Workload Dilemma

<p>Okay, so I've been accepted for the Spring '07 semester (which I appealed, but I'm still waiting to hear back, so I'm making my plans under the assumption that it'll get denied, just to play it safe), and I plan on enrolling in the FPF program. </p>

<p>However, you are only allowed to take 4 classes a semester in FPF, and I--as far as I know--need to take 5 in order to stay on track to graduate in 3 years. I will, god-willing, have 9 AP tests (only one of which is a 3, if that matters), under my belt when I enroll, so I'm hoping to amass ~30units. Assuming I fall somewhere in the 25-30units range, will my 3 year graduation plans be thrown off by one semester of only 4 classes? </p>

<p>(I'm planning on double majoring in Economics and Asian Studies and minoring in Mandarin in case you wanted to know)</p>

<p>Thanks so much for any advice/help/commentary you can offer!</p>

<p>Have you taken a class at Berkeley before?</p>

<p>PS read this for inspiration <a href="http://www.dailycal.org/article.php?id=10758%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dailycal.org/article.php?id=10758&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Errrrrr...double majoring and minoring in four years would be difficult, let alone three. I can't calculate if you'll be able to do it, but you can quickly sketch out a plan to see if it's doable (things not to forget: besides your requirements for major/minor, you also need to take breadth requirements; you can also take up to two classes each summer)</p>

<p>thanks so much for your help!</p>

<p>update: I calculated my AP credit and it totals out to 32units.</p>

<p>Not really answering the original question, but FYI, Mandarin isn't an available</a> minor.</p>

<p>whoops, my bad, you're right. but it is a primary focus of the asian studies program, and I just meant that I plan to become fluent...</p>

<p>Being fluent and minoring are two very different things. </p>

<p>One thing you have to consider when planning is that certain classes won't be offered every semester, and some that you might need to graduate, or really want to take, may be offered once a semester, or once every two years (possibly). You also potential won't be able to take classes because of time conflicts or at times because you are unable to get into them. These things happen at every school.</p>