dissonance

I'm trying to decide whether to take Philosphy 20a with McDonald (or Zinn?) or Feminist Studies 20 with Hobson. Does anyone who has taken one of these classes have any insight for me? These basically are just to fill up my GE requirements, I'm a Bio major... although I am good at English. Also, the Feminist Studies class is scheduled to have a final on the same day (though not the same time) as one of my other classes... what do you think?

unknown person

I don't know about either of the two classes, but Physics 6A has two seats open right now. You can always try to take that as one of your classes. It fulfills the pre-bio requirement also. Another good choice might be ARTST 1C. The class is basically a symposium where a artist lectures about his/her work every week and you don't have to do anything besides taking notes. The midterm/final will be about the content of these lectures.

Also, its fine to have two exams on the same day. I'd be worried it if there's 3 exams on the same day, but two is perfectly okay in my opinion.

dissonance

ARTST 1C sounds really interesting. I'm not in my pass time, though, so I hope it is still open on the 19th. I don't know if I want to take two science classes my first quarter, though.

unknown person

At least you're not taking three science classes w/ labs simultaneously. Scheduling labs is especially due to the length of the lab sections.

scootergal

This may not be completely helpful to you, but consider signing up for CampusBuddy. (Varying membership rates $10 or less depending on how long you sign up for). It lets you see professor's grade distributions for various classes. You can also see reviews written by students who have taken that particular class.

dissonance

I signed up for that, but there are no reviews listed...

dissonance

Does anyone have any other suggestions for a class I should take?

unknown person

Well, if you want a ridiculously easy class, then Music15 is the one to pick. Arthi 6A is also pretty interesting, but it (and all the other art history classes Ive taken) involves a bunch of memorization. Both courses satisfy the writing area of the graduation requirement in spite of the fact they seem to have some really easy writing assignments.

dissonance

Do I need to satisfy hat requirement if I got a 5 on the AP test?

unknown person

No, your AP test satisfies the area A requirement. The writing requirement refers to the Special Subject Area Requirements in this page. The requirement applies to BS degree as well even though it is listed under the BA degree section. (They don't want to list the same thing twice.)

"1. Writing Requirement.
At least six designated General Education courses that meet the following criteria: (1) the courses require one to three papers totaling at least 1,800 words, exclusive of elements like footnotes, equations, tables of contents, or references; (2) the required papers are independent of or in addition to written examinations; and (3) the paper(s) are a significant consideration in the assessment of student performance in the course. Students may, by petition, request that up to two other UCSB courses be considered as applicable toward this requirement. Special instructions for such petitions are available from the college office. Once a student has matriculated at UCSB, the writing requirement may be met only with designated UCSB courses. A list of courses that meet the writing requirement may be found on page 115."