Is 16 units too much for first semester EECS (as a transfer)?

JamesGold
Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:07:21 +0000

How heavy a course load have you typically taken at your previous college, and will you be working or commuting from relatively far from campus during your first semester?



I took 17 units of all technical classes my last semester at CC including working 15 hours/wk. That was really the limit of what I could reasonably do. I’ll be living on campus and not working at all for my first semester.



Which lower division EE and CS courses have you covered already (if any), and do you plan to emphasize EE or CS?



I took a data structures course at CC that, along with CS 47B, will allow me to satisfy CS 61B, but I think I’d rather just take 61B. I doubt the level of instruction I received for data structures at CC is up to Cal’s standards. Besides that, I haven’t fulfilled any lower div EECS courses. I plan to emphasize in CS.



What you could do is sign up for your first schedule and something like CS 195 for 17 units. If you find the workload to be too high before the drop deadline, you can drop one of the courses and still have 13 units. (CS 195 fulfills the ethics and social implications requirement.)



Why not start with my first schedule, then if it’s too much drop one course and add in CS195? I dunno about 17 units…



Assuming you’ve had discrete math before, I’d say go for it. EECS transfers usually have a lot of catch up to do, so taking 12-13 credits’ll probably put you behind.

Also, pre-reqs aren’t enforced, so if you have classes you know the material for which didn’t articulate, you could sign up for it anyways.



I have had discrete math. And that second bit is really good to know, thanks.