111: Public Speaking,
TD-150: Technical Theatre, 

TD-170: Survey of Entertainment Design

Moksh:
CS-118–Intro Assembly Language Prog

Daid 107 -Build websites with WordPress

Differential equations math 104 

calc 3 math 101C

Phys-141 Electricity and Magnetism 

Advaith:
Discrete structures– CS-113

Calc 3- Math 101c

Intermediate Java– CS-170

intermediate c++– CS-116

Kenric:

Math 104 Differential Equations

Math 159 Intro to Stats

Phys 141 Electricity and Magnetism 

Cnet 126 AWS Machine Learning

Daid 107 Build websites with WordPress

Makelia:
calc II- math 101b
general chem 1, chem 101A
intro to engineering, ENGI-101
Spanish II- SPAN 101B


Taran:
Calc 2  math 101b
Spanish 2 – span 101b

C++ 2- CS-116

Either bio 130 or intro to mechanics

James: 

Calc 101b, calc 2
Bio 130- essential bio
Art 161A- Digital Illustration I
Engi 101- intro to engineering
Span 101b

Hiren:
Calc 2
Mechanics- phy 140
C++ Programming,  CS-116

Spanish 2
Macroecon

Joy:
Bio 130
Calc 101b
Spanish 101b
Adi:
Calc 2
Spanish 2
Bio 130

All 11th graders r taking calc 2 and Spanish 2 together

Ishita: 

Biol 101A: Molecular and Cell Biology
HLTH 103: health and social justice
Differential Equations (MATH-104)
SOC-102 – Social Problems

Ami:
Painting 2 (art-111B)

Art-139A– beginning digital photography 

Biol 101A– Molecular and Cell Biology
HLTH 101: Contemporary Health Issues 

HLTH 103: health and social justice

Cally:

CHEM-101B General Chemistry 

CS-142: Intro Programming with Python 

PHYS-141-01 Electricity and Magnetism 

MATH-101C Calculus with Analytic Geom

SOC-102 – Social Problems

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