<p>I'm a bit confused on how to choose classes if you're a freshman. I'm planning to major in CS though college of letters and science.</p>
<p>What is Phase I and II?
How exactly do you register for classes?
When (what date?) do you register. </p>
<p>oh and also I got a 4 on the AP Calc BC exam. (4 on AB subscore) I know I can skip math 1A but is it wise to do so? Would I be at an disadvantage If I skipped it?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>I’m in the same position as you. The Tele-Bears calendar (the registrar thingy) says
Phase I: April 11 - July 12
Phase II: July 14 - August 14</p>
<p>So as new freshmen when can we expect to get this “Tele-Bear appointment” to schedule? I hope it’s not in the beginning of April for Phase I because honestly that’s even earlier than the deadline for deciding on a college (May 1). That would kinda suck.</p>
<p>April11th??!!</p>
<p>I better start looking up classes & professors…</p>
<p>During your “Phase 1” appointment, you can sign up for 10.5 units (the extra 0.5 units being a P.E. class if you’d like). During your “Phase 2” appointment, you can sign up for more classes until you go over 16 units, at which point you cannot enroll further. I would enroll in your major pre-requisites (and popular breadth if you have room) during Phase 1 and anything else you need or very large classes in Phase 2. </p>
<p>You may pass out of Math 1A, as you mentioned. The Math 1 A/B series is notoriously difficult here at Berkeley; in my opinion, the fewer classes you need to take in that series, the better. (Assuming you have a good foundation from AP Calculus.)</p>
<p>Beware of Math 1B. Hahah.</p>
<p>Freshmen do not normally have Telebears appointments until orientation (CalSO). This will most likely be in June or July, or possibly the end of May.</p>
<p>@justinR</p>
<p>Even if I got a 4 in AP Calculus BC I still have to beware of Math1B? Why?
is it graded on a curve?</p>
<p>IS math 1b harder than math54? If so, would you guys recommend me retaking the AP calculus BC test this year to get a 5 and skip that class?</p>
<p>See the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1305840-freshman-math-faq.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1305840-freshman-math-faq.html</a> for tips on selecting your first math course. If you are unsure, follow the links to old Math 1A and 1B exams to test your knowledge of calculus in relation to what Berkeley expects students completing Math 1A and 1B to know.</p>
<p>In addition to a math course, other courses you want to consider as a prospective L&S CS major include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Computer Science 61A</li>
<li>[Reading</a> and composition](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/rc.html]Reading”>Reading & Composition | L&S Advising) course, if you do not have a 5 on AP English literature.</li>
<li>Courses that fulfill the L&S [7</a> course breadth](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/7breadth.html]7”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirement/7breadth.html) categories that are not fulfilled by your major courses. Note that some courses like ESPM 50AC and ESPM C12 / English C77 can fulfill any one of several categories.</li>
<li>There is also an American Cultures requirement – basically take at least one course with a course number suffixed with “AC” (or History 7A or 7B) before graduation. The course can count for other requirements as well (e.g. ESPM 50AC can count for both American Cultures and an L&S 7 course breadth category).</li>
<li>Any other course you are interested in. Economics and psychology courses are popular with non-majors.</li>
</ul>
<p>Make a list of courses that is greater than the number of courses that you will actually take, so that you can have alternates if your first choices are full.</p>
<p>Phase I for entering freshmen is during CalSO orientation. Choose the earliest possible date to get the best selection of courses and times.</p>
<p>There seems to be a popular rumor (I’m not sure if it’s true) that Math 1B is the most-failed class at Berkeley and Math 1A is among the top ten. Although the Math 50 series (53, 54, 55) is regarded as difficult as well, it seems that the curves for these classes may be slightly less intense than the 1 series, though you could try confirming that with websites like CourseRank. The decision as to whether or not to retake the Calc BC test to try to get a 5 is up to you, but it is something I would consider (especially since it’s one of the few AP tests, along with AP English exams, in which the score above a 3 matters).</p>
<p>Actually, scores higher than 3 do matter for other AP tests when it comes to subject credit for major prerequisites, although it is only AP Calculus that matters for the L&S CS major.</p>
<p>ok, so i read a lot of class and teacher revews on Math 1B.</p>
<p>All the people basically say the class is the same as AP Calc BC with differential equations. Also which teacher you choose also matters.</p>
<p>I’m finished multivariable calculus (calc 3) last semester with a A+ and am currently doing differential equations. (in my high school)</p>
<p>So in theory that class should be a breeze for me. I hope. I’ll just review the material over the summer…</p>
<p>Will you have college credit for multivariable calculus?</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus: </p>
<p>Is it possible to get college credit for courses taken at university outside of California? I took linear algebra & diff. eq. at a local college. I don’t expect so, but I thought it worth asking.</p>
<p>Contact the math department and your intended major department about evaluating the transferability of your college courses. In all likelihood, if you took a linear algebra and differential equations course intended for math and engineering majors at a college, it will be accepted for Math 54.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus
no i took it in my high school. So probably no college credit</p>
<p>Not a dual credit course arranged with a local college?</p>
<p>What prof would you recommend if we had to take 1B?</p>