<p>Well I just got back from vacation for one and a half month, and now I have to go to my orientation on August 13 
I have no clue what classes to take because I haven’t done ALL my research yet. I want to major in Biology, but I might want to switch major and maybe major in Chemistry. Couple questions:</p>
<li><p>What classes should I take for my freshmen fall quarter? (Take into account that I have to take English 2 class because I did not take any AP English classes and phailed my Entry Exam. I will definitely take the English 2 class this fall)</p></li>
<li><p>Do I need any prior knowledge of biology to major in biology? Because the problem is I took AP Bio my sophomore year, and as I type this, I don’t remember ANYTHING from that class. But I really want to major in biology.</p></li>
<li><p>What do students do in seminars? I never had to do any seminars at my high school and just wondering what students really do.</p></li>
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<p>Thank you in advance for your help. :)</p>
<p>you dont have anything to worry about. i went to orientation not knowing what the requirements were and what classes to take. i tried researching beforehand but it didn't really help much. they will help you with EVERYTHING at orientation. there will be workshops the second day for specific majors. you can go to the workshops for bio and chem and they will tell you exactly what classes to take. your oc will be a big help too. your oc will probably recommend you to take an english class to fulfill the entry level writing requirement, a class for your major, and a ge class. for example, my class schedule for next year is chem 20a, math 31a, engcomp 3. i didn't want to take a ge class so i'm going to take math instead.</p>
<p>btw, i'm thinking about majoring in biochem or chem. i took chem sophmore year and i dont remember much so i dont think you have to have prior knowledge.</p>
<p>i was as nervous and anxious like you before i went to orientation but it turned out fine. you'll have fun!</p>
<p>i feel like i was jst rambling. hopefully this helps.</p>
<p>Chemistry and biology majors have some similar requirements - with the exception that biology majors aren't mandated to take the CHEM 20A/20B courses unless they want to. (There are "for life science majors" options for sequences.) In addition, they have calculus requirements - again, biology majors aren't required to take MATH 31A/31B (instead, 3A/B/C). If you're concerned about what you want to major in, I would look at the requirements for the majors you're interested in and see if they have any overlap so that you're not penalized. In addition, if you're planning on staying in the College of Letters and Science, I would not worry about the GE requirements. At orientation, you're going to be put into groups according to your major, and yes, your OC will be familiar with that major as well so all of your questions will be answered. I (an exception and odd person out) was put into an undeclared group when I was really one of the biosciences majors; regardless, I managed to pull through.
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[<em>]What classes should I take for my freshman fall quarter?
[</em>]Do I need any prior knowledge of biology to major in biology?
[li]What do students do in seminars?[/ul] [/li]Don't worry about it. ;) I was just as worried as you prior to attending orientation and I found that all of my questions were answered by my OC or the workshop coordinators. Oh and I don't remember much from my AP classes either. You'll be alright. And just like FALAFEL!!!, I was also given the recommendation of taking those types of classes. So perhaps you can take your English course, GE for CL&S, and CHEM20A?</p>
<p>Phew Thanks a lot. :)</p>
<p>at one of the presentations, the guy pointed out that ucla has about a bazillion majors, most of which entering students have had NO experience with whatsoever.
so no, you don't need any biology knowledge!
also, if you're going to be figuring out schedule variations while at orientation (which in your case seems preferable), BRING A LAPTOP! use the "class planner" on myucla and the schedule of classes on the registrar's site to make sure that your schedules are going to work (not full, etc). also the class planner is just a darn neat tool.
good luck with your planning!</p>