<p>ok this is my 2nd year at a community college. I am going to apply to UT Austin in Fall of 2009. I already have 35 hours with a GPA of 3.5 in my 3 semesters. now this coming semester i am thinking about taking easy classes. can i be at a disadvantage for admission if i do that? will they know what i am trying to do?</p>
<p>by the way the classes i am thinking about taking are BCIS 1301, ARTS 1301, SPCH 1311, and HUMA 1301.</p>
<p>the reason i am asking is because I already took BCIS 1405 and Speech 1315(public speaking) and retake SPCH 1311.</p>
<p>If the classes won't apply to the UT curriculum for your major, I don't think they would like it. Remember, what they care about is getting students finish ASAP, and taking a bunch of blow off's would make it look like you don't want to get done quick. Have you taken History, Sociology, or Govt?</p>
<p>i already took both history, both english, and i can't take government because i have to do both governemnt classes at the same college and i won't have time to take both classes because i will have to take one in the summer and i don't have time in the summer. also same goes with biology, chem, and any other joining classes. i already took both econs.</p>
<p>I am aware of the problems with taking government courses at two schools, but it isn't <em>mandatory</em>, just strongly recommended. You can read more about it on the UT website here. Common</a> Transfer Credit Issues - Government Courses</p>
<p>I am not aware of any other areas with similar problems, such as science classes. Also, you seem to be taking courses geared toward business. Is that correct? Have you taken ACCT 2301 and 2302, or whatever courses at your school correspond to ACC 311 and ACC 312? </p>
<p>Another thought on government courses: take them both in the spring? Would that be possible? I don't know which school you are attending, but at ACC you are not required to complete one before taking the other. You are only asked to have completed ENGL 1301, which you have. Maybe that is a possibility. </p>
<p>Speaking of English, you mention that you have already taken both English courses. Does that mean ENGL 1301 and 1302? If so, you still have one left. UT will accept those credits but requires everyone to take E 316K. I don't know what that course number is at your school since it seems to vary school to school. That would be a very useful course to knock out before you transfer.</p>
<p>I have never heard of this before. I'm taking GOV 3 U S at UTArlington this spring - this will be my first government course at my college, so does this mean it will not transfer if I am accepted to UTAustin?</p>
<p>TMT90... check out the link on my post above. It goes over the issues concerning transferring government courses to UT-Austin. I don't know the numbers and courses at UT-Arlington so sorry I can't be of more help.</p>
<p>I looked at the link, and it didn't seem to answer my question. The class at UTArlington is POLS2311, but when I did the UT-Austin transfer credit ATE thing, politicial science 2311 translates as GOV 3 US at UT Austin, and the ATE says it transfers. But now i'm just learning of this, so i'm very confused. Maybe I should email a transfer counselor.</p>
<p>thanks fiyero and yes i am trying to get into mccombs. but i know i can't get in with a 3.5 GPA so i am gonna get in as liberal arts major and then transfer internally. i am taking both governments here now. i already registered and i got the same professor for both class. i asked one of my friends who had that professor and he said he made an A and it was an easy class so ya its easy A for me. so thanks for finding 2 classes for me. lol</p>
<p>I already have english 1301 & 1302, history 1301 & 1302, Calculus 1 & 2, Econ macro & micro, BCIS 1405, Speech 1315, and Speech 1311 and like two hours of tennis. I don't have accounting done and I can't take it anymore because they are only offering ACCT 2302 this semester and not ACCT 2301 and I didn't take ACCT 2301 last semester.</p>
<p>so what classes can i take at UT? I wanna take easy classes because I want to have above 3.6 GPA at UT to get into the business school. I would already have the courses that i need to declare the major finished.</p>
<p>topawala20.. That will be great to knock out the government courses before you transfer. They are huge lecture courses here and there you'll probably have smallish classes and more interaction which I think makes it more interesting. </p>
<p>Smart move on trying for the internal transfer. The way admissions is set up, they almost encourage it, even though the website says not to do it since you could end up not admitted. How many hours do you have? Be sure to not accumulate too many. I've known people who tried to transfer externally with 4.0 gpas only to be denied due to too many hours. </p>
<p>As far as courses here at UT, you'll still need E 316K, some science courses, accounting (although that will be trickier), foreign language and a few other gen ed classes. If you choose to go economics, such as the economics to MPA program, then you'll still need Calculus III, which is M 408M at UT. </p>
<p>Honestly, some of those might not be such easy grades. Use pickaprof and referrals from friends to get good professors. Some professors are just great professors, so even though their grade distribution might not be so hot, making good grades is doable since you will enjoy the class. Your GPA starts over entirely so only your UT GPA will be used for an internal transfer to McCombs.</p>
