<p>Hey,
I hope to double major in sociology and economics. What classes do you suggest me to take in my first semester. Is this double major even possible(comfortably) in 4 years?
I am prepared for rigorous classes but I need advice on how to plan my coursework, for the first semester atleast.
PS- I am taking AP Psych and hope to get a 4 or 5.</p>
<p>Sociology = 12 courses
Economics = 12-14 courses
Statistics course overlap = -1 course
Reading and Composition = 2 courses
L&S 7 course breadth = 3-5 courses (the majors will cover 2-4 of them, depending on which within-major elective courses you choose)
Total = 28-32 courses</p>
<p>Since an average of 4 courses per semester over 8 semesters means 32 courses, this should be doable with no or minimal overloading, if you choose courses carefully.</p>
<p>AP psychology won’t help you with either major or L&S 7 course breadth, although it may help your class standing a bit for registration priority purposes.</p>
<p>Suggested first semester course candidates:</p>
<ul>
<li>Math – see <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1305840-freshman-math-faq.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1305840-freshman-math-faq.html</a></li>
<li>Economics 1 (not needed if you have a 4 on both AP economics tests)</li>
<li>Sociology 1</li>
<li>Reading and Composition A (if you have a 4 on AP English, you can take a B course; if you have a 5 on AP English literature, you have fulfilled the requirement and can take an elective)</li>
</ul>
<p>Consider alternate courses as well:</p>
<ul>
<li>[Breadth</a> courses](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/7breadth.html]Breadth”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/7breadth.html) for biological science or physical science, which your majors cannot fulfill. Art and literature can only be fulfilled by one possible course from your majors (Sociology 160), so that may be a worthwhile breadth course. Courses like ESPM 50AC and ESPM C12 / English C77, which can fulfill any one of several breadth categories, may be especially good to take early, to give you more schedule flexibility later.</li>
<li>Statistics 20, 21, 131A, or 134 if you have the math prerequisite.</li>
<li>Sociology 5</li>
</ul>
<p>Yes, it’s extremely possible. It also depends on how many classes you can pass out of (quant. reasoning, R&C, foreign language, some breadths, etc.)</p>
<p>I would recommend Soc 1 and 5 the first semester, one econ class, and a breadth class. Soc 5 gives good grounding for methods and stat courses to be taken later, soc 1 is a declaration requirement and is a great intro to the major (so you’ll see if you like it) and econ 1 is also a good intro to econ (assuming you haven’t already passed out of it).</p>
<p>Wow, thanks for the advice guys! Socio 1, Socio 5, a math course, intro to econ and a breadth course?</p>
<p>^That sounds about right. If you’re worried about that being too intensive (it’s about 18 units right now, assuming 2 units for the breadth course) you can change Soc 5 for a R&C course and leave it at four courses.</p>