<p>same as above</p>
<p>engineering. chemistry. computer science (?).</p>
<p>CHEM?!?????!?!? I'd say engineering, molecular bio, and physics</p>
<p>iran, your posts are getting increasingly annoying...you haven't gone to college yet, how would you know?</p>
<p>i say that chem is difficult because i've switched out (a slight hypocrisy though, as i switched out before i even took any classes), two switched into bio (two months ago) and one switched to english. several others are considering switching.</p>
<p>i also say chem because it requires 2 series physics and 20 series math to 20d (arguably the hardest in the series), as well as p-chem. the chemistry dept is also notorious for making labs unnecessarily long and difficult. engineering is a given difficult major. i don't know any physics majors so i can't speak for that. mobio isn't any more difficult than the other biology majors. the only exception is that they have to take 20 series math.</p>
<p>so what's the easiest science major then?</p>
<p>i'd imagine psychology (some consider it a science, some don't) or environmental studies. general biology because you can choose many of your electives. EBE as well because it's not about studying the function of cells but more of wildlife and conservation and global warming.</p>
<p>you can't really "rank" majors in difficulty. some engineers may think that english is really hard, or even biology since it's "just" memorizing.</p>
<p>i'd say chem, but that's b/c i think chem labs suck..."most difficult" is a very relative term...</p>
<p>is biochemistry considered one of the easiest science major????</p>
<p>What do you even do during labs?</p>
<p>Labs. You get chemicals and lab equipment. You look at your procedure. Perform various experiments. Collect data. Then write up a lab report.</p>
<p>.....We always used to do that during AP Bio and AP Chem....</p>
<p>^ ok.... but college professors don't skim through the labs like high school teachers. and to the person who asked if biochem is an easy major.... pretty much no science major at ucsd is "easy." if you want an "easy" major, go major in history or english lit.</p>
<p>They don't skim? What's that supposed to mean? My AP Bio teacher looked through everything, hypothesis, data tables, sources of error and everything</p>
<p>It's a lot more information to take in. The average high school lab is making up a hypothesis, copying a procedure, getting data, maybe do a calculation, then write a conclusion. At most it was a page or two on MS Word.</p>
<p>A more professional lab is a page or two introduction. You write about what will be done, why it is important, etc. Talk about the chemicals involved. Then you write a procedure, step by step. A lot of steps... Then maybe add any diagram or information table. Then you do data. And you add all the data that isn't on a given table. For example in Chemistry, anything that isn't on a periodic table. Then you do analysis. Every type of calculation at least once. So chemical equations, chemical math, etc. Then you graph (if there is one). Then you list results. Every. Single. Result. Oh the cup weighed 5 grams? You put it there. The chemical weighed .5 grams? Put it there. Then you write one or two page conclusion. Summarize the introduction, the lab, the technique. Then you expand on what you learned. How it applies to the world, and possibly future. I had to do some annoying stuff also like research on each lab technique. I would spend about four hours per lab doing actual lab work.</p>
<p>Each lab in my lab manual is about twelve to thirteen pages. Oh and learning to write on carbon copy paper is so fun!</p>
<p>edit: Oh this is just the stuff you do by yourself and in the lab. There is also stuff you do with the teacher, of course.</p>
<p>How many labs are there in a given course?</p>
<p>chem 6bl labs are 8-20 pages long each. they have half page abstracts, every piece of data you can imagine, all calculations, discussion questions, prelab questions, conclusions, etc. if they require graphs, you can't just "draw" it in, you must use excel in a special way (don't know how, have yet to take 6bl) otherwise they will not accept it. you will also be graded on accuracy. sometimes i think i should just turn in my ap chem lab notebook for 6bl credit...</p>
<p>there are 6 labs in 6bl but one gets dropped from your grade. the lab class is 10 weeks long, 2 lab meetings a week x 3 hours each time + 1 lecture hour, so you're spending 7 hours/week for that class (and from what i heard, you are actually spending 7 hours, not 5 because it'd be a miracle if you finished that early) along with all the time to write up labs. so someone did say it and it's probably true but the class is like a part-time job.</p>
<p>dude...IRAN4, you ask WAY too many questions--sometimes questions that arent even necessary at the time. does this matter: "how many labs in a given course"? you have not taken any labs yet and probably wont until spring qtr for chem6bl. </p>
<p>just a heads up, if you ask as many questions in lectures as you do here..people are going to not like you very much. i dont think you would like that. ask appropriate Qs at appropriate times</p>
<p>back to the topic, im surprised nobody has said bioengineering (unless i missed it). lots of ppl go into BioE-premed wanting to go into med school, but then make the wiser choice to switch to biochem or some kind of bio major since the courses are not as difficult. MANY ppl switch out of BioE (look at their 4 yr plans and you will understand how crazy this major is..and how hard it is to do well in esp if u wanna go to med school).</p>
<p>Many people don't realize that Bioe:Premedical is still Bioengineering. The only difference is that the senior design project is absent from the coursework, and some other technical classes. I say the Bioengineering department is the hardest at UCSD. The department itself is very strict and precise in what it wants out of its students.</p>
<p>many also switch out of BioE:Premed because it's not an engineering accredited course (ABET). So what's the point of doing a hard major without it being accredited? Might as well switch into BioE (very hard to do) or just switch to something else.</p>
<p>Well if you go to work right after your bachelors, I can see where the ABET will come into play. The ABET comes from the design project, I believe.</p>