<p>I accidentally chose the Computer Engineer Major in my application and I wanted to know how I can change my major to Computer Science. Also, In the orientation, do we get classes from the advisor or how is it done? Because I tried looking online but I don’t really understand the procedures of choosing classes or getting classes. And also is the max units 12 units or 18? Its getting really confusing since I asked the admissions and outreach and they told me it was 12 but I am hearing otherwise. </p>
<p>And also, I forgot to sign up for Honors College and the 4 yr pledge but can I still do it this year?</p>
<p>To change your major there’s a couple forms you need to fill out but you’ll have to call the school to get them. At my orientation my adviser was on vacation so we just had a couple guys within the major helping us choose classes. I recommend that you go in with a tentative schedule already made because it’s first come first serve and you guys are fighting for the last few spots. You register for all of your classes through BroncoDirect. Go to [Cal</a> Poly Pomona](<a href=“http://www.csupomona.edu/]Cal”>http://www.csupomona.edu/) and click the link at the top of the page. The max units is 12 for now. When school starts it will be increased to 18-20. The school does this so that there will still be classes left for those who register later.</p>
<p>Honors College closed their doors for Freshman applicants a while back. They’ve already had their honors orientation. You can apply to Honors College at the end of your Freshman year. If you are eligible for 4-year pledge you can apply up until the end of Winter Quarter I believe, but you will only get priority registration starting the quarter after you are accepted. Honors College students also get priority registration but not for as many units and only if they take an honors course the following quarter.</p>
<p>So do the advisers give you suggestions on taking classes? Would I have to do any research before going to orientation? Do we pick the teachers right when you pick the class, because if so I would do some research first.</p>
<p>And for the 4 year pledge, can you sign up during the orientation? What are the requirements to be accepted?</p>
<p>I would suggest you do plenty of research on what classes you want to take and what days/times. I am a transfer student and recently attended orientation. A lot of classes are already wait listed but I believe the day of your orientation they open up spots that were saved for transfers and ftf. Be advised though there are alot of students trying to get the same classes as you so it is very competitive. For the 4 year pledge I dont know since I am a transfer student they gave us the option to sign up for 2 year pledge that day. </p>
<p>You will receive so much information that day, just be wise to take some notes in case you feel you will forget.</p>
<p>CalPolyEE: I went into orientation already having my schedule filled out in my cart and waiting for the advising hold to be lifted so that I could hit the accept button. When you pick a class you’re picking not only the class itself but also the teacher and the time. Making your schedule is entirely up to you from here on out. If you’re going into Engineering you can find your suggested curriculum here: [College</a> of Engineering: Engineering Curriculum Sheets](<a href=“http://www.csupomona.edu/~engineering/current/currsheets/index.htm]College”>http://www.csupomona.edu/~engineering/current/currsheets/index.htm)</p>
<p>You can sign up for 4-year whenever you want. The first step is applying online. I believe the requirements are that you have taken/signed up for Eng 104 (Freshman English I) and that you have no math or English prerequisites. If you do then it is not possible to graduate in four years and you can’t sign up for the pledge. The 4-year pledge website is here: [Graduation</a> Pledge | Academic Programs | Cal Poly Pomona](<a href=“http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/programs/grad_pledge/index.shtml]Graduation”>http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/programs/grad_pledge/index.shtml)</p>
<p>Tychus is mostly right. Except I don’t think they open up new classes for Freshman. At least it felt like they didn’t when I was registering. Although they did add a few GE classes a month after orientation. Just check BroncoDirect weekly for any updates</p>
<p>One question, I registered for a kind of late orientation, the one from Aug 3-5, so what exactly am I supposed to take with me? Also, will I end up not getting any classes?</p>
<p>I was at the very last orientation last year and I was able to sign up for all the courses I needed. However I went in with my schedule already made up and added another class after orientation. Checklist for orientation: [url=<a href=“http://dsa.csupomona.edu/orientation/F_Checklist.asp]Checklist[/url”>http://dsa.csupomona.edu/orientation/F_Checklist.asp]Checklist[/url</a>] I can’t stress enough the fact that you need to have a schedule already ready to go in your cart on BroncoDirect before you arrive at orientation.</p>
<p>I wanna know about CPP professors and classes. Is the classes are hard to pass w/ a good grade ? can you tell me about the classes and professors ? Also, my major is computer science. does cpp got a good computer science major ?</p>
<p>Your experience in a classroom really depends on the professor. Gradecalpoly.com and broncoreview.com are your best resources when figuring out who to take. I have yet to be in trouble of passing a class but I also put in a good 40-60 hours of study/homework/class a week. If you want to get good grades you have to work for them. Very few if any will give you good grades for nothing. If you do all of your homework and study though you’ll be just fine. The big classes typically have about 60 students while the small classes have about 20. I can’t really say anything about CS since the only CS major I knew changed to hardware engineering since he already knew how to program.</p>
<p>Ah, thanks for the answer. Another question, though. I was trying to create a class schedule on BroncoDirect like you said but whenever I actually click “Select” on a class I want, it says I’m not authorized to use this component, something like that. Know anything about that? Or am I doing something wrong.</p>
