<p>All the English pre-reqs are different at every UC that i want to apply to. How do you know which common pre reqs to take?</p>
<p>Follow the pre-reqs of the school that requires the most classes. If one school requires ABCD and you do them all you’re fine. And this way you’re still covered if they only require ABC or AB, etc.</p>
<p>british lit 1 and 2 are universal of them all, but basically focus on the pre-reqs for berkeley and la</p>
<p>Well what schools are you looking to apply to? Berkeley and L.A. are hard core about completing pre-reqs so make sure you complete the ones listed for those campuses. I only completed UCLA’s pre-reqs and I still got accepted by UCSB, UCI, and UCR.</p>
<p>Also what did you guys do to prepare for this major as far as extracurricular activities?</p>
<p>And I took two years of Spanish in high school. Does that exempt me from taking a foreign language at my community college?</p>
<p>UCSD does not offer an English BA. It offers Literature/Writing BA. Is that the same thing?</p>
<p>Well you can use the two years of spanish in high school to satisfy the foreign language requirement, but you must then take 5 foreign literature in translation courses. These courses may be taken on a P/NP grading scale. (This is for UCLA only…many other universities may require you to complete a higher foreign language level)</p>
<p>OR you can do what I did and take Spanish 1-3 at your college and then you would only have to take 2 foreign literature in translation courses. :)</p>
<p>Either way, it takes five courses to satisfy the requirement.</p>
<p>Would this only apply to UCLA? ^</p>
<p>Yeah, as far as I know anyway. I’m not as familiar with the other universities, but you can find out for sure if you go to assist.org and look up each individual campus. They each have their own curriculum. </p>
<p>If I’m not mistaken, certain schools require 4-5 years of a foreign language. I had no intention of ever going that high so that is why I opted to go with the foreign lit. courses. If you excel in spanish, then you could always take spanish 1-5 and do away with the other courses, but that sounds like torture to me. ;)</p>
<p>ucsd does have an english major… its called literatures in english</p>
<p>and 2 years of high school spanish doesnt really exempt you from anything. 2 years of high school spanish= spanish1 </p>
<p>if you take spanish2 at your CC, and then 2 foreign lit classes (mythology, world lit, etc.) you will fulfill the ucla requirement</p>
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<p>lol you are mistaken</p>
<p>I plan on transferring to either UCLA or Cal as an English major, too. I am going to take two years of Spanish in order to satisfy the foreign language requirement instead of the combination of Spanish and foreign literature courses, since my ccc doesn’t really offer any. In terms of prereqs, Cal doesn’t have a foreign language requirement but UCLA and other UCs do.</p>
<p>I filled the requirements for the UCLA English major and ended up going to Cal. As a result, I only had one English class count toward my major, and I had to petition to even get that one accepted. Since Berkeley is really picky about the classes they accept toward the major most incoming transfers have several lower division classes left when they begin school. </p>
<p>Berkeley is very unlikely to accept later British lit from a community college because they include an American lit component in their survey class and require three survey classes (45A, 45B, and 45C) instead of just two. They only way to surpass this requirement is by taking late British lit, early American lit, and late American lit at your community college. Even then you will have to file a petition with Ken Mahru to fulfill the requirement.</p>
<p>I know this all sounds a bit intimidating. I was deathly afraid of being unable either graduate in time or even be accepted into the major considering how few lower division requirements I had completed. On the plus side, most English transfers are in the same position. As long as Berkeley sees that you are taking English classes and are fulfilling whatever your community college happens to offer (usually just early Brit lit and Shakespeare) you should be fine. Like I said, I only had one class completed and I had no problem getting in. Furthermore, I have had no problem completing my major in time to graduate even though I started out a bit behind. I now see the fact that Berkeley is picky about accepting classes as a positive thing because there are fewer lower division prereqs to fulfill at community college. This makes it easier to take care of requirements for both UCLA and Berkeley. In addition, I feel more well rounded in my lit studies because I had to retake the later survey classes. There is so much literature out there that it is doubtful you will have much overlap in your studies even if you have to take a class twice. </p>
<p>As a side note, if your community college offers a Shakespeare class, take it! This is the one requirement that Berkeley requires and UCLA does not. As I found, it is a pain to waste time taking it at Berkeley when there are so many other interesting classes offered each semester.</p>
<p>^ which major pre requisites have you completed specifically?</p>
<p>oops, I meant 4-5 semesters of a foreign language not years. For instance, UC Irvine requires all English majors to take level 4 of a foreign language. </p>
<p>"and 2 years of high school spanish doesnt really exempt you from anything. 2 years of high school spanish= spanish1 </p>
<p>if you take spanish2 at your CC, and then 2 foreign lit classes (mythology, world lit, etc.) you will fulfill the ucla requirement"</p>
<p>*******organicgreentea…This is wrong! Two years of spanish in high school is equivalent to completion of spanish 2. Also, UCLA requires you to:</p>
<p>A) go to level 5 of any foreign language OR
B) Take 3 years of a foreign language with two foreign lit classes OR
C) Take 5 foriegn lit courses if you have satisified the IGETC requirement of two years of a foreign language through high school.</p>
<p>The scenario you gave does not satisfy these requirements. Check out assist.org. :)</p>
<p>iam_vindicated,</p>
<p>When I entered Berkeley, I technically had 0 classes completed for the English major. For some reason, even the early British lit was showing as “no course articulated” on assist for my community college (which I later appealed).</p>
<p>So far, I have taken 6 English courses at Berkeley (3 per semester). I have 1 English course from community college and will be completing 1 more during my study abroad this summer. Thus, I will have 8 courses completed at the start of my senior year.</p>
<p>Since the English major requires 12 courses total, this means I only need 4 more to graduate.</p>
<p>Edit:
I just noticed you asked which courses I have taken</p>
<p>I took 45A at community college</p>
<p>Fall semester:
Anglo Saxon lit
45B
45C</p>
<p>Spring semester:
Junior seminar
Shakespeare
Middle English lit</p>
<p>for foreign language, would a 4 on the AP test in high school and 1-2 semesters in college exempt one from the requirement? information about this on ucla’s website is very cryptic…</p>