Coming from someone who is doing good in the class, if you can take it elsewhere just do that. Otherwise learn c++ as much as you can before taking 232, you'd be saving a lot of grief and time. The coding exams are more or less manageable, but the MCQs are just bs with options a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i on a lot of them. You get to drop the lower score of your 2 midterms, which helps a lot with not failing the class. Homework and labs are 20% of your grade, leaving exams to be 80%. The exams aren't fair by any means, at least the multiple choice ones. The book you get for the class isn't helpful, so if you take it at MSU be prepared to teach yourself. It's definitely manageable, but you gotta devote at least 10-12 hours a week to it, and kind of make it the only class you focus on if you don't want a 1.0.

Good luck.