R&C Requirement

[Calicious]

<p>When do you need to complete this by (I recall people saying by end of 2nd year)? I still need to the complete the 2nd half of the requirement. Was thinking of doing it during next summer (summer 2013). I'm a 2nd year, so not sure if I'll start getting some registration blocks if I don't finish it before my junior year!</p>

[ucbalumnus]

<p>If you are in the College of Letters and Science, [Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: Reading & Composition](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/rc.html]Office”>Reading & Composition | L&S Advising) says that:</p>

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@College of Letters and Science

Students must complete a first-level reading and composition course (e.g., Com Lit R1A) by the end of their second semester and a second-level course (e.g., Rhetoric R1B) by the end of their fourth semester. All undergraduates must complete the Reading and Composition (R&C) requirement by the end of their fourth semester, or their enrollment will be blocked for the following semester.

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<p>Some majors (e.g. English and comparative literature) require completion of the R&C requirement before declaring the major.</p>

<p>If you are in the College of Engineering, <a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/requirements/hss-humanities-current-list/HSS%20NEW%20REQ.pdf[/url]”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/requirements/hss-humanities-current-list/HSS%20NEW%20REQ.pdf&lt;/a&gt; says that:</p>

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@College of Engineering

Two of the six courses must fulfill the Reading and Composition (R&C) requirement. These courses must be taken for a letter grade and must be completed by no later than the end of the sophomore year (4th semester of enrollment). The first half of R&C “A” course should be completed by the end of the freshman year; the second half of R&C “B “course by the end of the sophomore year.

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[Calicious]

<p>Hmm I guess I’ll have to take it before summer then :(! Thanks</p>

[Lucyan]

<p>If I’m waitlisted #4 for German R&C, with the enrollment being at 15/17, is there a good chance I’ll get off? Or should I just switch to another (harder) R&C? Or just try again next semester?</p>

[Calicious]

<p>You’ll most likely get it. You’re technically #2. There’s a rule that the top 10% of the waitlist will get in the class for sure (most of the time). You should be fine.</p>

[jerseydude1993]

<p>Usually the 10% rule applies only to big lectures. You have a fair chance of getting in but what i did was I enrolled in 2 R&C courses at the same time, one was easy the other was hard. In the end, I got off the waitlist for the easy one and dropped the harder R&C. While the first few weeks might be hard, at least you are ensured for an R&C class.</p>

[Calicious]

<p>^That’s true, but it does apply to R&C to some extents. Out of the 30 people enrolled, I would estimate 1-3 would drop the class after receiving the reading list haha. Either way, if you’re worried, just waitlist/enroll for two R&Cs. I’m quite positive you’ll get into German, but in case things don’t go your way, you still have another back up R&C.</p>