<p>I am for sure planning to major in economics or in business at HAAS (if I get in) at UCB. I also have a tiny side interest in CS, so I might major in L&S CS as well (not EECS). I also want to graduate in 3 years, while maintaining a stellar GPA (obviously). Is this possible at all? How difficult would this be for someone with little background in CS? Will I be getting any sleep (sleep is very important for me, sometimes more so than social life)? Would you suggest for me to just major in econ/biz if I want to graduate in 3 years? Am I asking too many questions?</p>
<p>Please tell me you’re trolling.</p>
<p>Alternative, somewhat more helpful response, in the hopefully very unlikely event that you’re actually serious: Go look at the required classes for the two majors and see if it’s possible to do both in 6 semesters (plus summers) with ~16 units per semester, bearing in mind that you can’t generally overlap more than two classes. The answer is almost certainly “No,” but you’re free to check that yourself.</p>
<p>L&S CS is about 15 courses. Economics is about 10 courses that do not overlap with L&S CS, for a total of 25 courses. Typical course loads of 4 courses per semester would mean about 24 courses in 6 semesters, but then you would still have to fit in about 6 more breadth courses.</p>
<p>If you have a 5 on AP calculus BC, both AP economics tests, and AP English literature, then you can skip 5 of the courses, which can make that combination of 26 courses barely doable in 6 semesters if you schedule carefully and take overloads in 2 of the semesters (or take a summer session).</p>
<p>Business has more requirements than economics, so it may be harder to double it with L&S CS.</p>
<p>Doing the CS minor, or just CS 61A-61B-61C, would be much more feasable alongside an economics or business major.</p>
<p>Actually, it would be very possible for you. CS has very few requirements overall (though some courses admittedly take quite a bit of work) and if you have that talent, you could potentially stack up some CS classes (like CS 61B, 61C, and CS 70 in one semester).</p>
<p>CS has a total of 7 upper division requirements and 6 lower division requirements (assuming you waiver out of 1A + 1B). </p>
<p>Also, assuming that you waiver out of Econ 1, you have 1 lower division econ course and 8 upper div left. Assuming you got a five on AP English, you do not need to take R&C, meaning you have 3 breadth courses + 1 AC course left (CS satisfies physical science, econ takes care of 3 others, and AC takes care of both AC and a breadth).</p>
<p>So, 4 + 9 + 13 = 26 courses in 6 semesters. If you take some courses over the summer, this schedule becomes extremely manageable. You could take, for example five courses your first semester, five your second, and two over your first summer, leaving you 14 courses for four semesters. And when you’re taking those hard CS classes, you’d want as few units as possible, and the fact that you have four semesters for 14 courses suggests that in two of these semesters, you can indeed have three classes + some decal/seminar.</p>
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<p>L&S breadth is a bit trickier than that.</p>
<p>5 on AP English literature is needed to escape R&C B. L&S 7 course breadth can have 3 of them covered by the majors since CS courses can cover just 1, and economics courses can cover 2 (L&S allows at most 2 from any one department). So that leaves 4, one of which must be an AC course.</p>
<p>[Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: 7 Course Breadth](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/7breadth.html]Office”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/7breadth.html)</p>
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Yeah, what ucbalumnus said. Either way, it doesn’t seem too difficult for you - 27 courses in 6 semesters. Considering the fact that you can take courses over the summer, it won’t be hard at all.</p>
<p>Huh, guess I was wrong.</p>
<p>It’s been done, :-)</p>
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[05.05.2003</a> - Innovative engineering and business graduate Ankur Luthra named University Medalist](<a href=“http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/05/05_ankar.shtml]05.05.2003”>05.05.2003 - Innovative engineering and business graduate Ankur Luthra named University Medalist)</p>
<p>^ I heard about Luthra. He must’ve had godly skills in time management, or things were just really different in UCB back in 2003. </p>
<p>And thanks guys for the advice; I will probably minor in CS. Another question: How difficult is L&S CS compared to CS? Suppose I were to major in just L&S CS - would I have a hard time pulling off a 3.7?</p>
<p>CS is L&S CS. If you mean the difference between L&S CS and EECS, both choose from the same CS courses, though EECS majors have the option of emphasizing EE and not taking any upper division CS courses. EECS majors have a few more lower division EE (20N and 40 instead of 42), math (53), and science (Physics 7A-7B, plus addition of student’s choosing) requirements.</p>
<p>It is easier to declare L&S CS than it is to change major into EECS for a currently undeclared L&S student.</p>
<p>two related or unrelated questions.
Want to do EECS+ECON.</p>
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<li>Can ECON101A and ECON101B fulfill COE’s 6 H/SS’s requirements:
#4 two upper div, #5 two from same dept and one is upper div
and meantime it fulfills ECON major’s required course?</li>
<li>COE said AP Lit only fulfill R&C A, but AP Lit fulfill L&S R&C A and B. So still need another R&C B for COE?</li>
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<p>thanks.</p>