<p>Frosh scheduling for CoE students tends to be an FAQ this time of year.</p>
<p>Here are some suggestions:</p>
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<li> Lots of information can be found here:
<a href=“Students - Berkeley Engineering”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates</a>
This includes pages for new students:
<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students</a>
Guide with suggested course plans:
<a href=“Undergraduate Guide - Berkeley Engineering”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/guide</a>
AP, IB, and A-level credit:
<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/requirements/hum-ss-requirement/EXAM%20SCORES.pdf”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/requirements/hum-ss-requirement/EXAM%20SCORES.pdf</a>
Before attending CalSO:
<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students/before-attending-calso.html”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students/before-attending-calso.html</a></li>
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<p>In addition, old final exams of Berkeley courses can be found here:
<a href=“Exam and Syllabus Database - Tau Beta Pi, California Alpha Chapter”>https://tbp.berkeley.edu/courses/</a>
These can be useful if you need to decide whether to skip a course based on AP, IB, or A-level credit.</p>
<p>Note that Math 1B, 53, and 54, and Physics 7A, 7B, and 7C are also offered in honors form, with more theory and more difficult problems. The honors courses are prefixed with H (e.g. Math H53, Physics H7A).</p>
<ol>
<li> You may want to build your schedule in this order:</li>
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<p>a. Consider a seminar about the engineering profession. This may be the general Engineering 92, or a major-specific one like Civil Engineering 92. In some cases, it may be required. After that, go on to the “real” courses as follows.</p>
<p>b. Choose a math course. All CoE majors require Math 1A, 1B, 53, and 54. See the CoE link about choosing an appropriate first math course. Note that Math 53 and 54 can be taken in either order (or simultaneously), but most CoE students take Math 53 first, since Physics 7B requires it as a co-requisite. EECS additionally requires CS 70.</p>
<p>c. Choose a science course. All CoE majors require Physics 7A and 7B; most require Chemistry 1A/1AL, and some require other science courses in addition. If your math course is Math 1B or higher, consider Physics 7A, because most CoE majors’ prerequisite sequences depend more on physics than chemistry (bioengineering may be an exception). If you have a 5 on AP physics C mechanics, you may skip Physics 7A, but it is best to try the old final exams before skipping. Note that Physics 7B requires at least concurrent enrollment in Math 53.</p>
<p>Otherwise, consider Chemistry 1A/1AL if you do not have AP, IB, or A-level credit for it, or if your major requires Chemistry 1B or 3A and trying the old Chemistry 1A final exams indicates that you do not know that material well enough to skip it. EECS allows other sciences instead Chemistry 1A/1AL (e.g. Biology 1B, MCB 32/32L, Physics 7C). Chemistry 4A may be chosen instead of 1A/1AL.</p>
<p>Some students may wish to take two science courses. Be careful in that the associated labs require a higher time commitment.</p>
<p>d. Add an introductory-level engineering course that may be required for your major. Common examples are CS 61A, Engineering 7, Engineering 10, Engineering 28. If your major requires more than one of them, be willing to take any of them, depending on which ones have space.</p>
<p>e. Consider a reading and composition (R&C) course, or other humanities and social studies (H/SS) courses. R&C A can be fulfilled with AP, IB, or A-level credit, but R&C B cannot. Some departments offering R&C courses post instructors’ reading lists and themes on the department web site, so you can choose a course whose readings interest you. Have several R&C and H/SS alternatives to choose from, in case some of them are full.</p>