<p>Hmmm… I’ve never seen that error before. Make sure that you’re trying to select classes for Fall 2011. The default search gives you Summer 2011 right now I think. Try using browse catalog instead of search for classes. Also, just making sure you’re in the right place, you should be doing this: Log on to BroncoDirect > Student Center > Search for Classes (green button on the top right) > And then fill in the blanks or click “browse course catalog” at the top and see if that works. If it still doesn’t work try switching internet browsers. For some reason Firefox doesn’t work very well with BroncoDirect. Internet Explorer seems to work the best. And if it still doesn’t work then call the school and ask for help</p>
<p>The only thing that’s stopping you from signing up for all of your courses right now is the advising hold placed on your account until you attend orientation. Even with a hold though, you can still add classes to your “cart.” You just can’t place yourself in the class until the hold is lifted. Place any class you want to take in your cart now so that when the hold is lifted all you have to do is hit the confirm button. This will be helpful because everyone’s holds get lifted at the same time and it’s first come first serve for classes. </p>
<p>You can sign up for whatever course you want so long as you satisfy the prerequisites / co-requisites. Certain courses have a prerequisite that you be in a specific major. Apart from these classes you can sign up for whatever CS class you want.</p>
<p>Thanx for answering my question. I heard that CPP is in quarter system. I’v always had semester system. Does quater system goes fast ? is it hard or easy since I am a person who needs to review over and over, so will it be hard for me ?</p>
<p>I personally really like the quarter system. Ten weeks for a class both flies by and seems to drag on forever. By the eighth week you’ll be praying for finals. I can’t imagine having to stay in the same class for half the year. The constant change keeps things interesting. Plus if you get a bad grade or fail a class it’s not the end of the world on a quarter system like it is on semester. When it comes down to it you’ll have all the time you need to review over and over. The question is whether or not you’ll be willing.</p>
<p>Hey thanks for answering my questions, I got everything working. I have another question, though. I was looking at the EE Major outline and it one of the classes was suppose to be a Biological Science. So I planned on taking BIO121 and that ended up being full so I looked at the next quarter and it said Area E, which is Lifelong Understanding & Self Development. I was going to take that since I could get BIO121, but what class is that suppose to be? And also, I am suppose to take CHEM121 but Chem121 Lab is all full, can I still take it? If not, what should I do about that? Thanks.</p>
<p>As far as the suggested curriculum is concerned it doesn’t really matter when you take which GE’s. I’m assuming you need to take your bio class to fulfill the GE requirement in which case you should be signing up for BIO 110. Area E has a few random classes like psychology and intro to engineering (I don’t recommend). At orientation you will get a big book that contains all the courses offered at CPP. Look for the General Education section and you can see all the courses that satisfy the area E requirement. If you look around here you might find something useful: [Cal</a> Poly Pomona: University Catalog 2011-2012 | Home](<a href=“http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/catalog/index.htm]Cal”>http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/catalog/index.htm) CHM 121 fills up pretty quick but you don’t need to take it your first quarter as the class it prerequisites probably won’t be for a while. You have to take CHM121 and CHM121L at the same time; they are corequisites. Just try to sign up for it next quarter.</p>
<p>so Frenchie can you explain a little more on fulfilling the curriculum for graduation. This is my current understanding of how the curriculum works for Electrical engineering</p>
<p>Required Core Classes: are the list of classes you must take to graduate. You have to complete all the courses on this list.</p>
<p>Required Support Classes: There’s like General Chemistry/Physics/Calculus and a whole bunch of other courses similar. Do I have to take all these courses as well? Or are they like fluff you can add to get more units? Do my AP exams for (Chem/Physics) apply for the required support classes or the General Education Requirements? Am I exempt in taking the course and do I get the max units available (if I scored 3 and 4’s on my AP Exams)</p>
<p>General Education Requirements: Are the GEs that you have to complete. There’s different areas and numbers under that area. Will I have to fulfill every single number on every single Area? Do any of my AP exam scores exempt from anything? I also heard that if you have taken 3 years of foreign language in HS you can be exempt from taking foreign language in CPP. Is that true?</p>
<p>And what are Elective Core Courses? And is it possible to take both IGE courses (english history) as well as GE courses ( math and science) in the same quarter/year</p>
<p>sorry for the long question but this is really confusing me.</p>
<p>It is my understanding that you have to take all of the core classes, support classes, and one GE from each area number (two for D1 I believe). The support courses are prerequisites into a lot of your core classes which then become the prerequisites for other core classes. There is no “fluff” in the curriculum. However, your AP scores can earn you credit for some courses. All of these courses and their corresponding AP requirements are listed in the back of the course catalog you get at orientation. I believe you can take a test to exempt yourself from the language requirement but if you’ve taken three years of a language already taking the intro course will be an easy A. Elective Core Courses you will take your Junior/Senior year so don’t worry about them yet. They’re like core courses except you get to choose which ones you take. IGE courses substitute certain GE courses but not all of them. You have to take the same amount of classes in the end. I’ve heard mixed reviews about the IGE program. Some people really love it because it’s a lot of discussions and you don’t have a final but some people hate it because they had crazy teachers who gave them a ton of work. If there’s anything I missed let me know =)</p>