<p>so far i have 40 hours in these 3 semesters. and this semester i am going to take government 2301 & 2302, Humanities 1301, and thinking about repeating SPCH 1311 so i won't have too many hours. do u think it would be wise to repeat that course?</p>
<p>if i repeat that course then by the end of this semester i would have 49 hours with a GPA of 3.6-3.7 if i get all A.</p>
<p>if i don't repeat that course and take something else then i will have 53 hours. and the other part is that i can't find any other class anymore because i can only attend morning classes.</p>
<p>Why do you want to repeat it? You wrote in your original post that you've already complete SPCH 1315. That gives you the credit they (McCombs admissions) are looking for. I didn't think UT gave credit for 1311. It isn't listed in the back of the UT catalog for course equivalencies.</p>
<p>Thank you for creating this thread topawala, because I had no idea about the government transfer problem. I would create a thread for my question, but since it fits into this one, I hope its ok with you.</p>
<p>Courses at institutions teaching Federal and Texas government separately transfer with the generic evaluations GOV 3 US and GOV 3 TX, to denote which course is dedicated to the Federal or Texas constitution</p>
<p>Will I still be ok taking government this spring at UT-Arlington? I'm not in CAP. The government I am taking is Federal gov. which according to UT transfers as "Gov 3 US" but does this mean I MUST take Gov 3 TX at UT-Arlington in order for it to transfer?? </p>
<p>I'm afraid that UT won't accept my single government class. And if it doesn't transfer, I won't have the required 30 hours of transferable credit to be considered. UT-Arlington teaches government separately rather than parallel like UT. </p>
<p>And then it says...</p>
<p>It is strongly recommended that students complete both required government courses at one institution to avoid problems in satisfying the legislative requirement. Students who choose to take the required courses at two different institutions should at least be certain they transfer as one of the following combinations:</p>
<p>and it lists GOV 3 US & GOV 3 TX, which I will have completed GOV 3 US by the end of spring. </p>
<p>So will my government course transfer even though i'm taking just 1 and will have to complete GOV 3 TX at UT? I'm REALLY REALLY sorry for hijacking your thread and making such a huge post but I start classes soon and I need to know if this transfers or not, otherwise i'll need to quickly drop the class and enroll in something else. Again, i'm so sorry but if anyone has an answer i'll really appreciate it!</p>
<p>I believe you should not have any problem with your course transferring. I wouldn't worry about that. As far as possible solutions, I can think of two options. Can you take both governments at your current school as the original poster decided to try? If not, you can always take the second government course at ACC, which will transfer in a similar manner as the courses from your current school. ACC has many students who actually go to UT but need to take a course there for one reason or another. Other than those options, not sure how else you can get things worked out. I don't know why UT does their government courses differently than everyone else.</p>
<p>I can't drop any classes right now. They are all core classes - I can only swap government for something else. But I already spent a load on books and have signed up with a great teacher, so I don't want to have to drop the class if I don't have to.</p>
<p>Also I don't see how I can take a class at ACC when I live in Houston and am currently in Arlington for school, unless you mean IF I am admitted into UT? But are you saying my government class will transfer (whether as government or general elective) and I can take the 2nd gov class at ACC if admitted to UT?</p>
<p>Yes, I meant if you go to UT. As I understand that page, it appears your school as well as ACC do the courses the same way. You would of course want to verify it with someone at UT to know for sure. Once you are at UT, then you could pick up the other government from ACC and finish the requirements that way. I'm positive your government will transfer. The question comes up on how to finish the other course.</p>
<p>I see. Thank you so much for your answer. When I read this thread last night I was very panicky, but I don't think there is anything to worry about anymore. I think i'll just take this one step at a time. First I need to be admitted, then i'll worry about how to finish the other course, but thanks for calming me down - and sorry again for hijacking the thread.</p>
<p>ya fiyero is right. but also you might want to call UT and make sure because as you said in the earlier post that you need this govt. class to have 30 hours. so ya make sure that you will have 30 hours or else you are gonna have to wait one more semester to get into UT.</p>
<p>and how many hours is too many hours for business school? i talked to one of the advisors 2 months ago and he told me that under 90 hours (including transfer hours) i can get into mccombs internally. I plan to have 52 hours by the end of this semester? is that about average? also at UT I would have between 24-30 hours my first year so that will put me below 90 hours.</p>
<p>If that is what the advisor told you, I would go with it. I have read on their material that anyone with 90 or more should not attempt to transfer but instead consider other schools as an option or come back later for an MBA. You will be clearly under that though.</p>