You should form a working relationship with an adviser as soon as possible. You can obtain the office hours of individual faculty members from the department office or the on-line faculty directory. Unfortunately, your Touch Tone Registration time may not allow you to talk to an adviser before you register. However, you can adjust your schedule at the beginning of the semester if you need to. Check your class schedule for the Advising Day date.
Most BECA classes are for sophomore level and above.
However, you can begin your major as a freshman by taking BECA 200, Introduction to Electronic Communication. Many community colleges, for example, offer introductory media courses that are the equivalent of our major requirements. If you have already taken such courses you don't need to repeat them at San Francisco State. A BECA Department adviser can approve equivalent course substitutions in the major. To obtain such approval, make an appointment with an adviser and bring to the meeting a transcript of your previous college work and a bulletin or syllabus description of the course you believe is equivalent to a BECA major requirement.