Freshman Schedule Questions

rider730
Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:03:17 +0000

That is a schema that is used with some classes, where you can only select secondary sections whose first digit matches the primary section number - e.g. P 001 must match S 1xx

However, as you can see, the usage is not consistent between departments and even sometimes between courses. Sometimes the first digit is used for day of week, where all 1xx are on Monday.

Look at Physics 8A as an example of a class that requires that your secondary sections fit the primary choice. The primary 001 is followed by secondaries 101 to 116, then the alternate primary section 002 is listed and followed by ITS secondaries 201 to 217. Adding to the potential for confusion, each secondary is really two secondaries, a discussion and a lab.

The Chem 1AL on the other hand had its secondaries number 1xx to 8xx but only three primary choices and the three primaries were listed in sequence followed by the entire batch of secondaries. This is your clue/hint/vague suggestion that you can combine any secondary with any primary.

your lecture and lab are not required to be in any particular sequence. The instructor and GSIs will sort out the complications of different timings, won’t affect you.