<p>I will have 75 quarter credits by the time I transfer to a CCC next summer where I will continue to take 30+ semester credits. At the time of application I will have one class completed in a CCC. Will I be able to complete the IGETC program as a CCC student or will I be required to fulfill university GE requirements?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Q: If my total number of UC transferable units is over 80, am I eligible for admission?
A: Unfortunately, not if you’ve applied to the College of Letters and Science, where most applicants with excess units are denied admission. If you’ve applied to the College of Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Design, Natural Resources or Haas School of Business, your application will be reviewed and there may be a slight chance of admission with excess transferable units. Exception: If all of your coursework has been or will be completed at one or more California community colleges, you are eligible for admission and the maximum transfer credit you can receive is 70 semester (105 quarter) units.</p>
<p>It doesn’t specify out-of-state community colleges but other posts on cc have said it only applies to four years. Any experience with this?</p>
<p>1] most people won’t know where you’re applying . </p>
<p>2] email that college[s] you’re applying to for your answer</p>
<p>gL with out of state tuition.</p>
<p>@gam3theory</p>
<p>I’m an OOS as well and at first I was concerned with that same question. However, after asking around that only applies to 4 year colleges. You can earn numerous credits without falling in that category. I’m still going to email the schools to make sure but I wouldn’t worry since all you’re credits are coming from a CC.</p>
<p>No you will not be considered a CCC for “admission purposes”. I have no idea about completing IGETC though… you may still be able to complete it and have it certified, but a recent post was about what the definition of a CCC student is and they require you to have completed 30 units by the time of transfer. If I were you I would take online courses at a CCC NOW even if you’re not instate. That would probably be the best way to go…</p>
<p>I just saw that you will have 30+ units by the time you transfer… You “should” be okay then. And I’m also pretty certain that IGETC will be certified even though you have out of state classes. You just won’t be able to TAG. Unless perhaps you took online classes in CA while out of state. Although if you’re interested in San Diego you need to have been at a CCC for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses. I haven’t calculated credit totals but I will be taking 8-9 semester classes, most of which will be second year calculus and natural/biological sciences requirements (biology and physics). These classes are generally 5 credits at SMC, so I think it’s likely I will have a margin over 30 credits.</p>
<p>I emailed the transfer admissions officer to confirm IGETC eligibility. I will be applying to Berkeley and UCLA is that changes anything. I will qualify as OOS for tuition purposes the first year, but will be purchasing a house which I expect will prove my intent to live in state when I transfer.</p>
<p>where are the 75 quarter units from, is it from a 4 year or another cc out of state? if it’s an out of state cc, you’d need to have your CCC counselor go through your transcripts to see what courses count as equivalents in your CCC. as long as you state in cali and finish your last classes for your igetc in ccc, you could transfer over with igetc certification.</p>
<p>The 75 quarter credits are from an out-of-state community college. The only class I am unsure of is 20th Century American History (1890-2005). The most similar ccc class is American History since the Reconstruction (~1865-2005). Classes I have taken that appear to meet IGETC requirements are English Composition 1 and 2, Economics 1 and 2, Calculus, Chinese 1, 2, and 3, and hopefully History. If these courses transfer, I will need a Biology, Physics, Arts and an additional social science class which will be taken at a ccc.</p>
<p>I haven’t heard back from the Berkeley advisor because he’s been out of the office, so this has been really helpful. Thanks!</p>
<p>California Residency is a year and a day but you need to have some bill or rent receipt as proof hence called Proof of Residency.
CCC’s have an institutional requirement of at least 24 semester units that need to be taken at their college to qualify for that institution to stamp your IGETC. The IGETC is a statewide system certificate and GE Requirements can made on a more local level. Typically the only difference is what qualifies as the institutions own multicultural and California/American Institutions and/or Global Citizen requirement. Minor differences also may include the health, psychological enrichment, and Lifelong Learning GE requirements.
It’s ok to mix quarter and semester classes for individual classes but not blocks. For example Econ 1 and 2 are separate subjects upon themselves but US history is a year long block. There are 3 separate US History classes in the quarter system but only 2 in the semester system so that class in that subject block is not sufficient since Cal is semester. You also can’t start a congruent subject block in a quarter system and finish in a semester system.
The best semester based CCC in proximity to UCB with the best professors and most amount of excellent classes available is DVC over the hill in Pleasant Hill. If you are from out of state you will not have home field advantage so plan on a few more years if serious about getting into Berkeley. It is not unusual for even the top students to take 3, 4, 5 or even 6 years worth of classes to prep for Cal while completing GE requirements, especially if from out of state or another country.
SMC is also a semester system so you may need to complete at least one more US history class online at a quarter based school to avoid complications. If you took Calc 1 or CHem 1 but didn’t complete a year yet you will have to do those at a quarter school as well.</p>