<p>So the pre-enrollment period is coming up next month and I'm pretty lost on how my schedule should look. I was accepted in CAL's SNES (Science of Natural & Envir Systems), but I might double major with AEM. I'm not sure whether I should change SNES into something else more bio related. I'm also confused on which order I should take my science and AEM classes, so hopefully someone could help me out.</p>
<p>I can’t suggest a schedule, but you should definitely be taking the two main intro economics courses as well Calculus I (if you don’t already have credits in both).</p>
<p>ECON 1110 (micro), ECON 1120 (macro), and MATH 1110. If you’ve scored high enough on their respective AP exams, then you can skip these courses. I suggest you look at SNES’s website as well as AEM’s website for common major and college distribution requirements.</p>
<p>this is kinda along the same topic but specifically about the OP’s major</p>
<p>does your adviser help you to create your schedule if you need the help by email/telephone before you arrive on campus (so that you can enroll online during the enrollment period)? Do they reach out to you or should you reach out to them?</p>
<p>Can’t really help with how to pick your courses but if you haven’t already, use cornell courses of study and Schedulizer (google it) to make a visual schedule. </p>
<p>FYI Engineering majors average 15-18 credits if you have a few APs. Non-engineers tend to have less credits per semester (due to less credit requirements and less courses being 4 credits) but might be different if you’re dbl majoring. Keep in mind 12 is the minimum to be considered full time.</p>
<p>Generally, courses listed as 1xxx are intended for freshmen, 2xxx soph etc. It’s partly because the 1xxx are guaranteed to have no prerequisites. Classes like these for sure you know that either you’re ready for it, or that nobody else is ready for it. If it’s a 2xxx without prereq, it’s probably an intro course that fits better into the soph years of that department’s students, that no other 2xxx course requires it as a pre req. Once you get to 3xxx it’ll be the odd one out that doesn’t at least suggest some background knowledge in some semi-related field or perhaps a little bit of advanced math.</p>
<p>The AEM classes have a lot of overlapping concepts but depending on the course, a different aspect of it will be focused on. You probably won’t go wrong if you follow the course codes. The AEM courses also have a habit of having AEM-student EXCLUSIVE courses meaning you are welcome to sign up for it pre-enroll but they will literally reject you if you’re not AEM. It’s annoying because it’s not always clear on the courses of study… Also, it’s not uncommon to take 1xxx in soph or junior or even senior years. I myself just took AEM 1200 as a junior for a business minor.</p>
<p>How many credits should I be around if I’m double majoring AEM and SNES? Just making sure, seeing how I never applied to be AEM, I have to take certain classes in order to even be considered to be in the program right?</p>
<p>I have no clue whether or not you can dbl major as AEM. AEM is a very specific program/thing here. Sure you can take their courses but not sure about dbl major. I feel like it’s not something you can just choose to major. I could be wrong so find their department ASAP and email (better to call) them.</p>
<p>If you plan to dbl major regardless, I would suggest 5 courses during your first semester. (NOT including PE). It’ll be a solid setup for the semester when you could figure out your academic plan with the registrars. AP credits will help you greatly so you’d be lucky if you have them.</p>