Transfer applicants with fewer than 36 quarter credits must meet freshmen requirements. No, you can register for up to 8 credits as a nonadmitted student. The length of your degree program depends on how much coursework you have already completed and what requirements you have met. To earn a bachelor's degree, you must earn at least 180 credits. Those credits are a compilation of specific general education courses, major courses, electives, and possibly minor courses.
Many students take longer because of job or family commitments.
Yes, if they are credit classes and required for your degree program. It is a required yearlong sequence of courses which combines speaking, writing, and college success skills for all newly admitted freshmen who have not taken the equivalent of Writing 121 and 122. The faculty member who teaches the Colloquium serves as the first-year advisor for students who have not chosen a major. Students transferring into SOU with more than 45 credits are not required to enroll in the Colloquium. A math placement test will help you determine what class you should start out with.