<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I am used to taking 20 units per semester at junior college so I do not really mind having a relatively high workload. However, since junior college is probably incomparable to Berkeley's academics, I would like to hear the input of current students.</p>
<p>I would like to take physics 7B so I don't have to worry about physics after this summer and also an additional course to boost my total unit count up to 6 to become eligible for financial aid. </p>
<p>Is this first course sounding like a bad idea already? Would bio 1A be a better choice?</p>
<p>I would like my additional course to be towards my interests of MCB w/ biochemistry focus. </p>
<p>I would just get advice at CalSo, but it seems as though the courses for session C will begin to fill by that time.</p>
<p>Can anyone provide a link to the generalized graduation requirements of my intended major, or the requirements of the school? Google provided me with only dead ends.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help.</p>
<p>Since a summer session is about half as long as a regular semester, you should be able to handle half the course load.</p>
<p>Note, however, that lab courses can be more work than non-lab courses, even with the same number of credit units.</p>
<p>Note also (on [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) ) that some community college courses articulate to Berkeley courses of differing numbers of credit units (e.g. a 5 unit community college course may articulate to a 4 unit Berkeley course). Check to see how many Berkeley units your typical 20 unit course loads at community college were equivalent to.</p>
<p>If you intend Molecular and Cell Biology in the College of Letters and Science, look here:</p>
<p>[Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: Summary of Degree Requirements](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/summary.html]Office”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/summary.html)
[MCB</a> Major Requirements - At a Glance](<a href=“http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/major/major-requirements/requirements/]MCB”>MCB Major Requirements - At a Glance | Molecular and Cell Biology)</p>
<p>If you are also a pre-med, look here:</p>
<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Medical/MedPrep.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Medical/MedPrep.stm</a></p>
<p>Thanks for the reply.</p>
<p>I just signed up for 8B physics and am 18 on the waiting list.</p>
<p>Is there a reasonable shot, given the context of the course, that I will get a spot before class begins on June 20?</p>
<p>Should I begin to seek alternatives immediately?</p>
<p>Also, since I will be billed for wait-listed classes, I imagine that the quantity of units I am wait-listed for will contribute towards the 6 unit minimum for financial aid. Is this correct?</p>
<p>Thank you all for sharing your knowledge and experience with a new and appreciative Cal student.</p>
<p>As of now, one of the Physics 8B lectures is full, but the other has 12 spaces open (though 11 of the open lab spaces are in W 4-6pm).</p>
<p>There are three Physics 7B lectures. One is full, one at (TuTh 8-9:30am) has 46 spaces open, and one has 9 spaces open (with most of the open lab spaces at Tu 8-10am or Th 8-10am). There is also a Physics H7B (honors course) with 21 open spaces (out of 25 total).</p>
<p>Physics 7B can substitute for Physics 8B, according to the [MCB</a> handbook](<a href=“http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/images/stories/forms/handbook/mcbhandbook.pdf]MCB”>http://mcb.berkeley.edu/undergrad/images/stories/forms/handbook/mcbhandbook.pdf). However, this is generally considered to be the “harder” physics course for physics and engineering majors, and requires Math 53 (multivariable calculus) as at least a co-requisite.</p>
<p>No, I’d say the workload is about the same. Or less. Or at least it was like that for my classes. I recommend taking AC and R&C requirements.</p>