<p>I’m in need of advice. I have surfed the Cal forum and seen the discussion about these “weeder” classes that are apparently very difficult and competitve. I am looking to get out of those classes by taking classes over the summer at the local community college. I have a few questions.
Here’s the url from assist.
<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST;
<li><p>How do I pass the R&C requirement? I don’t take English AP right now and this is supposed to be done before my first semester at Berkeley. Should I be worried?</p></li>
<li><p>As for the seven course breadth, I only have to take 1 class from each of the area to pass the requirement?</p></li>
<li><p>In relation to number 2, it says each course must carry a minimum of 2 semester units. Does that mean I can’t do it over the summer?</p></li>
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<p>Any help would be appreciated.</p>
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<li><p>You don’t have to finish the R&C requirements before you get to Berkeley. L&S recommends that these requirements be taken either freshman or sophomore year, but that’s it. The thing that they ask you to try to complete before your first semester is the [Entry</a> Level Writing](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/pyyac/freshman/subjecta.html]Entry”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/pyyac/freshman/subjecta.html), which must be satisfied before you take R&C courses.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes, you only need one class for each breadth. </p></li>
<li><p>Yes, you can satisfy it with JC courses. The “2 semester unit” thing simply means the course you take to satisfy the breadth must be at least 2 units or equivalent. If it’s listed on assist.org as transferrable, chances are it will transfer over to Berkeley.</p></li>
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<li><p>Don’t panic. I didn’t take AP in HS either. All you gotta do is take the A and B series here. If you don’t have at least a 680 on the SATII or pass the AWPE offered by UC then u gotta spend more time taking the College Writing class which is 6 hardcore units and it fulfills the entry level writing req and ONLY the A part of the R&C req</p></li>
<li><p>Yes</p></li>
<li><p>Why not? 2 semester units doesn’t mean you have to take it for two semesters. It just simply means 2 semester units as opposed to 2 quarter units that other UCs have</p></li>
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<p>if anything i think the L&S website is pretty informative and straight forward: <a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirements/intro.html[/url]”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/requirements/intro.html</a></p>
<p>winterpolaris, thanks for your help.
I still don’t quite understand though. For question number 3, if I take a quarter of say ARTS 1A at De Anza, does it mean I am done with the Arts and Literature area of the seven course breadth? Or does it mean I am 25% done with that area since De Anza has a quarter system?
Oh yeah, I also took a placement test at De Anza for writing. I passed that class and I am allowed to the EWRT 1A at De Anza, does that mean I passed the Entry Level Writing placement test?</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>If the units directly transfer over from De Anza to Cal as noted on the ASSIST agreement, then yes, you’re done. It doesn’t matter that De Anza is on a quarter system, as long as the units are equivalent as indicated on ASSIST.</p>
<p>As for Entry Writing Level, [url=<a href=“http://writing.berkeley.edu/newsite/awpexam.htm]here[/url”>http://writing.berkeley.edu/newsite/awpexam.htm]here[/url</a>] is more information about that. And apparently, they suggest you talk to your CC’s counselors.</p>
<p>Thanks, you guys.</p>
<p>Oh yes, any suggestions on which classes I should take at CC to get out of the most brutal classes at Cal?</p>
<p>Undeclared L&S. I’m thinking about MCB.</p>
<p>What are some classes that you wish you had taken at a community college before actually going to Berkeley?</p>