<p>With English and Haas as your targeted majors, it is pretty easy to figure out your pre-reqs. </p>
<p>You figure out the requirements for the major from the department web site. For English it is <a href=“http://english.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/major.html[/url]”>http://english.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/major.html</a> which will inform you that you need:</p>
<p>English 45A or English 45B
Completed both of the R&C courses
One other course from among English 45A, 45B, 45C, 17, 117A, 117B, 117J, or 117S</p>
<p>Basically four classes and you are ready to declare, two of which are also needed for the R&C requirement. If you pass out of one half or both due to your AP scores, that also satisfies the department. All they care is that you are done with the Reading and Composition requirement; they don’t care if it is waived or take as classes.</p>
<p>For admission to Haas, see <a href=“Admissions - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas”>Admissions - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas; and the prerequisites are more extensive and then you apply for admission instead of simply declaring as you will for English:</p>
<p>one semester of calculus - can be math 1a, 16a, 1b or 16b
one semester of statistics from among Stats 20, 21, or 25
the R&C courses must be completed
one course in english literature in addition to the R&C requirements
one semester of economics, either econ 1 or 2
UGBA 10
Finished your foreign language requirement
All 7 L&S breadth courses</p>
<p>However, there is a notice that for those that will be admitted to Haas in Fall of 2012 (which is you unless you can nail all the prereqs and get accepted during your first year at Cal, which is very very unlikely given the credits and courses you will enter with). For those entering F2012 or later, meaning you, you need a second semester of Calculus, do not need to have finished all the seven breadths by time of applying, and no longer need the English course. That is a shame, since your very first prereq for the English degree would have satisfied that Haas English requirement. However, being able to take the seven breadths over a full four years and not all in the first two years is a big up side. You will need to be careful with the breadth courses, as Haas does not allow a course to count as a breadth and as another requirement simultaneously, while English and basically all the other L&S departments will permit this (thus a prospective bio major who takes a bio required course can also use that to count for the bio breadth requirement, but a Haas student who took Econ 1/2 could not use that to also satisfy a breadth).</p>
<p>From all of this, you will have to take the following courses in your first two years as pre-reqs:</p>
<p>Math 16A (could be 1A and the next could be 1B but they are harder)
Math 16B (deciding which Calc to take involves an online self-assessment test)
English 45A or English 45B
One other English class from 45A, 45B, 45C, 17, 117A, 117B, 117J or 117S
Econ 1 or 2
Statistics 20, 21 or 25
UGBA 10
R&C A (unless you AP out of it)
R&C B (unless you AP out of it)
Foreign language credit (you can pass a proficiency test or just take the second semester of language. Spanish 2 satisfies the requirement and you are eligible if you completed two years of Spanish in HS)</p>
<p>The only dependencies are that Math 16B(or 1B) needs 16A or 1A completed first. The rest can occur in any order. Once you do those, you could potentially be declared as an English major and/or admitted to Haas for your last two years.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, there is a reasonable shot that your Calculus and Statistics coursework from UConn will be accepted and thus satisfy the Haas requirements for calc and stats. Similarly, you think there is a decent chance that your AP score will cover part or all of R&C. You need a 5 in AP English Literature and Composition to bypass both R&C. A 4 on that test or a 4 or 5 on the AP English Language and Composition test will only waive the A part of the requirement. While the English course has a decent shot of granting you unit credits, it is quite unlikely to be accepted as the equivalent of the English major prereq courses. </p>
<p>Thus, I would hold off on taking R&C, Calculus, or Statistics until your AP and transfer credits are resolved. </p>
<p>The list of classes to potentially take in your first semester is thus:
English 45A or English 45B
One other English class from 45A, 45B, 45C, 17, 117A, 117B, 117J or 117S
Econ 1 or 2 (1 is easier, no advantage to taking 2 as far as Haas admission)
UGBA 10
Spanish 2 - assuming you took two years of HS spanish and don’t take a proficiency test instead to waive out of the requirement. </p>
<p>Spanish 2 is filled already. Econ 1 is the closest of filled of the remaining four, meaning it is a pretty likely phase I candidate for you. Similarly, you want to get one of your english classes covered, thus 45A or 45B is your second phase I priority. Throw in UGBA 10 in phase II and a DeCal or seminar to get to minimum units and you will be good to go. If UGBA is filled in phase II, go for one of the breadth or AC requirements. If Econ 1 is filled already in phase I, throw in UGBA 10 instead for phase I. </p>
<p>NOTE I see inconsistent information about the Spanish 2 class - the catalog course listing says you cannot take it if you have 3 years of HS spanish but the schedule listing says this is the one to take if you have 3 years of HS spanish. Will need to check this out or ask someone who knows on this forum). </p>
<p>In addition, you will need seven breadth courses for L&S graduation, the American Cultures class, the requirements of your two majors for upper division coursework, and any additional units to meet all the L&S degree minimums (120 total units, 60 from L&S, 36 from upper division courses . . . ). The breadth and AC are your ‘filler’ classes to add once your priority classes are locked in. Generally you need one of these per semester but they don’t start getting urgent for registration priority unless you miss a couple semesters worth. </p>
<p>Since phase I can only be used to sign up for 10 units of academic work, it would be a decent idea to throw in an English seminar once you register for an English course and Econ 1 (or UGBA 10). That would get you to 10 units and require you to only find one more course worth 3 units or more in phase II - probably a breadth or AC would be a good idea. your first semester is a transition time and it is best to err on the side of caution with workload. Thus, use a breadth or AC as your third non-seminar course). Once you hit your stride you can ratchet up. </p>
<p>Later, when the AP and transfer answers are resolved, you can fine-tune the plan to add in any required math and R&C coursework.</p>