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Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Please help. I need somebody to clarify this! thanks. </p>

<p>When I went to ASSIT.ORG, I've read that colleges of engineering of UCs do not encourage transfer students to follow IGETC. Does that mean IGETC is NOT required if you apply engineering majors? I remember somebody told me I do not need to complete IGETC or be certified. </p>

<p>And what is the UC admission eligibility? I mean, I know what it is, but does that mean if I finish the courses for admission eligibility than I will be considered for admission? What's the difference between this and IGETC? Why do I have to finish IGETC?</p>

<p>note:</p>

<p>UC Transfer Admissions Eligibility Courses</p>

<p>A transfer applicant, according to the University of California, is a student who has graduated from high school and enrolled in a regular session at another college or university. According to this definition, a student cannot disregard his or her college record and apply as a freshman.</p>

<p>Transfer students should give top priority to completing a pattern of courses that satisfies the transfer admission requirements listed below. Completing this pattern is the minimum requirement for admission eligibility; it does not guarantee admission nor does it guarantee that a student will be prepared and competitive for admission to a specific UC campus or major.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Complete 60 semester (90 quarter) units of UC transferable college credit with a GPA of at least 2.4 (no more than 14 semester/21 quarter units may be taken Pass/Not Pass),</p>

<p>and;</p></li>
<li><p>Complete the following course pattern requirement, earning a grade of C or better in each course:</p></li>
</ol>

<pre><code>* Two transferable college courses (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units each) in English composition (Area UC-E),

and;
* One transferable college course (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units) in mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning (Area UC-M),

and;
* Four transferable college courses (3 semester or 4-5 quarter units each)chosen from at least two of the following subject areas: the arts and humanities (Area UC-H), the social and behavioral sciences (Area UC-B), and the physical and biological sciences (Area UC-S).
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<p>Nobody knows about it, or my question is just too silly? </p>

<p>well, earlier I was reading and it is stated that IGETC is NOT required for admission but a good plan to complete UC general education requirement. Is that true?</p>

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<p>Unit heavy majors don’t have to do IGETC. For instance, a bio sci major would spend most of their units on major prereqs whereas a history major has only 3-4 major prereqs and would be able to allocate more time into general ed courses, easily completing the IGETC.</p>