<p>What is the difference in being a chem major in the CoC and in L&S, besides for earning a BS from CoC and BA from L&S? Is the CoC tougher to get into?</p>
<p>CoC’s supposedly tougher to get into. Don’t know how true it is…</p>
<p>Chemistry in CoC is also a lot more technical. You don’t have as much room for breadth courses. In CoC you have to take at least one more chem lab course and another 15 units of chem-related courses, as well as 15 units of humanities/socsci (including both parts of R&C). In L&S you use those units to fulfill 7-course breadth.</p>
<p>Wait so in CoC, you take more chem classes and less general ed/breadth courses?</p>
<p>yes. (10char)</p>
<p>I was a chem major in l&s but transferred to coc. Chemistry in L&S is not worth the time. B.A. in chemistry is not worth the time. Transfer to CoC and get a B.S. in chemistry, much more useful. CoC is difficult course-wise but you’ll learn a lot more. Definitely recommended.</p>
<p>Was it hard to transfer in CoC from L&S? Since I’m not sure which to apply into, CoC or L&S</p>
<p>I was originally admitted into L&S, but transferred into CoC before my CalSO. It’s pretty easy to get in. In fact, I bet CoC would want more students.</p>
<p>I agree with 910eggmen. A lot of CoC students transfer out into L&S after Chem 4a-4b, making it pretty straight-forward to transfer in.</p>
<p>You can actually make your life a lot easier by transferring in instead of being admitted from the start. They’ll let you substitute chem 4a/b with chem 1a/b and 15. And if you’ve already finished chem 3a/l and 3b/l, they’ll let you substitute those for the 112 series too.</p>
<p>That said, if you’re really into chem (which you should be if you’re in CoC instead of L&S), you’d want to stretch yourself by taking 112. I wouldn’t say the same for chem 4a though :P</p>
<p>The other big plus is that CoC is so small (relative to the big Uni), that it is almost LAC-like.</p>
<p>Chemistry in L&S is geared for kids who want to teach chemistry at the high school level. Chemistry in CoC is geared for kids who want careers in research, industry and higher education academia. </p>
<p>That is how the CoC “Announcement” described the difference when I attended.</p>
<p>Thanks guys! I think I’ll apply into CoC 
wish me luck!</p>
<p>I really agree with bluebayou. Sure it may seem annoying at first to have to visit your faculty adviser AND your staff adviser (whereas in L&S you don’t even need an adviser code to sign up for courses in your 2nd semester), but you quickly appreciate the guidance of faculty because they give you really good advice in their fields.</p>
<p>And the staff advisers are always there to answer any admin questions. I have a friend in L&S who says she’s totally jealous because she doesn’t have an assigned adviser (at least not until your declare, and really, you need guidance the most when you’re undeclared), and that I should be grateful for having someone convenient to run to when I need help.</p>
<p>Which I am. I’ve seen my staff adviser a couple of times already, and she got all my course scheduling stuff appealed and fixed (substitution of courses, exceeding unit limits, etc) really quickly. Plus, she explained the different routes I could take and told me the pros and cons of each one. You don’t get that kind of individual attention in a larger college like L&S.</p>
<p>Anyway, good luck! Hope to see you around CoC next fall.</p>
<p>That sounds awesome! And hope to see you next fall in CoC too</p>