<p>Just wondering. I will be applying in the fall of 2012. I know I want a computer science degree, but I love math as well. My g.p.a. I'm not sure what it will be since I have schools from all over the place. I got a 3.67 last semester, and should get close to all A's this semesters as well. I am a non-traditional student returning to school from the military.</p>
<p>End of this semester I will have calc 1-3, linear alg, micro-macro, and C++ done. End of spring semester I will have all the pre-reqs done for a math transfer, econ transfer, or computer science. Diff eq's, data structures, and discrete math will be done. I will be IGETC certified. </p>
<p>I will apply to UCLA, UCSD, and UCSB. I would love to go to Cal, but I have to stay in socal because of my daughter. </p>
<p>Any double majors out there? I hate the requirement you have to finish both degree programs in 3 years. Would I have to wait on internships and concentrate on taking classes in the summer?</p>
<p>3 years after you transfer? That should be doable. </p>
<p>Remember that UCLA has unit caps though. Assuming you transfer the max amount from CC which is 105. You have 216 - 105 = 111 units left to finish both majors. You should check if both majors fits.</p>
<p>Make sure to use [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) to find out which lower division CS courses you need at each UC/CSU school, and take as many as you can at community college (which may require attending different community colleges). In some UC/CSU schools, there are several lower division CS courses that are hard to find at community colleges, so doing a CS major may require taking a lot of them after transfer to “catch up”; this may make it more difficult to double major. Also, some schools require physics for CS majors.</p>
<p>UC, I will have completed all of them. </p>
<p>I started as an engineering major, so I have my physics, chemistry, and calc 1-3 already done. My math will be done in the spring. My IGETC will be complete, and I will have completed all computer science courses by end of spring. </p>
<p>I guess I was just wondering how ppl do it? Maybe I should start a new thread. I would like to do research or get internships, but I didn’t know UC’s give transfer students a 3 year limit. If a typical load involved 4 classes a quarter, I am assuming that I would have to take 5 classes some/all quarters and summer school.</p>
<p>4 classes a quarter is about 16 units. 111 units / 16 = 7 quarters only. </p>
<p>I heard you can have unlimited units as long as you graduate in 2 years after you transfer. Anything after 2 years goes by the 216 unit rule. You can petition for more though, I don’t know the chances of it being accepted though.</p>
<p>This is one of the disadvantages of going to UCLA/UCB. There are unit caps/time limits and you can’t double in a major that is impacted.</p>
<p>Some UC’s, like UCI, have no unit caps. I am probably graduating with about 260 units with a double major and a minor.</p>
<p>hmm that could be a problem since I have taken a few extra courses that I didn’t need to. I only need one semester of chemistry, but I took both. But looking over programs, an economics major is only like 40 some odd upper division, and I don’t HAVE to get a BS in comp sci (I rather not settle for a BA though, it might be a disadvantage if I don’t get into economics work and settle for tech sectors). </p>
<p>Thanx for the help! I will try to calculate some numbers and figure out what my semester transfer total will equate to in the quarter system. Thats if I even get accepted lol.</p>
<p>UCSB has unit caps as well…</p>
<p>Math department offer specialization in computing if you interested.</p>
<p>I would probably just do computer science + accounting minor or Math/Econ and specialization in Computing. </p>
<p>And put my main focus on getting good internships and research projects.</p>
<p>^ I also have a question about BA and BS ucbalumnus. So what you are saying is that employers don’t care whether it’s BA or BS? And what’s the difference between the two? I can already tell that BA = no physics, but on the other hand, BA students need to learn more humanities and social science courses right?</p>
<p>Even the degree in Physics from berkeley is a BA so it really doesn’t mean anything. In fact, all majors in L&S ( including physics, computer science, geophysics,math, and statistics) are BA.</p>
<p>As JetForcegemenix says, many majors at Berkeley come only with BA degrees, including math, physics, and statistics.</p>
<p>With respect to CS at Berkeley in particular, the differences between the BA (L&S) CS and BS EECS are:</p>
<p>EECS requires more physics and science courses and multivariable calculus; L&S CS needs science only for breadth (which can be the lightweight non-major science courses).</p>
<p>L&S CS does not require multivariable calculus, although those who double with math take it anyway.</p>
<p>EECS allows the student to emphasize EE and take fewer than six (or no) upper division CS courses which L&S CS requires. L&S CS does require two specific upper division CS courses among the six or more, but those are CS courses that anyone emphasizing CS would take anyway.</p>
<p>For EECS, engineering breadth requirements require slightly fewer humanities and social studies courses, and have less restrictions on subjects, but do require two upper division courses and only allow one out of two semesters of reading and composition to be fulfilled by AP credit. For L&S CS, L&S breadth requirements specify categories (e.g. art and literature, history, etc.), but do not require upper division courses, and allow AP credit to fulfill the entire reading and composition requirement.</p>
<p>From an employer’s point of view hiring new graduates, there should not be much difference in CS education between someone with a BA in L&S CS and someone with a BS in EECS who emphasized CS beyond the difference in choices of CS courses that can exist between two people who both did BA in L&S CS or BS in EECS.</p>
<p>Thank you JetForce & ucbalumnus, that is very, very helpful. Most people I know (including myself lol) think that BA is inferior to BS, so they all aim for EECS T____T</p>