How come UCB and UCSD require less prereqs for math major?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>I compared the transfer prereqs on assist.org for (pure) math majors, and UCB and UCSD and a few others only require Calc1-3 and diff eq/linear alg. But when I look at schools like UCI and UCSB and UCD, they want additional physics and computer courses.</p>

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<p>I am not sure about math major but as a computer science major.</p>

<p>I have to take Cal1-3, Linear, Discrete, D.EQ, all computer, and physics courses. I am sure math major probably has to follow the same procedures but maybe less computer courses.</p>

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<p>Because at Cal and UCSD you get a BA, not a BS.</p>

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<p>I know what you mean. I wondered why UCLA requires a class in C++ for example, when Cal doesn’t. I dunno. I took it anyway just to be safe. </p>

<p>On a side note, do you guys think it’s REALLY important to have ALL the prereq’s done. Thing is by the end of this semester I’ll have completed the calculus sequence but not diff eq’s or lin.alg. This isn’t because I didn’t want to or didn’t have time, they are just not offered at my college, and since there’s only one college on the island, unless I moved to another island/state I wouldn’t have been able to take them. Do you think admin people are gonna be super picky about this or might consider the fact that I simply never had the opportunity?</p>

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<p>@thebigsh0w ooo I never thought about that! I think that just answered my question. Thanks.</p>

<p>@nicolles you can still get in without doing ALL the prereq’s…</p>

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<p>UCB and UCSD don’t accept some of the classes for the major that other uc’s do accept.</p>

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<p>@slowmotionzx what? like what?</p>

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<p>for example at ucsb they accept the calc class from the cc for such major, but ucb and ucsd don’t and require you to take their specific math class at their university for the certain major.</p>

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<p>then why do they list them as transferrable and as a prereq when I go to assist.org?
so you’re saying I’m taking calc1-3 here, but when i get to UCB or UCSD I’ll have to re-take calc1-3 because they want me to take theirs? that can’t be right…</p>

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<p>you won’t have to retake it. also, its because the math program at berkeley is very pure math oriented. even the applied math major requires you to take abstract algebra.</p>