Berkeley Undergraduate Requirements

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<p>I went to Bear Facts personal profile
and it says this</p>

<p>Undergraduate Requirements
UC Entry Level Writing REQT SATISFIED
American History NOT SATISFIED
American Institutions NOT SATISFIED
American Cultures IN REVIEW*</p>

<p>I've already graduated from high school, so i can't take anymore courses
I'm not quite sure what this means, but when I applied to UC I did read
that you are required to take US history for 1 year in high school.</p>

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<p>Those are the requirements that you have to satisfy WHILE you’re an undergrad, not BEFORE you’re an undergrad.</p>

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<p>They probably haven’t received your transcript yet and put in the info.</p>

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<p>Uhhh I’m pretty sure everybody who went to school in the US and took an american history class and government class has satisfied both requirements before undergrad. </p>

<p>Satisfying the American History and Institutions Requirements Before Enrolling at Berkeley:</p>

<p>Both the American History and American Institutions requirements may be satisfied in one the following ways:</p>

<pre><code>* High School Course Work: By fulfilling the portion of the “a” subject requirement for freshman admission that consists of one year of U.S. history or one-half year of U.S. history and one-half year of U.S. government in high school with letter grades of C or better.

  • Advanced Placement or SAT Exam: By passing the high school Advanced Placement American History exam with a score of 3 or better; or the SAT Subject Test (formerly Achievement Test) in U.S. history with a score of 550 or better (500 or better if taken before April 1995). (NOTE: Only the American Institutions requirement may be satisfied by passing the high school Advanced Placement U.S. Government exam with a score of 3 or better.)
  • International Baccalaureate Exam: By passing the International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IBHL) History of the Americas exam with a score of 5, 6 or 7.
  • Other College or University Course Work: By passing with a grade of C or better or P, one quarter or semester of a transferable course in basic U.S. history or U.S. government at a college or university before entering Berkeley. Students may also go to assist.org to find California community college courses that have been approved to satisfy the American History and American Institutions requirements. Inquiries about specific courses at institutions other than a California community college should be directed to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, 110 Sproul Hall.
  • Other UC Campus: For students transferring from another UC campus: by passing any course or courses that satisfy the AH&I requirements of that campus.
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<p>Really? I thought you had to take some sort of American history class actually at Berkeley. Oh well then, their website would know better.</p>

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<p>i’m an international, and i wasn’t required to take us history or government classes at high school.
i submitted my high school mid year grades when i applied to UC, and i wrote all my intended courses for my senior final semester, which didn’t include any us history or gov’t classes. I still got admitted into Cal. I hope Cal won’t rescind because of this…</p>

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<p>aficionado91 - this is a requirement for graduating Cal, not for admission. It is confusing because there are also requirements for applying to UCB but if they admitted you based on your application, you don’t have to worry about being rescinded; they already knew that you are international and didn’t take US history in high school.</p>

<p>To earn a degree at Cal, there are a set of requirements such as American Culture, American History, Entry Level Writing, and others. That is, you either have to take the course here or have the requirement waived for one of the reasons posted above by Calbear2012. You will just sign up for the necessary courses sometime during your four years here. No problem.</p>

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<p>It’s July now and Berkeley received my transcript about a week ago, but it still says “NOT SATISFIED” for American History and Institutions. I did take one year of US History (not APUSH) and one semester of AP Gov. Is this common or should I go talk to them?</p>

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<p>It takes a VERY long time for Cal to process these things. Took them an entire semester for them to process mine through, but as long as you know you have them done, be patient.</p>