<p>Okay, so I am in incoming transfer student. I signed up for the June orientation, and I know there is a day we choose classes and register for them. However, they are telling us to bring a schedule of classes that we want to register for.
Is there any way that I could meet earlier with an advisor to figure out what classes I even need to register for?
I'm pretty certain my major is going to be PPL, and I know I want to take a horseback riding class, but other than that, I have no clue what classes to look into.
Some of my college classes have an NLIB on DARS, so I have no clue what they will be considered under. A class I took at my college as math isnt decided as a math class yet at Bing, so I have to wait till then.
Any suggestions? Any help would be great!
Thanks!</p>
<p>I’m a PPL major so I suggest you take the intro class, PHIL 146 Law and Justice, which is being taught by Ami Bar On (never had her, heard good things). I also suggest PHIL 148 Medical Ethics taught by Anna Gotlib (the best prof PERIOD). </p>
<p>Other classes that will count and are good: HIST 103 Foundations of America (first half of American hist and give a P req) and HIST 356 American Legal History (spring 2011 next offering, GREAT class, I just took it) taught by Diane Sommerville (also an excellent prof), HIST 266 Women Since 1874 (give a W and is just interesting, no idea who the prof is though…), SOC ??? Social Problems in the US taught by ??? (heard good things about the class), PLSC 331 Constitutional Law…</p>
<p>Ok I’m done XD</p>
<p>I am dying to take Gotlib’s class, the reviews I read were amazing, and I loved the fact that she apparently gives you the questions a week ahead to prepare. My kind of professor 
Im just worried I might have to more her till next semester cause her class is Mondays-Weds 8:30-9:30, and then Id have a class at Bingham Hall at 9:40, So I’m not entirely sure I would be able to swing that without getting my butt kicked.
I wasnt able to find any reviews on Ami Bar On, so I would be a little iffy taking a professor I know knowing about their style or how they teach. I had a professor like that just now, and never again am I repeating that horrible experience. </p>
<p>I’m waiting to get my final transcript in and get everything covered. I took a bunch of AP’s and a bunch of history classes in the previous college I was at, so pluralism should be covered, ( They even said 85 or higher on the regents should give you a P, so I’m waiting on confirmation from that, hopefully thats true and I get it)</p>
<p>Would you be able to give me the list of all your profs you had for your classes and your opinions on them? That would be great.
Also, Thank you so so much for what you wrote, soooo sooo helpful!</p>
<p>Ah no problem!</p>
<p>Gotlib’s class is absolutely worth taking, but I believe it’s only offered in the fall semester. She’s going to be teaching a 400 level in the Spring (I will be taking that XD) but if you’re really into the subject, I’d recommend taking that. </p>
<p>I’ve taken:
HIST 103A- Foundations of America (good survey course, Sommerville is a great lecturer and it counts as a “W” I think)
WRIT 111- Er… Something (Basically an AP English course, I shouldn’t have taken it… It was an easy A and a “J” req but really boring)
ENG 283L- American Evangelism (Great course and really had excellent discussions. This was taught by a grad student who graduated this Spring, but it does show how good grad student classes can be, and yes, they can write recommendations for stuff)
PHIL 148A- Medical Ethics (Take. This. Class. Enough said.)</p>
<p>HIST 266- Women Since 1874 (Interesting perspective on the latter half of American history, it can be very feminist and I think there was exactly one guy in the 100 person class so if that’s not ok, I’d avoid. The prof was great but she’s left)
HIST 356- American Legal History (Another Sommerville class, I love the subject so I really enjoyed everything in the class. It was very reading heavy though, ~150 pgs or so a week in primary documents and articles with a summary on the readings due every week… Midterm was hard but if you enjoy this type of material its really worth taking…Only offered every other Spring, next offering is SPG 2012)
SOC 225- Sociology of Work and Occupation (Great discussion class, taught by another grad student who I hope will teach another class)
PLSC 115- Intro. to Ideas and Politics (Good subject, easy easy class- tests are straight from text books and she teaches everything in the books to the class as well with a (sometimes) optional final… She’s a nice lady but her lecturing is sometimes meh… PM me for a better description)</p>
<p>So that’s all my courses (I am going into my second year) and I hope you make the sacrifice for Gotlib’s class, it’s a great class to have as your first at Bing.</p>
<p>As a sophmore, would taking 300/400 level classes be a bit challeneging? I’m just asking because as a freshman I want to take a bunch of classes but they are all on the upper levels…Would I even be allowed in?</p>
<p>Thankss</p>
<p>to the ones that dont allow soph, they state it. but im pretty sure you can</p>
<p>Some 300 level classes will allow freshman but for most you will have to petition in. The process depends on the department but it usually involves filling out a form, getting it signed by the instructor, and then giving it to the undergrad person to enter it in. Some classes will also restrict by major (which again can be circumvented by petitioning). </p>
<p>Email the professors of the classes you’re thinking of taking and ask his/her policy on allowing freshman into their upper level classes. For the one class I had to petition into (HIST 356), she wanted to make sure I could do the work, which I easily proved I could because I was taking her class at the time and she just talked to my TA. Other professors will have different methods for allowing underclassmen in.</p>
<p>As far as difficulty, it depends on the class. I didn’t have any problems with Legal History. the best way to figure out if you can handle the class is to talk to the professor.</p>