Hi everyone. I enrolled in Communications 11 at my community college this semester, to fulfill the Oral Communications requirement as per the CSU golden four. However, I was accepted by UC Santa Cruz last week, nullifying the need for the class. I am still waiting to hear back from UCSB, Cal, UCLA and SF State, but now that I’ve been accepted to a UC, I don’t need the class anymore. (I have no desire to attend a Cal State, and those I applied to were just backups.)
Since this class doesn’t fulfill any of my UC requirements, I’m considering dropping it to concentrate further on my 3 required classes (Statistics, Geography lab, and Archaeology). However, the conditional agreement of acceptance states that you should complete all courses you’re enrolled in. Would it be permissible to drop? Or would it create problems?
I think I will end up just sticking it out. Anyway it’ll raise my GPA further, so there’s a silver lining! Thanks for your answers everyone. If I ask a counselor I’ll post what they say, just in case anyone’s in a similar boat.
Hi everyone- I spoke to a counselor who agreed that sticking out the class was the best plan, as one should only withdraw under certain circumstances. But if you’re facing the same situation, ask yourself-
Is the class a requirement for transfer? (IGETC? Major prep?)
Will withdrawal leave you with fewer than 60 units?
Is the class UC transferable?
Am I currently passing the class?
If you can’t answer no to all of the questions, you should likely see it through to the end. I think in all circumstances, though, it’s good advice to speak to UC representatives and/or counselors before making a permanent decision.