<p>Okay. I'm an incoming freshman, and I have absolutely NO IDEA what classes to take in the fall. I realize that they sent us a student guide with the outline of how we should formulate our schedules; however, this doesn't really apply to me--I'm coming in with lots of AP credit, and thus have lots of my basic classes out of the way (AP Credit for: AP Psychology, AP Biology, AP English Lit, AP English Comp, AP US History, AP Calculus, AP Statistics and possibly Micro and Macroecon when I get scores back). I'm wanting to major in Biology and I'm a part of the honors program.</p>
<p>For anyone else who has gone in with lots of AP credit, what did you end up doing your freshman year? I know I have to take an Honors FYS and should get my LTF out of the way, but that's about it. At orientation, were the counselors able to help you make your choices? I fear that we're supposed to go in to CTOPS with a pretty firm grasp on what we plan on taking, and I certainly don't feel this way. Thanks!</p>
<p>I am in a similar situation. If you have more than 29 credit hours, you are considered a sophomore. Look at the undergrad bulletin; it tells you everything you need to take as far as classes for your major.</p>
<p>I was in a similar situation, and looking back I wish I had taken a few classes differently. First of all, don’t be afraid to use your first year to explore some classes. Anthropology, sociology, etc to fill out your general education requirements. You haven’t taken chem yet, so I would start with 101, but go ahead and get Calculus 2 out of the way as well. Those would be two hard classes to take for your major, so then I would take 2 or 3 easier classes to balance that out. </p>
<p>Yes, counselors are available at orientation and they are helpful, but I wouldn’t worry too much. Class registration always seems to work out in the end.</p>
<p>Ugh. As a bio major, do you HAVE to take calc 2? I can do math very well, but frankly, I hate calculus. I was hoping I could take some other form of math instead of calc 2…</p>
<p>“If you have more than 29 credit hours, you are considered a sophomore.” - Unfortuntely at UNC that is not true. My son had more than 29 credit hours and was NOT considered a sophomore. We quetioned advising about this during CTOPS and they stated that UNC does not do that because it would not be fair to those students not offered the same AP opportunities. He will be going into next year with over 60 credits, and considered a sophomore. I assume the only way that would change is if he declared an intent to graduate early, which he is not doing.</p>
When it’s your first year on campus, you’re a freshman.
Second year on campus, you’re a sophomore.
Third year on campus…I believe up until this year you could get senior status as a junior if you had enough hours…but I think they’re changing that. Boo.</p>
<p>While you are correct that MATH 231 is a requirement for a BS in Biology, it should also be noted that, in addition, the major requires “one of MATH 232, COMP 101, COMP 161, STOR 155 or 215”.</p>
<p>Ok, that’s what I thought, but packerfan said I should get calc 2 out of the way my freshman year. He must like math. :] I have credit for both Calc I and Stats, so I should be good for my math requirement. Thanks guys!</p>
<p>Glimmer 1991, unless you feel you must finish in fewer than 4 years, you might consider taking calculus “from scratch” if you are going to need it for your major. Often college calculus courses are more detailed and demanding than the AP version. It can be hard to jump into the second semester of a college calculus sequence after AP calculus AB. Perhaps you would do better to sacrifice the advanced standing and sign up for both semesters of calculus (if you’re thinking premed this is definitely a good idea because it will protect your GPA). In courses that are not so sequential–English, history, etc. you can move confidently into more advanced coursework.</p>