CSU to CC to UC Transfer Help/Advice

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<p>This is a long post, please bare with me.</p>

<p>So, I have made a decision to drop out of my current CSU school and attend to a CC my sophomore year (I'm a freshmen right now) in order to apply to UCI this fall. I plan on attending taking CC classes starting this summer semester until I transfer to UCI. </p>

<p>So, I plan on majoring in Software Engineering at UCI and need to know all the things I need to know for transfer. So, I have looked at assist.org for this major (the CC I will be attending to will be San Diego Miramar College) and it seems like I have finished all prerequisites?</p>

<p>"Students wishing to transfer into the Software Engineering program should prepare themselves as they would for transfer into other ICS programs (i.e., according to ICS's detailed guidelines that describe the equivalency of college preparation courses with ICS courses) and then use the change-of-major equivalencies from ICS courses to Software Engineering courses to determine the set of courses for which they will be exempted.</p>

<p>Junior-level applicants who satisfactorily complete course requirements will be given preference for admission. Applicants must satisfy the following requirements:</p>

<p>1) Completion of one year of college-level mathematics (calculus or discrete math), and</p>

<p>2) Completion of one year of transferable computer science courses*; at least one of these should involve concepts such as those found in Java, Python, Scheme, C++, or other object-oriented or high-level programming language."</p>

<p>I already completed all the Calculus series, so #1 is done. (Received credit for AP Calc AB and BC test from high school and finished Calculus 3 first semester of college)</p>

<p>I believe I completed the second one as well. I completed "Computer Science I" and currently am taking "Computer Science II" at my current CSU, which totals up to one year of computer science courses: one class per semester. The only problem is I'm not sure if this is transferable. (Although I think it will, both of these classes are involved with C++ object oriented programming and both of these courses include labs as well)</p>

<p>Also, two transferable English course and one math transferable math course required for transfer, right? Math is done. I will have one English course done (GEW 101 at my local CSU, and confirmed from UCR that it is transferable as one English course), and will have the other English course completed hopefully at my CC by summer. </p>

<p>As for IGETC, is that required for my major? I heard engineering majors don't need IGETC? Well, regardless, I have some breadth requirements done/will be done. They are anthropology, macroeconomics, introduction to literature (literature and humanities), and Physics: Mechanics and Sound w/ lab. As for language, I took Spanish up to 5-6, so does that fulfill the language requirement?</p>

<p>So the main question I'm asking is this: Am I done with everything as far as classes go for my major? In assist.org, most of the courses that are in "Additonal Approved Courses for major" are not articulated, so there's no classes offered for the classes. I also looked at Palomar College, the only other college close my local area, and only one of those classes in that section were approved (which I might plan on enrolling in). </p>

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<p>I forgot to mention I took up to Spanish 5-6 in high school. I have a total of 28 CSU units, so I still can be considered a CC applicant right, since I do not exceed 30 units? </p>

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IGETC is never required for any major. What it does is allow you to avoid having to take the lower division breadth requirements at whatever UC or CSU you end up at. Many find this advantageous, but it is never required or even considered in admission. </p>

<p>I suggest you make an appt with a counselor from UCI to go over your plans, or even with the dept advisor. If UCI is not convenient to you then find out when the UCI rep will next be visiting a CC near you and go speak with them. Once you sign up at Miramar you can use the xfer counseling office there; maybe even now if you call and check. </p>

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<p>Are there other UCs you’re considering? If you’re planning to take a shot at Berkeley or UCLA or something, you should be trying to fit those pre-reqs in as well. Or if you’ve got a safety school (depending on your grades you might not need one) make sure you’re prepared there too.</p>

<p>Otherwise, I’d suggest doing your breadth courses. I’m pretty sure UCI accepts IGETC for CS, or you can try to line up coursework with the requirements there. But figure out what lower div students are expected to take at UCI and complete that, so you won’t be behind after transferring.</p>

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<p>@mikemac Yeah, you’re right. UCI isn’t convenient for me, but I will have to seek guidance from a transfer counselor for sure to see what other classes I need to take. That’s good to hear that IGETC isn’t required. But do UC’s tend to favor those have it completed vs. someone who doesn’t have it completed?</p>

<p>@failure622 Not really, I guess UCR for computer engineering, but mainly just UCI for Software Engineering. I am considering Computer Engineering as another major, so I guess I will need to take both Linear Algebra and Differential Equations, along with Physics: Electricity & Magnetism. </p>

<p>I appreciate both of your responses.</p>

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<p>Since I can’t be too sure on the specifics on how your transcript look, be weary that some UCs have an absolute limit on the amount of units you could have to transfer iff you’ve attended a four year university which in this case you have. If you were to only have attended a CC then you can have however units you may want, the UC would just not count all of the units upon giving you credit. I say this and I thought I was limited on choices of UCs, but as of now I am tagged into Davis (which just a year ago would’ve been impossible due to the units I’ve accumulated) so anything is possible. The steps I suggest if you’re serious in considering this is…</p>

<p>-Talk and generally get to know your CC transfer counsellor s/he will be your best source of information.</p>

<p>-Be diligent to keeping an eye out if any representative from the UC you’re interested will be visiting your CC (they can answer very specific questions)</p>

<p>-If you haven’t already, organize a specific folder to hold every information you get about transferring</p>

<p>-IGETC isn’t required (not that I heard of), but to me it was much easier to fill in those requirements than what each different UC wants. However, generally you would only need less overall units to fulfill a UC’s specific requirement.</p>

<p>-Assist.org is your friend.</p>

<p>-Have realistic expectations. Due to seating availability, you might not always get the classes you need. That along with the fact that you can only apply to UCs once a year expect that you would have to commit more than a year to transfer. If possible, talk to your counsellor and see if it’s possible for you to sign up for priority registration. Any engineering/computer science related classes are always in high demand.</p>

<p>-Look into TAG/TAP.</p>

<p>-Not sure on this, but the closer CC is to a certain UC you’ll have more opportunities to accepted into that UC (plus representative usually visit the CC closest to their schools more frequently).</p>

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<p>@jonjon30 I appreciate your response. Good info you gave!</p>

<p>Also, one last question, I hear that I am no longer eligible for TAG at UCI anymore because I have 4 year university units. Is this true? Do I still have a good chance of getting in even without TAG? I have a 3.9 GPA as of now.</p>

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<p>With a 3.9, you have a good chance of getting into any of the UCs without TAG, provided the rest of your application is strong.</p>