<p>For the 4 prerequisites for declaring for the Mass Communications major, there's Poli Sci 1, History 7B, Anthro 3/Econ 1/Psych 1/Psych 2/Socio 1/Socio 3 & Mass Comm 10. This summer at a community college, I plan on taking equivalent courses (as said by assist.org) for history 7B & psych 1. To get admitted into mass comm, you need to have a minimum 3.2 GPA, but if you take these classes at a community college, do they count toward this GPA in getting into the major?</p>
<p>Another question is that is it required to meet with an adviser to make sure the classes are transferable and usable for prerequisites, or can you just take the courses and assume that they will work for prereqs because assist.org says so?</p>
<p>Always meet with an adviser first. You're not allowed to be "dual-enrolled" while attending UC Berkeley unless you get approval BEFORE you take the classes. Without getting this permission, your ability to use the credits you earn toward your Berkeley degree will be compromised (or will at least become particularly annoying to ensure).</p>
<p>@undecided: I visited a Mass Comm counselor today and she said that as long as it says the courses correspond on assist.org and as long as the major allows students to take prerequisites outside of UC Berkeley (@ community colleges & other universities), then it is okay. All that needs to be done is after you take the class, you need to make sure the grades go from one college to the offices at Berkeley with a transcript of some sort and it will work.</p>
<p>I'd like to know this too as I will be taking community college courses this summer to satisfy several L&S requirements.</p>
<p>To undecided-
Can you please explain how taking community college courses during the summer and then enrolling in UC Berkeley in the fall is considered being "dual-enrolled?" Thanks.</p>
<p>I don't think taking courses during the summer would qualify as being "dual-enrolled". This is an extremely common thing that people do to satisfy pre-reqs, etc.</p>
<p>I am just urging caution. I had a problem with "dual-enrollment" credits, and while my case was clearly more of an overlap, it also indicated to me that L&S DOES pay attention, and it could cause you problems if you're not sure about their policies.</p>
<p>That's why I suggested meeting with an adviser first: get it from the administration before you do it. Berkeley is not a place for "do first, gain forgiveness later" when you can help it. :P</p>