<p>It helps to put together a possible schedule for the four years - going through all the requirements for the degree in your major. 120 units total, so many upper division, some mandatory courses in the major, breadth requirements, AC course, R&C courses, electives required, etc. Plot out how you might take them over the eight semesters.</p>
<p>Based on that complete list, you will have a total count of courses and an idea of how many units it will take on average. Deduct for any courses that are waived and for AP credits. </p>
<p>If you have 98 units of classes to take, after considering APs and waivers of various requirements, that requires an average of 12 units per semester to complete. Since the minimum is 13, you could graduate a semester early by taking 15-17 units per semester, saving your parents many thousands of dollars but costing them a few hundred dollars more a semester for textbooks. You could also take additional courses that interest you, above and beyond the requirement, with a regular workload over the eight semesters.</p>
<p>I’m a MechE major and I need help choosing what math class I should take. </p>
<p>I took AP Calc BC junior year and got a 5 with an AB subscore of 5. </p>
<p>Senior year, because of certain scheduling complications I wasn’t able to take any math courses (aside from a really easy intro to stat class). However I was also the TA for that year’s AP Calc BC class. It was mostly filing and other paper work stuff, but on occasion I did tutor some of the students (mostly first semester and early second semester material because senioritis started kicking in). </p>
<p>I am currently enrolled in Math 1A because I haven’t touched math in more than a year and I felt that I should have a strong foundation and I heard that Cal math classes are unlike the math courses during high school.
At the same time, I’m worried that I might be bored during class. </p>
<p>Should I take Math 1A, 1B, or 53? Would the potential GPA boost from taking the lower math course be worth it? Or is flexibility in scheduling more important? </p>
<p>Is it possible to sit in for the first few classes and then decide? How easy or hard is it to switch math courses? </p>
<p>Because of all of this uncertainty, is it difficult to get textbooks at the last minute? </p>
<p>ALSO</p>
<p>I really want to learn a language while at Cal. I decided to forgo a language class during my first semester to transition into college, but was considering it for spring semester. However I’m worried about balancing an engineering courseload with a language since it does not fulfill any requirements in the CoE. Any engineers who have done this? What was your experience? Did it severely limit your ability to create a schedule since language classes are 5 days a week? Did it leave no time for a social life?</p>
<p>Sorry for the long post. Help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>You have until Sept 3 to drop a class without fee, and until Sept 24 to drop most classes with a $10 fee per course dropped.</p>
<p>You can add a new course until Sep 3 at no charge, and add a course with a $5 per class fee up until Sept 24th. </p>
<p>If you might change from Math 1A into another class, and you wait a few weeks, you might be too far behind the rest of the class. The general solution for that is to go to the lectures for a class you “might” switch to, even though you are not enrolled in the class, and do the reading and assignments even though you can’t submit them. Then, if you do drop 1A and jump into 1B or 53, you will not be at a disadvantage. You can work with your GSI in the newly added class to go over the assignments you completed while not formally in the class, just to be sure you get appropriate credit towards your final grade.</p>
<p>Someone still waitlisted in a class does something similar - they go to the lectures and keep up with the assignments on the assumption that they will be cleared into the class. Then, in a week or two they are formally registered in the class and have no challenge of ‘catching up’.</p>
<p>It is possible, of course, to jump into a new class a week or two after it starts and catch up. You could even do it further along in the class, but the number of ‘missed’ assignments and the amount of catchup work grows with each week. </p>
<p>There are some classes that are so packed with reading, learning and work that you really, really never want to fall behind because catching up can be a herculean effort.</p>
<p>Probably, depends on what classes you did in your CC, and how you plan out your schedule in the next two years. You might have to stay an extra semester/year as well. I always advise against double majors as it severely limits your schedule and usually not worth the benefit.</p>
<p>English 117A (4)
French 3 (5)
History 6A (4)
Astronomy C10 (4)</p>
<p>for a total of 17 units. I’m mostly thinking of English or Comp Lit majors…already covered a bunch of requirements with APs. History 6A is for breadth, and also I like history. Kind of iffy about Astronomy, though–I thought it might be an interesting class to fill the Physical Science breadth, but how hard is it? Is it more for people wanting to go into Astronomy as a major? Considering replacing it with a seminar or something.</p>
<p>Also, am I correct in thinking that having fulfilled the QR requirement means I never have to do math again? (outside of sciencey breadth reqs)</p>
<ul>
<li>Majoring in econ, minor in demog</li>
<li>Only one class can be shared and count towards both.</li>
<li>Demog/econ 175 is required for demog, I will not need it to fulfill econ req.</li>
</ul>
<p>Since this class is cross-listed, will it automatically fill up the shared class slot? Or can I just count it towards demog, and then add on an approved econ class to share?</p>
<p>A class that is cross listed is two separate classes as far as registration system and eventual transcript credit. </p>
<p>If you register for this as Econ C175, that is what you will be taking. The fact that there is another course crosslisted, Demog C175, becomes irrelevant. </p>
<p>If you register for the course as Demog C175, the economics class becomes irrelevant.</p>
<p>When you finish the class, the only thing that is tracked on your transcript is the class you registered for, doesn’t matter if there was an alternative course cross listed. </p>
<p>You don’t get both classes listed as completed. </p>
<p>Shared means a class that is on the list of acceptable electives or requisites for BOTH econ major and demog minor. Nothing to do with cross listing, only with a class that happens to be acceptable for both of those departments. I see a number of Economics courses listed as acceptable for the demog minor - if any of those are also acceptable for the econ major, that would be a good candidate for a shared course - one class satisfying two requirements.</p>
<p>How difficult is it to get off a waitlist? I’m on the waitlist for Spanish 4, with 15/20 people enrolled and 10 people on the waitlist, with a maximum of 10. I am #7 on the waitlist. Seats have been reserved for instructor approval; class entry code is required to enroll in those seats (open). Open seating is full. </p>
<p>Also, along with Spanish 4, in order to meet unit requirements I am signed up for Chem 1A, Math 1A, LGBT 145, and Vision Science 24 Seminar (no final for that class) for a total of 18 units. If I were to get into Spanish…would this be too much for my first semester at Cal? I don’t want to go too easy, but I definitely don’t want something too hard either. Should I drop LGBT if I get into Spanish? Also, if I do, would the dropped class show up on my transcript and look bad?</p>
<p>This is my first semester at Cal. I’ve signed up for 11 units and plan to add a 2 unit DeCal to fulfill the 13 unit req for fin aid. The Decal does not start until Sept. Will this cause an issue with the first delivery of finan aid?</p>
<p>No problem at all waiting until the DeCal meets and registering then. However, if it is a popular DeCal and won’t let everyone who attends the first meeting enroll due to class size limits, you should have backup plans in case you don’t get selected for your chosen DeCal.</p>
<p>If it really worries you, just register for some DeCal that allows you to enroll now - get to 13 units - then drop it when you are able to enroll in the DeCal you really want. Some DeCals don’t hand out CCNs until the first meetings, others list the CCN on decal.org and you can register using telebears before classes start.</p>
<p>I have a girlfriend who I would like to stay overnight with me on a regular basis (around two weekends a month). What is Cal’s visitor policy and how well is it enforced? I will be staying in Foothill LaLoma.</p>
<p>Speaking of Beverly Cleary triples, what is the closet situation like? I have heard in some triples there are three closets and in other triples you have to share only two</p>
<p>@crystalknight: It really depends on your roommates’ tolerance. I think the official policy is like 5-7 days max but unless your RA is REALLY social with the floor, they’ll probably never clue in.</p>