<p>Hi,
I'm on my 2nd year at a CC college and planning to transfer to UCI for it's computer science and engineering major.
I've had some difficulty getting into the proper math courses, which also means I have no courses in calculus based-physics. The requirements are really unclear to me, when I look some through of some major requirements for the UCI</p>
<p>Transfer pdf on UC admissions website:
<a href="http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/files/uc_statewide_compsci.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/files/uc_statewide_compsci.pdf</a>
It says I MUST complete the following courses</p>
<p>UCi:
Interdisciplinary</a> Studies
It just says I am "encouraged" to complete the courses</p>
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<li>So I don't really get it. Looking at the major prep courses in assist I will have only completed all the computer science courses (programming) and calculus 1 in spring.
Should I even bother to transfer if I don't have most of the math courses for the major?</li>
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<p>If you look at the major in the UCI catalog, it requires that you take those math and physics courses to complete the degree. So if you do transfer now, you’ll have to take them when you get there. That being said, you have less of a chance of being accepted (I believe) without completing those requirements. The assist articulation agreement warns that you may have trouble completing your degree in 2 years after transfer if you do so. </p>
<p>Many of the upper division courses require the math/physics core as prereqs it seems, so you will not be able to take those until you complete the core. Having only Calculus 1 completed, I doubt it will be possible to complete the degree in two years.</p>
<p>So it’s up to you. If you want to transfer now, go for it. Just realize you won’t finish your degree in 2 years :o</p>
<p>I see. Would you recommend staying in CC then to save tuition costs?</p>
<p>Also, if I do happen to decide not to transfer, I’ll have more than the max transferable units. Can you choose which units to count towards your major?</p>
<p>There are no unit caps if all your units are from community college, I would stay another year at CC and complete the prerequisites before transferring.</p>
<p>Yeah, I agree with andrewexd. One of the greatest incentives of CC is the cost. So take everything you possibly can at CC.</p>
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<p>They will only count 70 semester or 105 quarter units from CCs to the 120 semester or 180 quarter units needed for a bachelor’s degree at a UC. However, any courses taken that fulfill specific subject requirements for your major(s) or breadth should count for subject credit, even if you lose some of the unit credit.</p>
<p>Use [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) to match your CC’s courses with the prerequisite requirements at your target UCs (or CSUs).</p>