<p>Hi everyone!</p>
<p>I am studying at Foothill College, a quarter system school, and I'd like to take some summer classes at UC Berkeley. The problem is, the class at Berkeley begins at June 24, but my classes at Foothill don't end until June 28. I'll probably have to go back and forth between two schools in that week (about an hour drive), and will have to miss a few classes at both. Has anybody done this before? Since I almost always overestimate myself, I want to know if it sounds realistic.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>If you are going to miss class at both schools, then I would not do it. Anyway, 4 days of intense driving and school work won’t kill you. It sounds like It might be fun. I always have fun when I have a lot of work on my plate. It keeps be busy.</p>
<p>What will your schedule look like for those 4 days?</p>
<p>Hi mermaker,</p>
<p>Thanks for your opinion. </p>
<p>I will probably miss my classes at Foothill on the first day so I can attend classes at Berkeley. In the last 2 or 3 days, I will have to skip Berkeley’s classes to finish my finals at Foothill.</p>
<p>I would just talk to both profs so that they know the situation. It might suck but its just for a few days and if they are cool they might even let you miss or cut you some slack.</p>
<p>Random question.</p>
<p>I am currently attending 2 different CC’s.</p>
<p>As long as the courses from both CC’s are UC transferable will they count when I apply for UC TAG???</p>
<p>And will my units from both different CC’s combine into 1 total amount of units completed??</p>
<p>Need answers ASAP!!!</p>
<p>I wouldn’t risk them dropping you from the class because you aren’t there. If you’re only going to miss a couple days, then I wouldn’t really worry about the school work. Just make sure you have a good excuse so they don’t drop you. That’s the only thing I would worry about.</p>
<p>@ tony yes and yes</p>
<p>You’re going to have to be very careful at UCB. Because summer sessions are condensed, one day is going to count a lot more, and two or three days may very well drop your grade by a letter grade (three absences is actually the limit in some of my long-semester classes). Definitely contact the professors at UCB and explain beforehand, and I would get their permission before you enroll.</p>
<p>I’ve seen people in my cc taking finals a week before the final week because they were going to travel. Talk to your professor at cc and ask if you can take finals early.</p>
<p>I agree with purpleacorn if you skip summer class for one week, you are going to miss a lot of stuff, plus in the same week you are probably preparing for the upcoming finals after finishing one another. So that means after final week, you’ll have to do the homework for the days you skipped and the homework for the next week…doesn’t sound like fun…lol</p>
<p>Another random question.</p>
<p>I took 2 PE classes back in 2008 when I was in high school at a CC and I just looked at the transcript for those 2 classes and each is 1 unit, and UC and CSU transferable.</p>
<p>Can I include those in my UC application/TAG for Fall 2014??</p>
<p>Or will it not count because I took the classes in 2008???</p>
<p>Included all the courses you’ve taken. Regardless of how insignificant they might seem.</p>
<p>^Ok but will they count despite the date I took them? it was in Summer 2008 when I was in 10th grade in high school.</p>
<p>Each class is 1 unit, and UC Transferable.</p>
<p>Of course. I have classes from 2008 on my transcript too. Email the UC and ask them if those 1 unit classes can be used for the 60 unit requirement. You might not be able to use them because they’re only one unit.</p>
<p>^why would it not transfer just because it is only 1 unit?? Im trying to TAG to UCSB</p>
<p>I remember reading something that said classes must be at least 3 units to fulfill IGETC. I’m not sure though.</p>
<p>I don’t care about it being for IGETC</p>
<p>I just want it to count towards my overall number of units so I can have 30 units by the time I tag this upcoming November.</p>
<p>I did this last summer, the commute is usually 90+ minutes. It’s painful, but doable. 18 units of Foothill spring overlapped by two weeks with 8 credits of Cal summer, they were all technical classes.</p>
<p>Do your best to make it to the first sections of everything at Cal, you’ll get important papers, syllabi, and (if it’s a CS class) account forms. You can also make sure you don’t get yourself dropped. After that you should probably prioritize Foothill classes, last lectures and finals are harder to miss than second lectures. Whatever you end up doing, be sure to talk to your TA (or professor, if it’s a small class) and explain the situation. They’re usually really helpful, and if there’s a problem they can help figure out accommodations, like if you have to miss quizzes during the first week or something.</p>
<p>Also, careful with how many summer units you take at Berkeley. If it feels like a lot of work in the first couple weeks, remember that it’ll only get harder to keep up with at the end.</p>
<p>Most of the UC’s podcast / videocast a significant number of their courses, so you might be able to watch or listen to the lecture from home even if you can’t physically attend. I’m not sure whether they do this for summer session courses, but every class I’ve taken aside from lab classes has at least had a podcast. Also, you might want to be careful because some lecture courses at the UC’s give credit for in class participation. A lot of classes I’ve taken use what are called iclickers, which are these handheld remotes that students use to respond to questions in lecture. They’re registered to your student ID and you input a multiple choice answer when prompted. You may want to check with your professor to see if they podcast/videocast their lecture and whether credit is given for in class participation.</p>