I’m currently a full time student at a ccc. I’m majoring in Political Science and want to transfer to a UC, my top two chooses are UC Davis and UC Merced. My counselor says that I have to take intermediate algebra and stats to be able to transfer. My problem is I have always had a hard time in math, I just don’t understand it, don’t view the point of having to know these crazy equations and formulas if what I want to do in life requires no math. I’ve checked on assist and for Davis, it requires stats, but I heard you can also take a philosophy class instead. I asked my counselor and she said I have to be attending Davis to be able to do that. In Merced, it doesn’t specifically require stats. My question is, is their a way to get around math? Or can I transfer to Davis, without any math and just take the philosophy class there?
You need Int alg if you don’t test past it and you need a quantitative reasoning (stats). Look at the IGETC form for your CCC. You need to take one of the courses listed in subject area 2 (math) to fulfill it. And my suggestion is to try and get it done by the fall when you apply. If you TAG anywhere you need it done by that fall.
What Math courses are listed on assist.org for transfer? Are they required or optional? If required, you need to take the Math courses prior to transfer. Does assist.org list the Philosophy class as an alternate?
You can always contact UC Davis Transfer admissions and ask your question directly. Better to get the answer from the source.
Is the philosophy course listed as fulfilling the “UC-M Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning” list under “UC Transfer Admission Eligibility Courses” when you select your community college at http://www.assist.org ?
Does the http://www.assist.org page for your CC to the UCD political science major allow that philosophy course in place of the statistics courses required for the major?
(If a philosophy course is allowed, it may be a course in logic, which uses similar thinking skills as math courses.)
Political science will require some skill and math and statistics, such as for analyzing polls and elections.
It’s going to be hard to avoid stats. Other schools like say, USC, will accept intermediate algebra as the minimum math requirement if taken for a letter grade (not pass/no pass). However, you’d very likely have to end up taking stats there anyway and university level math can be slightly more challenging than that at the community college level in some ways. For instance, when I took stats in community college, the professor offered tons of extra credit to ensure that most of the class would be able to pass. I went from a C to a B grade with the help of extra credit. When I took a math course at USC, the syllabus made it very clear that there would be no opportunities for extra credit; the professor did not want extra grading work. It would really be best to knock out the math requirement at the CC level. I took a course in symbolic logic (a philosophy course), but that didn’t meet the requirement for me. I swear, that class made me think I was taking calculus, lol. It gave me lots of newfound respect for philosophy majors 