<p>I'm a political science major. If I'm fufilling the last section (5) of IGETC for physical science, can I take the class credit/no credit with no penalty when applying to UCLA, UCB, UCSD?</p>
<p>1) Using physical science to complete IGETC.
2) Not a major requirement.
3) would be my first CR/NC</p>
<p>So even though I mark PL for planned on the UC application are they going to care if I take it CR/NC?</p>
<p>Yes they will care. A CR/NC is basically counted as a C. I would take it regularly, UC admissions frowns on pass/no pass courses.</p>
<p>mrkoolguy is wrong. Some CR/NC is perfectly reasonable--it is NOT counted as a C in any way, certainly not in your gpa! The amount you can do is capped of course. </p>
<p>You must be talking about taking it in Spring 2006. If this is the case, then there shouldn't be any problem.</p>
<p>Yes, chunkphat, just as long as it's a GE class and not a major prep course, then you are allowed to take it for CR/NC. And, no, it would not count as a C, but simply just 3 [or how many so] units and credit for the course.</p>
<p>Make sure it won't be a prerequisite for admission to a graduate program or you'll have to retake it for a letter grade before entering.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. I'll take my physical science credit/no credit then. Whew! I'm not a science guy. And I plan on going to law school. There's not even admittance requirements as far as the classes you take. I believe you just need a B.A. or B.S.</p>
<p>Yeah, I've had to do the exact thing with my biological science requirement on the igetc...It should be fine...This has been something that the UC's have been vague about, yet there is no problem with it...people like Mrkoolguy or whatever irritate me by talking nonsense on these boards and misleading people..."Koolguy", Tell me this, if it is viewed as a 'c', then why doesn't it have that effect on ones GPA?</p>
<p>you guys are wrong. you want to go to law school right? well, then i suggest you don't take the pass/no pass b/c they will count a pass as a C . these guys can say whatever they want but, it is frowned upon to take pass/no pass courses. UC advisors will all tell you that, especially if you want to go to any kind of post-grad. Law schools will count it as a C, i know b/c i am pre-law and this was discussed thoroughly. my post is more relevant than any of yours since he wants to go to law school.<br>
listen to the others if you want, but i guarantee you that UC counselors don't like pass/no pass and further, law schools will count it as a C.</p>
<p>Fourstar - where have i given bad information? you act like you read all my posts.</p>
<p>Mrkoolguy, the contention that one cr/nocr class is going to affect law school admissions is utterly absurd. I'm sure chunkphat and anyone else can easily see this, so it isn't really worth going into.</p>
<p>And when you say "pre-law"--if you mean you are an actual pre-law major then you should also know that majoring in "pre-law" is seen as the worst prep for law school.</p>
<p>mrkoolguy you will not get into law school with that knowledge and closed-mindedness.</p>
<p>wow. ok guys, think what you want. Don't believe me about law schools applying a pass in a pass/no pass course as a C, not like I care if you guys believe me or not. To the creator of this thread. Go ask a law school counselor about it and then see who is right here.
I never said a cr/nocr is going to decide if you will go to law school or not but when they tally up your gpa, they will count a pass as a C (2.0) in your gpa so if you have a chance at getting a B, it is worth it since a C will be the same as a pass.
Well i'm done here, everybody acts like they know everything here (including myself ;), but like i said chunkphat, ask a law school admissions counselor or someone comparative at an undergrad and they will tell you the same thing I am telling you. </p>
<p>gabew42 - wow. right on. i'm not "pre-law", you are a genius. I'm a polisci major. does it escape you that students bent on going to law school in different majors consider themselves "pre-law" or those bent on medical school as "pre-med"? try your asinine comments elsewhere.</p>
<p>kevintech - you must be ms. cleo. You have me figured out by a couple of my posts. so, tell chunkphat which college he will be accepted to.</p>
<p>I'll write an email to UCLA's Law School Admissions. I'll post their response...</p>
<p>(310) 825-2080 </p>
<p><a href="mailto:admissions@law.ucla.edu">admissions@law.ucla.edu</a></p>
<p>That's the phone number and email address....maybe someone wants to beat me to it?</p>
<p>Law school admissions focus on your last 2 years in college AND the LSAT!</p>
<p>Okay. I got a response and I don't think I understand what it means:</p>
<p>Here's my question:</p>
<p>I was wondering if general ed courses taken CR/NC are allowed for UCLA Law School admission? If so, how does it affect admission and how many courses is one allowed to take CR/NC...</p>
<p>Here's the response:</p>
<p>Courses taken Pass/Not Pass and CR/NC are excluded from conversion in the LSDAS reports. They are not included in the applicant's GPA. For more information regarding grades that are not converted, please refer to the 2005-2006 LSAT & LSDAS Registration and Information Book or you may look at the information book online at <a href="http://www.lsac.org%5B/url%5D">www.lsac.org</a>.</p>
<p>I believe page 24 is the most relevant.
<a href="http://www.lsac.org/pdfs/2005-2006/info-book-2005-new.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.lsac.org/pdfs/2005-2006/info-book-2005-new.pdf</a></p>
<p>From my understanding, one receives credit for the class, but it is not taken into account for the GPA. It seems taking a CR/NC class isn't a big deal to law school.</p>
<p>Yep. Exactly what we've been saying.</p>
<p>Obviously, mrkoolguy was entirely wrong. His contention that they count "pass" as a C was wrong.</p>