r&c requirement (wise to fulfill with ap credit)

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<p>Wise? Depends on the person. Some courses are intensive, some more laid back (than other R and C courses). You will write more than your average Berkeley course, and you might learn something from it. If you want to take something that will challenge you more, check into the honors class. Some classes will give students a good foundation, some say they are a wate of time. I think this depends heavily on the teacher and class. You could always get into a class and drop it later if you find one that interests you. Try it out and if you don't like it, drop it, but soon. The classes are pretty small, and you will get to know your prof/GSI fairly well if you want. It's nice to have the option to skip them, and for some students, they would not be helpful. </p>

<p>You could always take something like L and S R44, which will do more for you than just R and C. Check into that. 5 units, lots of reading, lots of stuff fulfilled.</p>

<p>From this year</p>

<p><a href="http://collegecourses.berkeley.edu/courses/2005fall/44.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegecourses.berkeley.edu/courses/2005fall/44.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p><a href="http://collegecourses.berkeley.edu/courses/2005fall/LS_R44_F05.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegecourses.berkeley.edu/courses/2005fall/LS_R44_F05.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>