IB major confusion

anon23806243
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:44:47 +0000

ib.berkeley.edu

To declare IB, you need 6 of 8 prereqs. Most IB majors declare, their junior year

The 8 prereqs are:
Math 16A
Chem 1A, 3A/L, 3B/L (3BL is not required to declare but is required to graduate IB)
Biology 1A/L, 1B
Physics 8A-B (7A-B is allowed)

Courses you AP out of can count as your 6/8 prereqs.

Upper-division-wise, you need:
-at least one course from each three IB areas ([Undergraduate Courses](http://ib.berkeley.edu/student/courses/lists/undergrad.php))
-one genetics class
-two courses that are lec/lab or lec/fld or lec/lab/fld
(A course cannot be used to fulfill multiple requirements)

you must accumulate at least 26 units of IB upper-division classes, if not you need to take additional IB UDs until you reach 26 units. Most IB majors end up taking seven IB UDs total.

I am an IB/Latin double major, undeclared, who is eventually going to be drafted as an IB peer adviser. In the beginning the IB major looked rather confusing, but that is what you get for having a very free-choice major.

[Requirements for UCB students admitted as freshmen](http://ib.berkeley.edu/student/undergrad/major/freshman.php)