<p>Hey guys! As the title suggests, how popular is the CogSci major at Berk?</p>
<p>It’s pretty popular - it’s a capped major if I’m remembering correctly (EDIT: Actually, I don’t think it’s capped anymore).</p>
<p>It’s actually a kind of tough major. A lot of people like the idea of the major but then shy away once they take a closer look at the pretty hard science and math heavy prerequisites (CS61A, Math 55). It’s also a fairly bulky major with lots of requirements, but it is very double-major friendly because of all the requirements spanning lots of different fields of study (being an interdisciplinary major).</p>
<p>Cog Sci people are awesome. They make the curve easier in CS70 :)</p>
<p>jkjk cog sci is great here</p>
<p>Also interested in cog sci. Would it be difficult to double major in cog sci and an unrelated subject like economics?</p>
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<p>[Cognitive</a> Science major](<a href=“http://sis.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_view_req?p_dept_cd=COG+SCI]Cognitive”>http://sis.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_view_req?p_dept_cd=COG+SCI) requires about 15 courses.</p>
<p>[Economics</a> major](<a href=“http://sis.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_view_req?p_dept_cd=ECON]Economics”>http://sis.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_view_req?p_dept_cd=ECON) requires about 12-13 courses, one of which overlaps with Cognitive Science (Math 1A).</p>
<p>Assuming you take about 32 courses over four years, that means that the 26-27 courses for the two majors will leave you room for about 5-6 other courses for breadth requirements (R&C and 2-3 of the [7-course</a> L&S breadth requirement](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/7breadth.html]7-course”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/7breadth.html) that cannot be fulfilled by courses in the major; some course somewhere needs to be an AC course also). A tight squeeze, but doable, assuming that the requirements commonly fulfilled in high school (AH&I, ELW, QR, FL) have been fulfilled in high school.</p>
<p>Of course, if you have AP or transferable community college credit that fulfills some requirements (e.g. Math 1A or R&C), you would get more breathing room in schedule space. Also, if you are willing to take overload schedules or summer sessions, that would also give more breathing room.</p>
<p>Thanks for the detailed reply! That was really insightful. Luckily, I do have some AP credit, but I’ll figure it out if I end up going.</p>
<p>For what it is worth, a lot of majors at Berkeley are in the 12 to 15 course range, so double majoring with two such majors is certainly possible (if they are similar enough to have considerable overlap, then the total major courses will be fewer than simply adding the number of courses for each major; if they are very different, they will likely cover more of the breadth requirements).</p>
<p>It also means that fitting about 10 courses of pre-med prerequisites around a non-biology major is doable.</p>
<p>A note for people pursuing double majors (majors within one college) or simultaneous degrees (majors within different colleges): You may overlap a maximum of two upper division courses.</p>
<p>Sooo I know im gonna get beat up for asking, but since cogsci isnt the most popular major, does it put me at a slight advantage in admissions?</p>
<p>They must be nice as they make the Math 55 curve absurdly generous.</p>
<p>Razi: nos it doesnt since cog sci is in L&S and since everyone in L&S (including pre-haas) comes undeclared. but if you are sure you are cog sci, you can put that down and switch once you get here too if your interests change.</p>