<p>I want to transfer to ucsb from community college and major in compsci. Do I only need to take the prerequisites for the school or do I need to take the IGETC program? Someone please help, I'm lightweight struggling. Thanks</p>
<p>IGETC is for your general education purpose, and prerequisites are your low-division major requirements. And you do need to take both. Which comes first you have to ask counselor.</p>
<p>@Teemoo what is your source on needing IGETC? I’ve seen a lot of posts on CC where people are told they need IGETC when they don’t, or are even recommended NOT to complete it by the UC that they’re applying for.</p>
<p>IGETC is not necessarily required for admission, BUT completion of it will (depending on major) satisfy UC and CSU GE requirements. Without IGETC, when you transfer you will have to complete the GE requirements at that particular school. You may end up having to take additional lower division courses if you’re not IGETC certified. Each campus and each major us a little different, so you need to look at the specifics for your situation.</p>
<p>@willtohelp u heard the man lmao. I would finish IGETC first if I’m OP, and save the major classes after transfer to UCSB. You can still complete the lower division major requirement before transferring, but I would suggest work on that GE first because it is NOT worth to pay UC tuition for general education classes. It’s up to you.</p>
<p>Maybe you dont have to but there are some prereqs that you must take before transferring and it differs for every major</p>
<p>I was rejected for not having college level english and math done before transfering</p>
<p>@harren did you take the IGETC or the GE requirement?</p>
<p>@Jbyi236 Listen to 2016Candles. Check out <a href=“Transfer Preparation | College of Engineering - UC Santa Barbara”>Transfer Preparation | College of Engineering - UC Santa Barbara; and also make sure you do the minimum general UC requirements: <a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/requirements/minimum-requirements/index.html”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/requirements/minimum-requirements/index.html</a></p>
<p>@Teemo I didn’t hear anything. I don’t know what’s amusing? You were wrong. Your bad advice is what causes people to be rejected from UC. I even read a poster here who took an extra year of CC because they were wrongly told to complete IGETC. Why say “you need to take IGETC” when the OP doesn’t? </p>
<p>Students should focus on completing their prerequisites. If they prioritize IGETC over prerequisites, they’re less likely to get admitted. More prerequisites completed increases admissions chances. Just look on the UCs websites and see for yourself. Taking a heavier course load than necessary at CC (because of wanting to complete IGETC) can mean a worse GPA and thus less likely to be admitted.</p>
<p>from <a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/transfer/advising/igetc/”>University of California Counselors; </p>
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<p>If tuition cost is a concern, just take the GEs at a CC. From UC Davis:</p>
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<p>Having to take GE classes after transferring is recommended in some cases, as you see here. And anyway, you can only get 70 semester unit credits when transferring from a CCC to UC, so even if you complete IGETC you still might still be taking GE classes to get enough unit credits to graduate.</p>
<p>@willtohelp thanks my dude. You were hella helpful than ever. This is my second semester so thank God I know what I actually need to do since I REALLY need to transfer in 2 years. I also know many ppl who think IGETC is required but are confused. Thanks once again. Oh! And you too @2016candles lol</p>
<p>You are definitely in for a good start then, I thought I needed Igetc and took some hard classes to complete it and screwed my GPA, I guess my counselor tried to make it seem that way so I can take more classes</p>
<p>IGETC is not required though I found it to be a good guideline. I finished my IGETC and my lower division pre-reqs in “one year” (2 summer semesters, 1 fall, and 1 spring) for the Public Health Major (including all the pre-reqs to the classes that are the actual pre-reqs). Make sure you find out the requirements for the UC you’re applying to. For example, if you’re thinking about Berkeley, for the College of Letters & Sciences, you either have to fulfill IGETC or the L&S requirements. It’s part of the Berkeley application to prove that you’ve met one of these breadth requirements. Take care of your GPA though and see if you’re eligible for TAG or TAP.</p>
<p>@Morphe and what exactly is tag? I keep hearing ppl talk about it though and I’ll do anything to go to UCSB. I’m actually originally from Berkeley so CAL is not for me lol</p>
<p><a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/guarantee/”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/guarantee/</a></p>
<p><a href=“UC Transfers - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/</a></p>
<p>@Jbyi236 TAG is the Transfer Admission Guarantee for Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. I would talk to your transfer counselor/advisor about applying for TAG. If you meet a college’s TAG requirements, you’re guaranteed admission when you apply. It’s great that you’d like to UCSB because you can fulfill TAG and get guaranteed admission! Here’s the link to UCSB’s TAG page (<a href=“Transfer Admission Guarantee | Undergraduate Admissions”>http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/applying/transfer/tag</a>) which has a link to their TAG conditions (<a href=“http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/docs/default-source/PDFs/ucsb-fall-2014-tag-criteria.pdf”>http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/docs/default-source/PDFs/ucsb-fall-2014-tag-criteria.pdf</a>).
TAP is the Transfer Admission Planner which is a great way (so I’ve heard… I used neither TAG nor TAP, just ASSIST for Cal) to keep track of your coursework and how you’ll be meeting requirements.</p>
<p>Good luck! I really hope everything turns out great for you!</p>