<p>I'm an EECS major, probably doing the CSE option, and hopefully a simultaneous degree with Legal Studies. Legal Studies has only four prerequisites besides the seven course L&S breadths, and it seems those classes can all also be used to satisfy College of Engineering humanities requirements. Philos 2, for example, seems to satisfy a Legal Studies prerequisite, the L&S seven breadth requirement for Philosophy and Values, and a College of Engineering humanities class. Is this correct? History 158C also seems to satisfy those three requirements, the only difference being that it's an Historical Studies class under the seven breadth requirement. Anyway, is that schedule too rigorous for a freshman, and does that dual-degree seem feasible?</p>
<p>why do you have an ud your first semester?
Also make sure at schedule.berkeley.edu that all these courses are offered.
Then go to esc.frozeninflames.net and see if all the course can fit together.</p>
<p>I already checked that they fit together and are offered. Is it a problem or unwise to take an upper division class in my first semester? I figured that because it's history, it wouldn't be as cumulative like math or CS classes tend to be. It satisfies one of the prerequisites for Legal Studies, is on the Seven Breadth Requirement list, and works as a CoE humanities class (two of which have to be u.d.) Also, it just sounded like an interesting class with a professor who's positively ranked on ratemyprofessors.com, and the grade distribution at thecampusbuddy.com was favorable.</p>
<p>The grading for the class may be easy (regarding the history course), but you do not possess the study skills of upper division college students. I don't recommend any freshmen to take upper division classes their first semester. Yes, some will be able to handle the load, but why risk your GPA so early on when you have 7 more semesters ahead of you?</p>
<p>It really depends on the department and your individual strengths.</p>
<p>I got an A in Psych 160 (Social Psychology) during my freshman year.</p>
<p>That said, the upper-division EECS classes really are tough, but the prerequisites are there for a reason.</p>
<p>CS 61A is relatively easy in the first half, and hard in the second half. (Rack up those points while you can, since all the midterms are weighted equally.) Math 54's difficulty depends on the professor. If you care about your GPA, avoid Prof. Sethian, as he curves to a class mean of C, which I believe is the lowest among all 54 instructors. I don't know about the other two, but assuming their workloads are comparable to those of regular humanities classes, I'd say it's doable.</p>
<p>Cool, thanks for the advice. I might take Econ 1 instead of History 158C, but I could see a huge class like that being harshly curved, which thecampusbuddy seems to corroborate. However, this semester's prof, Train, gives more As and Bs in Econ 1 than Olney who's teaching next semester. Any opinions on Econ 1? Would it make my schedule way more difficult? I otherwise will take it next semester with CS61B, Physics 7B, and an easy class to cover the Arts & Literature requirement in L&S.</p>
<p>i would have to say it really depends on the ud you're taking. as long as you don't go for a really hard prof, it's no biggie to take one first semester.</p>
<p>Econ 1 should not be a biggie for you. It'll probably be a big lecture class, but I don't think it's that hard. Is there a more math-oriented version of Econ. 1? If you are going to take more econ., take the math-oriented track if you think you can handle it?</p>
<p>I think Econ. 1 is an excellent choice. </p>
<p>I would avoid an ud history course the first semester. Those usually involve tons of reading, and as a freshman you might not have as finely honed a sense of what you can afford to skip or skim as the more experienced students. I know that sounds funny, but it's true.</p>
<p>That sounds very sensible, I think I'll take Econ 1. The only other options to satisfy a Legal Studies prerequisite are Econ 100AB, which sound more in-depth than I'm looking for. But I just want to be sure-- one class can satisfy a seven breadth requirement in addition to satisfying another requirement for a specific major, right? Or even requirements for two majors, in my case? Also, which of these classes would you recommend I sign up for at CalSO?</p>
<p>By more competitive, do you mean getting into the class or the class itself is hard? The grades from this fall's professor in Econ 1 (Train) seem more favorable than the other professor's (Olney) posted at thecampusbuddy.com.</p>