thanks postoffice, I ended up doing really well on the test in >>35
unfortunately I'm gonna tack on another semester here; with some complications in transfer credits from a study-abroad semester I'm gonna have to extend my stay (as much as I really, really don't want to) by one more semester, so I'm slated for Spring 2020.
That's a little disappointing but I'm trying to make the most out of it... I'm gonna fill out my full-time schedule in addition to those requisite courses with Japanese classes so I can come out of uni w/ my CPE/EE degree & (at least) N3 JLPT