I was wondering if it’s hard for a humanities major to get spots in the premed prereq classes? Also how bad is the weeding in these classes?
The weeding would be in the Pre-med science requirements which you still have to fit in with your humanities major. Being a Humanities major will not give you disadvantage unless Humanities is a subject you have little interest in pursuing.
what I meant to ask is if biology majors or typical premed majors get priority class registration over hum majors at large public schools
I cannot comment specifically for UCSB, but at the other UC’s, students within the Pre-med specific majors usually get first choice for their major requirements and then open enrollment for the rest of the students. Hopefully a current UCSB student can chime in and give you some more helpful information or send an email to the UCSB registrar in regards to priority on class selection.
I believe UCSB said that science majors get priority in taking certain science classes but that they generally have enough space for everyone who wants to take a class. You might not get the time or professor you want and, depending on your registration time, you might have to wait until the following quarter to take the class. If you are set on a pre-health class and are having difficulty getting classes, you can always change to a science major and minor in humanities.
You should be able to fit in all premed pre-reqs during your 4 years. But you may not have much flexibility in choosing the time.
the required premed classes are lower division classes in things like math, bio, chem. These classes enroll hundreds of students since they are required for many majors. You should not have any trouble enrolling in them.
do those classes come with labs? and are those harder to get into
find out what classes you need to take to satisfy premed requirements. You can probably find this info on the ucsb website when searching for premed advising. Then look up the classes in the schedule of classes and see if they have a lab https://my.sa.ucsb.edu/public/curriculum/coursesearch.aspx Alternatively you can look up the classes in the UCSB catalog https://my.sa.ucsb.edu/catalog/Current/Index.aspx
As for harder to get into, they create enough lab seats for everyone enrolled in the course.