<p>How are class sizes at UC Berkeley? I will be a Comp Sci major in the Letters and Sciences school and I am looking for at least a few classes that allow interaction with the professor.</p>
<p>For L&S CS you’re looking at 250-750 people for lower division. If you want interaction with the professor I suggest you look at CS-related seminars or join UCBUGG or any other CS clubs.</p>
<p>Classes are huge… also, L&S CS and EECS classes are generally the same, CS is CS. Expect 300-600 in lower div lectures. You’ll also have sections and lab (led by a TA/GSI) which tend to be 20-30 people, and are generally a lot more interactive than lecture.</p>
<p>Upper division CS courses, well, those lectures are pretty large too… the popular classes can have 300 people. Others have 100, some are as small as 50 people. If you want one on one time with the professor, that usually only happens during office hours.</p>
<p>If you want actual numbers, you can search the schedule for CS classes: [Home</a> Page - Online Schedule Of Classes](<a href=“http://schedule.berkeley.edu/]Home”>http://schedule.berkeley.edu/)</p>
<p>CS class sizes have been increasing with the popularity of the major. However, the lower division courses were already large to begin with; once you get to 100 or so (some would give an lower threshold like perhaps 30, depending on the characteristics you are looking for), large versus larger really makes little difference in in-class interaction.</p>
<p>You can get more interaction with faculty at office hours.</p>
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<p>WOW!! I had no idea that OOS students could pay $50k/year to be in a classroom with 300+ other students.</p>
<p>There are classes that around that size or larger at schools like Cornell and USC.</p>
<p>I’ve heard the classes that are large r because the professors are excellent. Each class is broken to smaller discussion groups of 20.</p>
<p>@MomCares</p>
<p>It’s worth it when recruiting season comes around 
Also as ucbalumnus said the discussion/lab sections are very well-led, and offer much more one-on-one time. </p>
<p>CS isn’t really a “chat with professors” major, like English or Philosophy is. Most of the lectures are webcast and people hardly show up except for the exams.</p>
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<p>As the mom with the checkbook, it’s hard not to think about all those FREE online lectures now offered by Harvard and other great schools. :)</p>
<p>And are those same 600 classmates in the room when the recruiters arrive?</p>
<p>Post-graduation survey results:
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/Major.stm</a></p>
<p>Other schools:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys-4.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys-4.html</a></p>
<p>Thanks ucbalumnus…seems to me that Cal offers a lot more opportunities salarywise at least (minus CMU comp sci, which seems to pay a bit more). I’m surprised though. Cornell Environmental Engineering salaries are only 55 k/yr and Northwestern engineering is not too high either…</p>
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Nah, there are on-campus job fairs and corporate sponsored social mixers for certain majors. The career center then posts jobs/internships that students apply to through the career center website. If selected for a private interview, usually the interview takes place on-campus at the career center.</p>
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Haha! Great visualization…</p>
<p>I have an engineering degree and benefitted GREATLY from chatting with my professors! :)</p>
<p>I guess that all depends on how social one is. I don’t mind so much as long as I have space to put my stuff/take notes and I can hear the teacher.</p>