I hear it is pretty hard, but will this be ok...I hope to be a math teacher and I am making my fall 09 schedule.

I wish to take real analysis (4 cr.), geometry (3 cr.), an education class, two psychology classes, and an art history class (all 3 credits, required courses that I need to take for general ed./education requirements)

That will give me 19 credits. Will it be too hard? The psychology and education classes are apparently extremely easy and I hear geometry isn't so bad either, but real analysis is supposed to be one of the hardest math courses at my univeristy (I suppose at any univ.)

So, do you think I will be ok with the 19 credits and real analysis since some of the classes are quite easy, or should I knock that down to like 16 credits or so?

I am currently in Calc 4 and the Proof/Math Reasoning prequisite courses and have at least a B+ in both, if not As and the Math Reasoning course here is somewhat rigorous...

What is your advice?

Thanks.

This depends on so many things. What year are you in college? If you're in first or second year (which it sounds like by taking gen eds) then you don't need to overload yourself. I think in general Real Analysis is pretty difficult and time consuming. I would err on the side of having too much time for upper level math courses. You just can't cram for those kinds of classes like you can in Calc I.

On another note, why are you calling every class Calculus? I thought after Calc III most universities dropped that title from courses. Have you taken Linear and Abstract Algebra yet? What are the prereqs for Real Analysis?

I will be a junior, I didn't get a lot of the gen eds done because I was originally a chem major and my schedule was all screwy, but I will be able to graduate on time, I don't have all that much left. I took linear algebra, but not abstract yet. Calc 4 is diff equations and my university literally calls real analysis "advanced calc 1", but students call it calc 5 for whatever reason. The prereqs are linear algebra, which I got an A in, diff. eqns, and math reasoning (which I mentioned before) Also, I am currently in probability theory and a lot of people in that class are also in real analysis and say that probability theory is actually harder here, so I don't now. I am doing fine in probability. (B or A, not sure)