Help! Berkely L&S Requirement

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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I will try to keep this as brief as possible; I have two questions.</p>

<p>First, I want to apply to Berkley's Engineering Sciences program, specifically the Engineering Mathematics & Statistics Major. I am applying from a CCC.</p>

<p>I will have all major preparatory coursework completed by transfer (comp sci, physics, mathematics, chemistry, etc.), with one exception. Berkley states that by strongly discouraging IGETC, they alternatively require the "L&S" courses be completed, which includes 6 courses in humanities, English and social sciences. The minimum from this course selection is two courses in English: one in composition, and one in reading. For most CCC's, this translates to two composition courses and one reading course.</p>

<p>Here's my problem, I only have the two composition courses (I will not have time to complete the reading course). BUT, I have completed IGETC (IGETC only requires two composition courses; no reading) and will be IGETC certified upon transfer (when I first started at CCC, I just followed the standard advice to follow IGETC until you figured out your major). Will this IGETC certification replace the L&S requirement? For most UCB majors (those that suggest IGETC) the IGETC coursework alternatively satisfies the L&S coursework; but I want to make sure this is valid for the engineering majors as well. I don't want to get auto-denied for missing a basic English course.</p>

<p>My second question is this; what are the chances of even getting into this particular major? Since Berkley doesn't consider alternate majors, would I be better of just applying to the Applied Mathematics B.A. major in the College of Letters and Sciences? I know it's kind of a vague question; but UCB doesn't give a major breakdown like UCLA does for transfer applicant data. Obviously I will have the requirements for the B.A. major (since I have the requirements for the engineering one). My main motivation for the engineering one however, is that I feel it will be a better preparation for graduate school (financial engineering which both UCLA and UCB have programs in).</p>

<p>So much for being brief :( But thank you to anyone who helps me clarify this!</p>

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<p>IGETC will make is possible for you to be admitted, if it discouraged it will hurt your chances slightly but I don’t think it will kill them.</p>

<p>as for the difficulty of admission into that major, that is one of the only majors they dont have a % admitted listed. <a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/files/Admissions/12626_5.Info_TransAdm.pdf[/url]”>http://students.berkeley.edu/files/Admissions/12626_5.Info_TransAdm.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>good luck.</p>

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<p>Ah, thank you. The nearly 40% admit rate for the applied mathematics major is encouraging. Too bad, like you said, they don’t have the % admit rate for the Engineering Mathematics & Statistics major.</p>

<p>So just to clarify, satisfying IGETC will automatically satisfy the L&S requirements, even though their English requirements are different?</p>

<p>My understanding is that L&S provides an alternative for engineering majors since IGETC and prereqs would generally take too much time (I stayed 3 years at CCC). But since I completed both, it should be fine, right?</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley is also my first choice for Fall 2011 transfer, so it hurts seeing the name misspelled. 4 times.
the name of the school is BERKELEY, not Berkley. Or Berkely. =D</p>