Need Help about Majors, Requirements, and AP Credits

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hey, I'm a 2014 freshman for College of Engineering (accepted for Nuclear Engineering.) I'm also an international student, so all these college requirements are quite unfamiliar. So first, I am actually interested in doing Joint Majors of either
1. Chemical Engineering and Nuclear Engineering
2. Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
I still cannot decide between these two joint majors, but it seems quite clear that I want to do Chemical Engineering. What should I do both about my course enrollment this semester and about the change in major?</p>

<p>Second, I see some requirements for Humanities/Social Studies, Entry Level Writing, American History, or American Cultures, but where can I find the specific requirements for each branch of engineering (Nuclear or Chemical Engineering)? And where can I find specific requirements for joint majors?</p>

<p>With all those requirements, do I just look through the list of courses on <a href="http://osoc.berkeley.edu/osoc/Fall2010ScheduleUG.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://osoc.berkeley.edu/osoc/Fall2010ScheduleUG.pdf&lt;/a> to find a way to complete the requirements?</p>

<p>For the Tele-BEARS Schedule Form that we're supposed to fill before going to CalSO, how final is this? I still don't know which courses I should really register because I would probably have credits for some classes from AP exams. I am also confused about what to take first and later.</p>

<p>And for the Reading and Composition requirements, can I enroll for a course from the B or B-1 list in the first semester? and maybe from the A list in the second semester? (I'm waiting for my AP English score to come out first.)</p>

<p>Right now I'm thinking of
Math 1B
Physics 7A (When can we take the honors courses?)
E 10
English R1A (Is this course gonna take alot of my time?) (What's the difference between English R1A and N1A anyways?)
and probably one more 2-unit course.
Is this okay?</p>

<p>That's a bunch of questions. Thanks alot for your time. =]</p>

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<p>There’s no restriction for taking H7A. If you sign up for the course, nobody’s going to stop that. But I have to warn you the H series is very, very hard and is designed for those who are willing to spend an extra mile just for the love of physics.
The difference between R1A and N1A is whether it is taught offline vs. online. Usually N1A (or any course that has the ‘N’ prefix) courses are offered only during the summer. To find your nuclear engineering course requirements, use the CoE announcement which is updated every year. [College</a> of Engineering Announcement — UC Berkeley College of Engineering](<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/college-of-engineering-announcement]College”>Undergraduate Guide - Berkeley Engineering)
Also, here’s the link to your humanities requirement.
<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/advising/hssreq.pdf/[/url]”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/advising/hssreq.pdf/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Btw, to do chemical engineering, you have to be in College of Chemistry, not CoE.</p>

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<p>Here’s the accurate definition of a course that has prefix N: Courses offered in the summer with the same number and title as the Fall/Spring version but which differ in a significant way (unit value, hours of class meeting, or a change to the course description) carry the prefix “N”.</p>

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<p>Telebears is not permanent; they have open hours for Phase I which ends July 13. The open hours are 7AM-8AM and 7PM-Midnight Monday through Friday, and 12noon-12midnight on weekends. So after CalSO, during those hours, you can change it.</p>

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<p>The name for what you are proposing is simultaneous majors, because you will be in two different colleges - College of Chemistry and College of Engineering. That adds a bit of complication as you are responsible for the combination of requirements of both colleges as well as both majors. It may mean more breadths or that only some courses are accepted for a requirement by both colleges.</p>