<p>I will be applying to UC's next fall so this forum is pretty helpful.</p>
<p>Anyway, I realized that UCLA requires about 4 more English prerequisites than the other UCs.. there are more classes to take than Berkeley... O.o</p>
<p>Is it imperative to finish two semesters of a foreign language to be accepted into UCLA? I am already taking one semester of Spanish1A.. & I'm not looking forward to Spanish1B. </p>
<p>By the time I apply.. I will have about a 3.0 - 3.3 (which is pretty low compared to everyone here I suppose). I have to admit.. Spanish is my weakness. </p>
<p>I'm thinking my GPA is already low so I cannot afford to get anything less than an A from this point. Should I continue with Spanish1B? & with a GPA that ranges from 3.0 - 3.3, I'm at a lower advantage to be accepted from LA, so why bother with another semester of Spanish?</p>
<p>well I took the AP tests so I didn’t have to take the classes at a cc so I don’t know how much trouble they are. But unless they are going to overload you and you are going to be hating every minute of it why not? Ace them and then write a really good essay and I say you have a fair shot.</p>
<p>“Listed below are the lower division preparation courses for the major. You
should complete as many preparation courses as possible prior to transfer, based
on the availability of courses. With the exception of the foreign language
courses, all courses must be taken for a letter grade.”</p>
<p>you can take spanish credit/ no credit to fulfill the ucla pre-req and not worry about it harming your GPA. Pre-reqs are important at UCLA so if you want a chance at acceptance you have to take 2 semesters of language. However your GPA is kinda low for UCLA, but nothings impossible. Where else are you applying? What’s your top choice?</p>
<p>iam_vindicated: I don’t think the UCs would throw a fit over one or two pre-reqs (there are people who’ve been accepted missing a couple of them), but I’d still try and fit them in anyway these last couple of semesters. Call the UCs, ask the transfer office for advice, and–because you have such a low GPA–I wouldn’t do anything that will sabotage your admission. </p>
<p>I’m in the exact same boat as you are. English major applying to UCSD and UCI with a 3.3. I didn’t apply to UCLA and Berkeley because I didn’t think I stood a chance, which may have been stupid on my part.</p>
<p>Hey OP, just a little idea for u. There is this guy Ken Mahru at Berkeley that I talked to, his email is on the assist website. I was thinking how could I get rid of those courses that pretty much no CC has courses for? Well I proposed the idea that I could take the end of Brit Lit and both American Lits to satisfy those two other courses that there is no articulation for. I sent the descriptions to him and he said when I get to Berkeley that I should put in the petition and that it should have no problem being approved for those two courses. You might want to ask personally with the descriptions from your schools, it could get those nasty survey courses out of the way.</p>
<p>Of course I wouldn’t mind knowing a second language… mainly I’m just lazy and not a fan of foreign language instruction in school. I treat it like a chore, and never really practice the language outside of the classroom. Not a great way to achieve fluency, I’d rather learn by immersion.</p>
<p>UCLA has one of the most traditional English programs in the U.S. (if not the most traditional).
The language pre-req is serious. Last year I was told my admission would be revoked if I did not complete second semester Spanish, and could not take the summer before.</p>
<p>JGee,
The only way to get credit for the 45 series at the CC is to take 2 classes for the one at Berkeley (except 45A). 1 sem of English and 1 Sem of American. The reason why classes aren’t articulated at CC is because they divide them by American and English. At Berkeley the classes are survey and include both subjects within the course.</p>
<p>At my CC I took 2 sems of World Lit, 1 sem of English, 2 sems American and Ken gave me credit for one Pre-Req</p>
<p>I thought that for UCLA English major, you needed either 3 semesters of a language + 2 supplements (like humanities/world lit) or 5 semesters of a language???</p>
<p>^ You know what’s weird… my cc that I go to (berkeley city college) only articulates 2 foreign language classes + 3 literature in translation classes. i’m going to move to fullerton city college and it articulates 3 foreign language classes + 3 literature in translation classes. </p>
<p>why must fullerton city college do this to me. :[</p>
<p>oh & jdecker, i don’t mind taking another foreign language class but spanish is difficult for me to grasp. i wouldn’t mind taking japanese or korean though. </p>
<p>& to organicgreentea’s advice, I will take the second semester of spanish as pass/no pass.</p>
<p>In regard to the foreign language prerequisite requirements for the UCLA English major, “Transfer students, who have satisfied the College of Letters and Science foreign language requirement at the high school level through the IGETC program, may satisfy the departmental requirement with five foreign literature in translation courses.” To be perfectly honest, I am not quite sure exactly what this means. I hope this means the foreign language requirements as a transfer student can be satisfied through the high school foreign language courses. </p>
<p>I encourage anyone with a better grasp of this to correct or clarify. </p>
<p>fl0wer,
It means if you fullfilled the language pre-req in HS you can take 5 literature in translation classes at the CC. I find this hard to grasp because I do not think many schools offer that many. Lit in translation classes are like World Lit I, World Lit II, Bible as Literature, Lit by Women. I don’t understand why they are Literature in Translation classes because they are in English, but whatever…</p>
<p>Hockeelover I agree with you on not being able to understand why the literature in translation classes are not translations for the most part. Incidentally, with Cal being my first pick, I completely did not fulfill any of the foreign language section of the prerequisites. Anybody on the same boat as me?</p>
<p>i talked to my scholars program counselor and she said that I had already fulfilled the foreign language requirement through my passing of the AP Spanish exam. i dont need to take any spanish classes or the translation courses in college.
i think you just need the 4th semester of a foreign language college class. like spanish 4 or something, instead of taking all those translation classes.</p>