<p>Hey guys, I'm currently a sophomore in community college but I want to transfer to a uc really bad. Ucsb in particular. My minimum year was from 2013 to 2015. The problem is that I didn't know what I wanted to major in until my 2nd semester. Now it seems that I would have to take two extra years here since I've heard UC's only require finished pre-requisites of a major in order for you to get in (I only stuck with the IGETC. How can I possibly get into a UC in just another year? Should I take online classes? Take extra classes in a semester? Stick with IGETC. Please I need help and would be fully appreciative if anyone can lead me in this. Thanks</p>
<p>Pre-reqs being finished being a must depends entirely on your major and the UC campus you want to transfer to. For impacted or highly competitive majors, yes, you will need to complete all pre-reqs. For most majors, finishing every pre-req is not required for admission. What is your major and which school(s) do you hope to transfer to?</p>
<p>@k4201505 My major is computer-science and I’m am trying to transfer to UC Santa Barbara.</p>
<p>How many credits have you completed? IGETC is typically only a year (~30 credits) of classes. Most majors that want IGETC don’t have more than a years’ worth of pre-reqs. If you’re interested in engineering/STEM, you might need to take an extra year since those tend to have a lot of requirements and can require long series of classes.</p>
<p>I would suggest looking at what classes you actually need to take. Figure out which UCs you want to apply to. Look at the pre-reqs for your major at each, see what classes they have in common, and which classes assist.org says are most important. Or, pick your favorite school (I was set on UCB) and choose safety schools based on which UC’s pre-reqs are most compatible with your favorite/reach. But figure out which classes you actually want to take and try writing out a schedule on paper. Can you make all/most fit without overloading yourself? And make sure you’ll have at least 60 credits finished by the time you transfer.</p>
<p>As for whether or not you should finish IGETC, check assist.org and see if your major recommends it. For most humanities majors IGETC will be recommended/required, but some majors won’t accept IGETC or don’t recommend you follow it. So that depends on where you’re applying and what your major is.</p>
<p>EDIT: For CS, you might have trouble with the math/CS/physics series, if you’ve not started on them yet. IGETC is recommended, so finish it if you can. Otherwise there are 8 required courses and some optional (recommended) ones you could take as well. I’d definitely suggest you take a CS class soon, if you haven’t done that yet, and see if it’s actually your thing.</p>
<p>UCSB for CS is likely not going to happen if you are missing pre-reqs, Maybe one pre-req if you are a 3.8+ student. Even if your school doesn’t offer all the pre-reqs. you need to go pick them up at another college that does. IGETC is not recommended for an engr major at UCSB. Just do all the pre-reqs and have a very high GPA. Take as many semesters as needed. Also TAG for the College of Engineering at UCSB will no longer be available starting this fall. </p>
<p>@UCSBanswers thanks. And what exactly is tag? I hear it pretty helpful but why will it no longer be available?</p>
<p>@Jbyi236 TAG is Transfer Admission Guarantee. If you’ve completed courses X, Y, and Z and you’re above a certain GPA, you can “TAG” one school and you will be guaranteed admission to that college. It’s based purely on requirements and GPA, there’s no worry about ECs or essays or whatever else admissions looks at. But impacted majors are more competitive, so they don’t want to be giving away seats with TAG… so majors like CS are not guaranteed through TAG at some UCs. They want you to apply normally for impacted majors so the process is fair to everyone, or so they don’t end up with more students than they can accommodate.</p>
<p>If you are thinking of transferring as a CS major then stop wasting your time with IGETC…
Most Colleges of Engineering dont honor IGETC, including UCSB
<a href=“http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/applying/transfer/igetc”>http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/applying/transfer/igetc</a></p>
<p>you need to start tackling the math, physics, chemistry, and start coding… ASAP. otherwise it will probably be more than 2 years</p>