<p>I figured it would be helpful for all of us to have a single thread to refer to once Telebears appointments start rolling around so that we can get a sense of what classes to take for easy credits. </p>
<p>Unfortunately I don't have any recommendations off of the top of my head because the easy profs I've taken so far aren't teaching this semester, but hopefully some other people have good suggestions!</p>
<p>mcb102
BAZINGA!</p>
<p>if people answered seriously, it WOULD be helpful</p>
<p>as an incoming freshman this fall, what 2 classes would you recommend me taking in the summer at berkeley?
where can you find the required undergraduates courses i need to take before i declare a major, and also, where can i find out which courses i need to take to qualify for the major i am to declare in junior year?</p>
<p>the 2 classes you’d want would depend on what you are interested in major-wise or maybe you just want to take 2 classes for fun. Otherwise, I’d really just find a summer job and kick it for the last time with friends you’ll get to see only a few times per year in the future.
Courses you’ll need to take a major are listed on the major’s website. Just google it, click the link, prospective students usually, yada yada.</p>
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<p>[General</a> Catalog - Courses & Curricula by Department](<a href=“http://sis.berkeley.edu/gc/curricula.html]General”>http://sis.berkeley.edu/gc/curricula.html)</p>
<p>However, you may also want to consider working to save some money and/or taking transferable courses (see <a href=“http://www.assist.org%5B/url%5D”>http://www.assist.org</a> ) at a community college.</p>
<p>These aren’t necessarily easy, but I recommend freshmen taking 4 “basics” courses if they’re in L&S: Econ 1, Stats 2 (or some of the 20s idk–an intro stats course), a socio class (replace with science course if you’re geared toward that), and one class in the area you like. (You can wait until spring to do some of them.) It’s because these are prereqs for basically every other major in L&S, and I wish I had done them because I would have easily been able to switch majors. (I discovered too late what I wanted to do.)</p>
<p>Statistics 2 is not a good idea for a student who may major in Economics or Business, which require a calculus-based course (20, 21, or upper division). Of course, that means that the student needs to have completed something like Math 1A or 16A or AP Calculus credit.</p>
<p>An entering freshman considering a math or science type of major should check for lower division prerequisites, as trying to switch to such a major later without having taken them may delay graduation. Pre-meds of any major (which does not have to be biology) should check pre-med course requirements.</p>
<p>An entering freshman should try to get an R&C A or B course if needed (i.e. unless s/he got a 5 on AP English Literature). A semester of calculus (if no AP Calculus credit) followed by Statistics 20 or 21 would be a good idea for many students (some majors, like Economics and Business and all of the sciences, require more math than that). Undecided freshmen should fill in the rest of the schedule with introductory courses in areas of possible interest (Economics 1 is useful for many majors).</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus, you lost me…im completely comfused out of my mind right now…</p>
<p>for the prereq for L&S, you need to do the 7 breadth courses, and when can you fulfill these 7 requrements? </p>
<p>because in the summer, i just want to take a really easy class, but at the same time, it has to be one of the prereq course required for L&S</p>
<p>You just have to complete the 7 breadth courses for L&S by the time you graduate. So you can take them in your senior year etc etc. These 7 breadth courses are not generally referred to as pre-req classes.</p>
<p>Pre-reqs usually refer to classes specific to a major that need to be completed before you can declare that major. Some majors allow you to concurrently complete pre-reqs the semester you declare. Most people declare their majors by spring/end of their sophomore year.</p>
<p>R&C classes are requirements for L&S along with the 7 breadth classes, they are not referred to as pre-req classes as well. The other classes ucbalumnus is recommending are pre-reqs for majors. Classes like Math 1/16 series, Stat 2/20/21 etc are some of the more common pre-reqs for most majors.</p>
<p>you know what you should really take? an R&C class. Just get them over with it and they’re usually pretty chill over the summer.</p>
<p>Yes, an R&C course (if you do not have a 5 on AP English Literature) is a good idea if you take summer courses at either Berkeley or a community college.</p>
<p>Note: a 4 on either AP English satisfies the R&C A course, so you would take an R&C B course in that case.</p>
<p>well, i did not pass the AP english, so i have to take the english placement exam…i think i will pass it, but if not, then i have to take R&C A ? but if i did pass the palcement test with a 8+ score, then i can take R&C B? </p>
<p>and also, what is another course i could take? along the line of this R&C course</p>
<p>There is a placement exam for the [Entry</a> Level Writing Requirement](<a href=“http://writing.berkeley.edu/newsite/awpexam.htm]Entry”>http://writing.berkeley.edu/newsite/awpexam.htm), which must be fulfilled before or concurrently with R&C A (College Writing R1A fulfills both ELWR and R&C A).</p>
<p>If you have already fulfilled the ELWR (by SAT scores, 3 on AP English, etc.), but do not have any of the AP, IB, or A-level scores to fulfill the [url=<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/rc.html]R&C[/url”>Reading & Composition | L&S Advising]R&C[/url</a>] requirement, then you can enroll in an R&C A course to begin fulfilling the [url=<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/rc.html]R&C[/url”>Reading & Composition | L&S Advising]R&C[/url</a>] requirement.</p>
<p>As far as other courses go, what major(s) are you considering? You either want to get started on courses required for the major(s), or courses which will fulfill breadth requirements that will not be fulfilled by the major(s).</p>
<p>im undeclared for L&S, i dont know what to major in yet, so i guess i should jsut fulfill the requirements for L&S first then, after i know my major, ill take the required courses then for the major…</p>
<p>If you are interested in any math or science major, or any other major with a lot of prerequisites (like Business or Economics), then you want to pay attention to the major requirements early, so that you are not behind if you decide to do that major.</p>
<p>Hi ucbalumnus, you mentioned that A-Level scores can be used to fulfill the R&C requirement, may I know if there is any web page indicating the transfer of credits for common A-Level subjects? This is so that I would not sign up for redundant courses during the summer session. Thanks :)</p>
<p>If you are in the College of Letters and Science, here is its [Reading</a> and Composition requirement](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/rc.html]Reading”>Reading & Composition | L&S Advising) page. It says “A-level English Exam – grade of A, B or C satisfies both semesters.”</p>
<p>A-level exams may also fulfill the L&S Quantitative Reasoning requirement (which you will likely trivially fulfill if you are in any type of math-based major) and L&S Foreign Language requirement.</p>
<p>There is no mention of A-level exams to fulfill the university-wide [American</a> History and Institutions](<a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/?PageID=ahi.html]American”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/?PageID=ahi.html) requirement.</p>
<p>Otherwise, check the department of the subject the A-level exam is in, and the department(s) you are considering majoring in, to see if a given A-level exam indicates placement into a higher level course.</p>