<p>Im an incoming freshman, a bio sci major and I read in the UCI catalog that in the fall I should take Bio 93, Chem 1A, Humanities 1A and Bio 2A</p>
<p>My first question is-is this an appropriate course load-is it too much or too little, could someone please help?</p>
<p>and also
given that I satisfied the entry level writing requirement, which writing/humanities course should I sign up for</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>There are many different schedules incoming bio freshmen can take, it all depends. </p>
<p>If you haven’t taken any calculus yet, it is recommended you take Bio, Chem, Writ 39A or 39B, & Calc for the fall quarter.
Its just too much imho if you do Bio, Chem, HUMCORE & Calc.</p>
<p>I would do humcore if you have finished Calc 2B or BC. That way, you will be able to take three classes BIO, CHEM, HUMCORE, and it’ll still count as 16 units, if I’m not mistaken. But throw in a math class into this mix, and it might just be too much.</p>
<p>well the bio catalog says to do Bio 93, Chem 1A and Humanities 1-calc doesnt start till the spring quarter</p>
<p>So what would be my best bet-37, 39 or HumCore</p>
<p>Since I’m also a bio major and in a similar situation, i feel the need to ask for more information about the english/writing classes. </p>
<p>I assume the Calc/Bio/Chem classes are self explanatory</p>
<p>But for writing, there’s 37, 39, and Humcore
my question is- whats the difference between these three, in terms of rigor and the GEs they fulfill?</p>
<p>bump because I want to know as well . . .</p>
<p>I took the 39b route; so I took writing 39b my Fall quarter, and writing 31 my Spring. 39b requires a lot of time. 31 is not much work, fun, but grading is ambiguous and it depends on the grad student teaching it.</p>
<p>Humcore is definitely more rigorous/time consuming/stressful, but it does knock off cat IV, lower div writing, and can’t remember what else…</p>
<p>As what Junshik mentions, I’m including that Humcore constrains alot of reading. One of them is Symposium by Socrates?. Its hella hard from what I’ve heard from others. Highly suggested for skilled writers.</p>
<p>39B is enjoyable from my experiences. From there on you have the option to take 39C, poetry or fiction writing to full-fill your lower division. I’m not sure if your premed, its recommended to take 39C, which is a lot more work than 39B.</p>
<p>what about the 37??</p>
<p>writing 37 is a combination of 39A and 39B, so if you didnt pass the AWPE or that they recommended taking 37, take it. It’ll save you a quarter . I dont know too well about its difficulty</p>
<p>So what if I did pass the AWPE-is humcore the class for me.</p>
<p>Because the way its been sounding it seems like (level wise) Humcore>Writing37>Writing39</p>
<p>Is this right, or are 37 and 39 equal?</p>
<p>its says you dont have to take 39A.</p>
<p>taking 37 is 39B + 39A hence two birds with one stone deal so this is omit if you did pass the AWPE.</p>
<p>Your two options is humcore or 39B.</p>
<p>could you take humcore as a sophomore?</p>
<p>Thats a good question…that I dont know…but if you’re a bio major, I highly suggest taking humcore on your freshman year.</p>