What classes are included or required in GE?

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<p>What classes are included or required in GE?
How many classes should I take as a freshman?
What is the number of maximum or minimum classes that I have to take?
Are freshmen required to take any language classes?</p>

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<p>For GE’s: <a href=“http://reg.ucsc.edu/catalog/html/undergrad_gened.html[/url]”>http://reg.ucsc.edu/catalog/html/undergrad_gened.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>You can only take a total of 15 units (usually 3 classes) for the Fall quarter. After that, you can take either 19, or the maximum of 22 credits (if your GPA is above a 3.0). A minimum of 15 units per quarter is required to graduate in four years. </p>

<p>Not sure about the language classes, but I hope not. I haven’t seen or read anything that says we need to, though.</p>

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<p>But if I get credit for an AP language test, I can get some credits for elective, right?</p>

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<p>No, Freshman are not required to take a language. However, if your major or minor requires a language component, you may want to try to start the language series Freshman year. Generally speaking, the first class in a language is only offered Fall quarter. For example, German 1 & 4 are in Fall, German 2 & 5 are in Winter, and German 3 & 6 are in Spring. But if you’ve taken the language before, you can do an interview to place you in the appropriate level; so you might not have to start languages right away.</p>

<p>kcobap: You can transfer in that AP credit to apply toward your total units needed to graduate (at least 180, no more than 220). Sometimes the AP tests also fill a GE or a University requirement, but it doesn’t seem AP Language tests do. Further info here: <a href=“http://admissions.ucsc.edu/publications/AP-IB-Chart-2012-2013.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.ucsc.edu/publications/AP-IB-Chart-2012-2013.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>oic, thank you very much for your info!</p>