<p>Hi, I am looking to transfer to UC Berkeley as a civil engineer. On Assist, it says </p>
<p>"The College of Engineering requires six humanities/social science courses, two
of which must be reading and composition. The only non-technical admission
requirement for the College of Engineering is the coursework equivalent to UC
Berkeley's English R1A and R1B (reading and composition), which must be taken
for a letter grade.</p>
<p>...
The remaining four humanities/social science requirement courses are not
considered for admission purposes but are required for graduation. See Humanities</a> and Social Science (H/SS) Requirement Explained ? UC Berkeley College of Engineering for the College of Engineering
humanities/social science breadth requirements and courses.
Courses which are three semester units or more that appear in the following
categories on the "General Education/Breadth" section of assist.org may be used
to satisfy two of the remaining four humanities/social science course
requirements for the College of Engineering. ARTS AND LITERATURE; HISTORICAL
STUDIES; INTERNATIONAL STUDIES; PHILOSOPHY AND VALUES; SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES."</p>
<p>So does that mean I can't complete the H/SS Requirement and can only complete for of the six required courses?</p>
<p>That’s correct, two two upper division courses (one of which should also fulfill the series requirement) need to be taken after transferring.</p>
<p>Oh. So if I have two AP scores that help fulfill the H/SS Requirement, then I shouldn’t even bother with taking more classes beyond the prerequisites?</p>
<p>At most two H/SS courses can be covered with AP scores. You can therefore take two more at CC before transfer, leaving two upper division H/SS courses for after transfer.</p>
<p>At least one must be an American cultures course; a few CCs have courses that cover that (e.g. [ASSIST</a> Report: FOOTHILL 12-13 UCB GE/Breadth Articulation Agreement](<a href=“http://web1.assist.org/web-assist/report.do?agreement=aa&reportPath=REPORT_2&reportScript=Rep2.pl&event=21&dir=1&sia=FOOTHILL&ria=UCB&ia=FOOTHILL&oia=UCB&aay=12-13&ay=13-14&dora=AMCULT]ASSIST”>http://web1.assist.org/web-assist/report.do?agreement=aa&reportPath=REPORT_2&reportScript=Rep2.pl&event=21&dir=1&sia=FOOTHILL&ria=UCB&ia=FOOTHILL&oia=UCB&aay=12-13&ay=13-14&dora=AMCULT) ). If your CC has no such course, then one of the H/SS courses you take after transfer has to be an American cultures course (usually with a course number with an AC suffix).</p>
<p>In addition, there is a series requirement in that at least one of the two upper division H/SS courses needs to be in the same department as another H/SS course. You may wish to choose your CC H/SS courses to be in the same department that you are considering taking upper division H/SS courses in.</p>
<p>@ ucbalumnus If I’m understanding this requirement shouldn’t it be like this:</p>
<p>English R1A (prerequisite)
English R1B (prerequisite)
AP Score
American Cultures Graduation Requirement (taken at CC)
Upper Division H/SS Course (to be taken at UCB)
Upper Division H/SS Course (to be taken at UCB)</p>
<p>Thus the most I can do at CC is both English courses and the American Cultures course for the H/SS Requirement. Do I have this right?</p>
<p>Yes, the six courses include four that can be fulfilled before transfer:</p>
<p>English R1A or equivalent *
English R1B or equivalent
lower division H/SS *+
lower division H/SS *+</p>
<ul>
<li>Any two of these three may be covered with AP credit as listed starting on page 9 of <a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/advising%20handbbk%2012-13.pdf[/url]”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/advising%20handbbk%2012-13.pdf</a> .</li>
<li>May also fulfill American cultures if so designated.</li>
</ul>
<p>After transfer, you must take the following:</p>
<p>upper division H/SS #%
upper division H/SS #%</p>
<h1>At least one must be in the same department as one of your other H/SS courses.</h1>
<p>% If not already fulfilled before transfer, at least one of these courses must be an American cultures course, or you can take an additional lower division American cultures course.</p>
<p>Thanks ucbalumnus. What AP scores, if any, can fulfill the American Cultures Requirement?</p>
<p>No AP scores count for the American cultures requirement.</p>
<p>Some of the upper division courses at Berkeley can also fill the AC requirement while also satisfying the upper div and/or series requirements, so if you don’t take it before transferring you just have to pick the right courses after transfer.</p>