<p>Is it okay if I complete Calc. 1 in the winter session and Calc. 2 in spring for UCLA as a biz. Econ major? It won't count against me will it?</p>
<p>Be more specific…</p>
<p>You plan on transferring to Fall quarter? UCLA is pretty clear that they won’t your pre-requisites finished by the Spring before you transfer. So if Calc 2 is the last pre-requisite you need, then finishing it by spring is fine by their standards</p>
<p>Yeah i’m transferring to the fall quarter. That’s just the answer I was looking for, thanks.</p>
<p>Glad to help :)</p>
<p>no it won’t count against you and will be beneficial for you to complete pre-reqs spring before transfer, when UCLA wants pre-reqs to be completed :)</p>
<p>They won’t count it against you, but you have to understand what you’re going up against. The Business Economics major at UCLA is one of the most impacted majors. For example,</p>
<p>Applicant 1: Has completed the 6 prerequisites for the major. Therefore, when he/she submits their application, the person reviewing the grades will have no doubt in their mind because he/she has completed all the required courses.</p>
<p>Applicant 2: Has only completed 4 of the prerequisites. Will be taking the remaining in the spring. Compared to applicant 1, the person reviewing the application will not have the complete picture. For all we know, the person can be admitted and bomb the 2 remaining courses.</p>
<p>One can argue, well GPA, essays, ECs, etc will separate the two applicants but if they were identically the same, it is clear Applicant 1 is better suited than Applicant 2. I’m not saying you will not be accepted but it is generally accepted, the sooner you complete the prerequisites the better.</p>
<p>I’m guessing your next question will be how do you know? It is mentioned anywhere?</p>
<p>No. My comment is not written anywhere. It is just an observation. More of a general statement. There is no mention of prerequisites having to be done before applying. It only states courses must be completed prior to transferring. </p>
<p>However, there is logic behind my argument. My observation deals with the fact that most of these majors (Business Econ, Comm, Econ, etc) are highly impacted. It has been stated here that the most important criteria for admission is GPA and number of prerequisites completed. Think about it. Applicants will be competing with other students who not only have the GPA but might have finished all the required prerequisites. If it came down to the two, which one would you pick? Of course, the one who has completed all the prerequisites.</p>
<p>I did find this, however.
[Transfer</a> Prep - Letters and Science majors - UCLA Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/lsmajors.htm]Transfer”>http://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/Adm_tr/lsmajors.htm)</p>
<p>Once again, I am no by no means saying you will not be accepted but it is generally beneficial to have completed your prerequisites before you apply.</p>
<p>Above poster is correct. That is exactly why I tell people if you apply to biz/econ, you should have all prereqs completed at the time of application and at least a 3.9 GPA. If you don’t have these two, you won’t get accepted.</p>
<p>I have 4/6 pre-reqs completed by fall and Calc. 1 in the winter and Calc. 2 in the spring. From what I heard the cut off for biz. econ with TAP was about a 3.8</p>
<p>I will second that. MitchaPalooza hit the nail on the head. The completion of pre-reqs is the SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT factor, even ahead of gpa, in the selection criteria. That is exactly why it is beneficial to complete even the so called “optional” or “strongly recommended” courses if your CC offers them. And having them done by the fall definitely puts you at an advantage! </p>
<p>I have actually heard this right from the horses mouth, so to speak - We had a STEM conference recently and there was an admissions rep from the engineering dept. of UCLA. He gave a specific comparison of 2 sample applicants. One that had a slightly lower gpa (say 3.75) versus one that had a 3.80. However, the one who had a 3.75 had completed more pre-reqs for them to evaluate on, by the fall. He said in such a circumstance if it came to choosing between the two, they might be more inclined to admit the 3.75 gpa student because that person was more of a “known quantity” academically speaking.</p>