<p>I am a freshman, ready to start in the fall. I am completely overwhelmed and have no idea which classes I'm supposed to be trying to register for during the upcoming orientation. Can anyone offer some much needed guidance?</p>
<p>I myself am just as confused as you are but i think i might be able to help.</p>
<p>Apparently from what I am hearing, freshmen during the 1st quarter can only take 3 classes (15 credits) after that you can take more. 1 of those classes is your core class. Another should be a class for your major (intro to psych? unless you took the ap exam?) , and another should be a GE course. You can take w/e but this is what ppl recommend. </p>
<p>I’m confused on what to do for comp. sci :/</p>
<p>@mashka92: Psych 1 is very impacted, so you might want to have a back up plan. Starting on math classes would be a good idea. Course requirements are stated here: [General</a> Psychology Major Requirements](<a href=“http://psych.ucsc.edu/undergraduate/gen_major_req.php]General”>http://psych.ucsc.edu/undergraduate/gen_major_req.php)</p>
<p>@monkeyshinobi: Core, math, and a programming class. 12A if you’ve programmed before, 5J or 10 if you have not.
[CS</a> curriculum chart](<a href=“Baskin School of Engineering – Baskin Engineering provides unique educational opportunities, world-class research with an eye to social responsibility and diversity.”>Baskin School of Engineering – Baskin Engineering provides unique educational opportunities, world-class research with an eye to social responsibility and diversity.)</p>
<p>^Hey thanks! 
Should I take intro to comp sci? I mean I am pretty new to comp sci. Or is it ok just to take intro to prog. java. first?</p>
<p>If you know anything about comp sci you probably shouldn’t take CS10. It would make for a really easy first quarter though, if you’re at all worried about that. Doing CS5J in fall is only a disadvantage in that you’ll need to wait until Spring to take the followup course, CS11, so don’t get rusty! I’ll be tutoring for CS5J too. :P</p>
<p>yeah I am pretty new to CS. I don’t know anything to be honest. So I think i’ll go with CS10 to start with. And then Intro to Java after that. </p>
<p>Thanks~! :D</p>