<p>Hello all. I was hoping you could help me answer a quick question or two. I've been reviewing the courses I would need to take for EECS; I want to go primarily electrical engineering (option I), and, for the life of me, I cannot seem to find any concrete details on some of the prerequisite classes. I understand I would need to take Math 1A, 1B, 53, 54, and Physics 7A, 7B, 7C (is 7C mandatory?). Putting aside all of these (and the EECS prereqs), I noticed that the sample schedules in the undergraduate handbook contain Chem 1A. Is this class mandatory? If not, then would it be advisable to take it? </p>
<p>tl;dr: Are Physics 7C and Chem 1A required? </p>
<p>I would also be grateful if anyone could brief me on the value of joint majoring (I've been considering EECS & NE). I'm not terribly smart so I question how far my determination can take me in these fields. Would be better to simply stick with EECS and invest my time in internships/research?
I know I'm jumping the gun a bit, but I would appreciate feedback.</p>
<p>I’m doing EECS too, except with CS focus. Can anyone post a “typical” schedule for first year, and a “hard-core” schedule? Consider that I probably got 5s on BC Calc and AP C M & E&M</p>
<p>OK that hardcore schedule is virtually impossible even for practically any senior in EECS ;)</p>
<p>It was a joke. But anyway, a hard-core schedule might add to that “typical schedule” EE 20, CS 70, or something like that. All of these are fundamental requirements. </p>
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<p>They are not. You need 1AB, 53, 54 for Math, and 7AB for Physics, and if you got AP credit (a 5 on AP Mechanics) you may take 7B. You cannot skip 7B, from what I hear. </p>
<p>It’s less important to be terribly smart than to be eagerly looking for the right things to read and do to learn the subject material well. You have to be smart, but effort is one of the most important factors. Yes, you have to be smarter than almost anyone in your old high school was though, because EECS is demanding.</p>
<p>Probably, though if you’re specifically very interested in the other field, please do go for it. You have 4 years at a world-class engineering department – milk it for what it’s worth! You can both double major and look for internships/research that especially interest you!</p>
<p>um i think chem 1A is required. its just that almost all engineers don’t have to take it because they have gotten a 3 or above on the AP Chem test. Phys 7c is not required.</p>
<p>^^ Are you sure about Chem? I was once an EECS major too, and I’m pretty sure chem was not necessary. I think you need <em>some</em> science course aside from the two physics courses maybe? So a good score on even AP Biology might exempt you?</p>
<p>Yup, here are pretty much all the non-Humanities/Social Sciences prerequisites:</p>
<p>CS 61A
CS 61B (can AP out)
CS 61C</p>
<p>EE 20
EE 40</p>
<p>Math 1A (can AP out)
Math 1B (can AP out)
Math 53
Math 54</p>
<p>Discrete Math – CS 70, EE 126, Math 55, or Stat 134</p>
<p>Physics 7A (can AP out)
Physics 7B
<em>optional</em> Physics 7C (necessary for the optical engineering course; can also satisfy natural science requirement, I believe)</p>
<p>Natural Science – Bio 1A, Chem 1A, etc. (can AP out)</p>