<p>Yes, you enroll in the Chem 4A lecture section…and then select among one of the many lab sections that fit your schedule. You must take the lecture and lab section in the same semester. When you enroll in 4A lecture, it’ll prompt you to select a lab section. </p>
<p>A lot of your questions can be answered in the College of Chemistry Announcement:
<a href=“http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/student_info/undergrad_info/publications/chem_10_11.pdf[/url]”>http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/student_info/undergrad_info/publications/chem_10_11.pdf</a>
[College</a> of Chemistry - University of California at Berkeley - Publications](<a href=“http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/student_info/undergrad_info/publications/index.php]College”>http://chemistry.berkeley.edu/student_info/undergrad_info/publications/index.php)
It provides information on credits and sample schedules, etc. and is one of the most helpful publications.</p>
<p>I’m unsure about the male/female breakdown…I graduated a while ago. 
From what I recall and think still holds true, is chemistry is majority women and chemical engineering is majority men. But, don’t quote me on that and not sure of exact breakdowns.</p>
<p>
120 units.</p>
<p>
Page 42 on the College Announcement linked above has your credit info.
No credit given for AP chemistry classes by College of Chemistry.</p>
<p>
Yes, definitely possible. Depends on how much AP credit you come in with and may need to take a summer session.</p>
<p>@UCBChemEGrad
Thank you so much!!!
But I still have a question.
On the link that you gave me (actually found it myself on the offer too, lol),
it says that AP Chem is worth 5.3 units toward graduation.
What does it mean? I don’t get it.
I am going to major in Chemical Bio, does it help?</p>
<p>^ Good question. They definitely don’t make things easy at Cal…</p>
<p>UC gives you 5.3 credit units…however, since you’re in College of Chemistry, the credits don’t count towards completion of your Chemical Biology degree requirements. You’ll have 5.3 units of classes, but they don’t count for anything, unfortunately. It’s just 5.3 extra college course credits on your record. </p>
<p>You’re going to have to take Chem 4A at Berkeley. The AP class should give you a good foundation, however.</p>
<p>Good luck and welcome to Cal!</p>
<p>Those count towards graduation but don’t exempt you out of anything (as opposed to in L&S where AP Chem gets you out of Chem 1A though most people choose to take Chem 1A anyway since college-level chem is so different).</p>
<p>I don’t think it really makes a difference though, because in CoC you’re not likely to have a lack of units As for 4 years - I’m shooting for a simultaneous degree in 3 years (6 semesters + 1 summer), so yes, it’s possible. Just be prepared to have a lot more work than anyone else and receive incredulous looks when people ask how many units you’re taking…</p>
<p>I want to shoot for (lol) three years too 
Besides, chem, I got like 28 units from 9 APs.
I hope I can graduate in 6 semesters + 2 summers…</p>
<p>@1000 Ducklings</p>
<p>Do you mean you need to send your Planned Class Schedule form to the CoC? You can just write the Chem 4A lecture and its corresponding 4 units on the form.</p>
<p>@1000 Ducklings</p>
<p>Do you mean you need to send your Planned Class Schedule form to the CoC? You can just write the Chem 4A lecture and its corresponding 4 units on the form.</p>
<p>@dodosteve: That is definitely doable. Just around 17-19 units per sem, I think, hitting the normal college unit ceiling (which isn’t actually a limit at all, you can request for more pretty easily).</p>
<p>UCBChemEGrad: Thank you SO much for the explanation! It really helped.</p>
<p>Spontaneity: Yes, the to-do list for freshmen in CoC includes submitting a “Planned Class Schedule” by May 20! I am working on my schedule now.</p>
<p>Hi, can I check if Berkeley has campus-wide Wifi and how fast it is? =D</p>
<p>btw i’m accepted to COC under chemical engineering. I didn’t realize it before i read the details, but it’s quite unique that COC has a relatively small population in a large college. this should present quite a unique experience.</p>
<p>According to [Facts</a> at a glance - UC Berkeley](<a href=“By the numbers - University of California, Berkeley”>By the numbers - University of California, Berkeley), the student-to-faculty ratio is 15.1 to 1. Since COC has a smaller population, does it mean that its student-to-faculty ratio is lower? If so, that could result in a much more individual classroom/lecture experience =D</p>
<p>I have a question: If two course are scheduled like this: MWF 10-11 A, MWF 11-12P, will there be any time for one to get to the second class or all the classes start exactly at the time scheduled?</p>
<p>There’s this thing called Berkeley time - classes start 10 minutes after their scheduled timing. So you have ten minutes to make your way from one class to another.</p>
<p>Thank u very much meakame!</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus Thanks for the info </p>
<p>Btw can i also ask, are the courses manageable or are any/all particularly tough/harshly graded as compared to other colleges or universities?</p>
<p>I’m asking this because my international scholarship requires me to maintain a GPA of 3.8 :o</p>
<p>Concerned coz i saw the other thread on grade deflation :(</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1114200-does-grade-deflation-really-exist-berkeley.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1114200-does-grade-deflation-really-exist-berkeley.html</a></p>
<p>Trivolve, it really depends on how much you want to work vs the perceived normal workload here. I’m international and I have friends with similar crazy GPA requirements, and many of them have no problems maintaining it while taking crazy courseloads (i.e. 18-26 units). These friends also manage to have a social life and get involved with extracurriculars.</p>
<p>You’d be surprised at how much you can achieve when you cut away your procrastination. Sadly, though I know this, I procrastinate anyway, and pay for it with sleep deprivation.</p>
<p>glad that its do-able xD</p>
<p>Alright, so…I have a crazy thought.
Has anyone heard any rumor or real instances about graduating in Two years?</p>
<p>I’ll going to use myself as an example: (Just a virtual estimation, if things go well in life)
10 APs - 28.5 units applicable to degree
2 summer intersessions of cc - 14 transferabble units
this gives you 42.5 units already.
120-42.5 = 77.5 units left
taking 19 units each semester (I know, crazy loads) - 78 units.</p>
<p>If all numbers work out right, one sholud be able to graduate in two yrs?
(Not mentioning people with 16 APs or else).</p>