<p>For New Student Orientation, I was unlucky enough to enroll in 3 GE classes instead of Math3a, chem 14a, and eng comp. I know the GE classes that I got will put me behind because I'm a biology major. Is there any way to replace my GE classes with the classes that will go towards my major? Thanks for the help!</p>
<p>If you’re a freshman i wouldn’t worry about it. Many start taking major classes in their sophmore year; if you’re a transfer student, what were you doing taking 3 ge classes 
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<p>It’s likely that the classes you need will be offered in winter, so i wouldn’t worry too much about it. But if you’re adamant about being placed in those classes, you can always email professors/enroll in waitlists. However, neither is a guarantee.</p>
<p>You won’t be be behind at all. I was a pre-med and started my pre-med classes later into college and finished WAY ahead of schedule.</p>
<p>I don’t think you fully understand how classes/major/requirements etc. works. It makes very little different whether or not you take your major classes or not. Major doesn’t even really become relevant until 3rd yr.</p>
<p>As a ucla student you should learn that its actually quite easy to get into “full” classes that aren’t labs or important requirements that are only offered once a year. Talking to the professor, waiting for someone else to drop, and sitting in the class are among various ways to get into classes that are full during enrollment. People make a big fuss about the full classes, but if you try hard enough, you can usually find a way in; although, you may not always get the time/section you wanted.</p>
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<p>And even in this case, you can generally talk to TAs who might be willing to let you into the sections that you DO want.</p>
<p>You still have to do those GE classes to graduate, so there’s no need to fuss…</p>
<p>You’re not behind, don’t worry. But the purpose of GE classes (in my opinion) is to spread out your course load, so you won’t be overwhelmed with all of your major-related/hardcore classes towards the end. I’m not sure how many GE classes you need to graduate (I’m an engineer, and we don’t have that much GE requirements, so I usually take GE classes sparingly).
But yeah like others had said, you can always find ways of getting into full classes. Most likely, there’ll be people dropping within the first two weeks, so you can easily enroll in it afterwards. Some professors give out PTE numbers abundantly during the first/second week of class, so you can enroll in the class even if it’s closed.</p>