Weeder classes

Colleges & Universities University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>Which courses at UCLA are considered “weeder” courses for premeds/psych majors? Which professors should i stay away from? Also, how do i register for my classes for fall quarter (first quarter at LA)?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>THink Organic Chem is one of them.</p>

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<p>You’ll learn how to register if you go to Orientation over the summer.</p>

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<p>Life Sciences 1 / 2 / 3 / 4. Take your pick. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>chem series…physics series…ok im scaring myself now :(</p>

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<p>What are the weeder courses for biz econ and econ?</p>

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<p>Econ 11, Econ 101, Econ 102 :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>Wonderful…aren’t those the first courses? Or at least a few of the first?</p>

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<p>Basic Econ Sequence:</p>

<p>Econ 1-Micro Principals–AP credit fulfills (4 or better)
Econ 2-Macro Principals–AP credit fulfills (4 or better)
Econ 41-Econ Stats (pre major req. don’t need to take in any particular order)
Econ 11-Intermediate Micro 1
Econ 101-Intermediate Micro 2
Econ 102-Intermediate Macro (not a 2 class sequence like micro).
Econ 103-Econometrics (only req. for biz econ).</p>

<p>11 and 101 are the big weeders because they largely determine if you qualify for biz econ</p>

<p>102 isn’t really a weeder in that you don’t need to do well unless you want to get department honors, but its still a “theory” class so it can be difficult.</p>

<p>103 is just hard–its the subject.</p>

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<p>I took Econ 1 and Econ 2 at my local community college this year. Is it wise to skip Econ 1 and Econ 2 at UCLA? or is that a bad move for my GPA to qualify for biz econ?</p>

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<p>Not wise… You’ll definitely be shocked by the difficulty and competitiveness of Econ 11, as well as the Economics program at UCLA in general. My roommate from last year skipped Econ 1 and Econ 2 with AP credit and took Econ 11 as his first Economics course at UCLA. He couldn’t keep up with the weekly material, never handed in any of the homework assignments and I think he failed as a result. If you can, try to take Econ 1 and Econ 2 here as opposed to opting out with community college credit, because Econ 1 offers direct preparation for Econ 11. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>would u guys advise that i skip out of the Math 3A if im premed since i have AP calc BC. Im thinking of retaking it so the material is easier for me but would this be a mistake? Also, is it a tough course load to take math 3A and Chem 14A (and cont the sequence for the rest of freshmen year)?</p>

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<p>^^^ answering your question…you have to take chem 14a and math 3a together since math 3a is a pre requisite for chem 14b…so if you do chem but not math then your are kinda stuck in the chem series…</p>

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<p>So basically the entire lower-division biomajor is considered ‘weeder’?</p>

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<p>mmmmhhmmmm</p>

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<p>haha…if you want to think about it that way emmeline…</p>

<p>…depressing. =/</p>

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<p>All biochem classes except chem 171 are weeder classes…Actually MIMG classes are weeder too…Psych classes are relatively easier, even for upper division.</p>