Prerequisite help!!!

[xcaliberse]

<p>Hey, Im aiming for the Computer science L&S for UC Berkeley. But, CCSF only offers calculus, linear algebra, diff equations, and data structures. But it doesnt offer the rest. Will this affect my chances of admission? Because when I look at the statistics they always say they completed all prereqs. But my school doesnt offer all the prereqs to this major. What should i do? CS</a> Transfer Prerequisites | EECS at UC Berkeley</p>

[grey_syntactics]

<p>The page that you posted here says itself:</p>

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Those of you who are best prepared, and only need one semester at Berkeley to complete their tech courses, should have completed at least 4 out of these 6 prerequisites.

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<p>I am including the articulation from assist.org with your CC. Read it carefully, I found that it addresses all that you need to know:

**Advice regarding courses in computer science:<br>
The Computer Science department at Berkeley recognizes the fact that courses<br>
comparable to Berkeley’s computer science 61A-61B-61C series are difficult to<br>
find at most community colleges. With few exceptions, transfer students must<br>
take CS 61A and CS 61C during their first semester/s at Berkeley. </p>

<p>To be competitive for admission purposes, the department advises prospective<br>
transfer students to take UC-transferable courses in:<br>

1. data structures–even if not officially comparable to Berkeley’s CS 61B; and
2. Java (preferred) or C++. </p>

<p>The entire Computer Science 61 series is also offered during the Berkeley<br>
summer session. The department recommends that, when possible, students take one
of these courses during the summer sessions prior to transfer.**</p>

<p>For more information:<br>
Center for Student Affairs-CS Advising Office<br>
(510) 642-7214, <a href=“mailto:bhtower@cs.berkeley.edu”>bhtower@cs.berkeley.edu</a><br>
[Electrical</a> Engineering & Computer Sciences | EECS at UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu%5DElectrical”>http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu) </p>

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<p>COMPSCI 61A The Structure and (4)|NO COURSE ARTICULATED
Interpretation of |<br>
Computer Programs |<br>
Any course/s approved as comparable to COMPSCI 61A must include assignments<br>
involving functional programming, object-oriented programming, and study of </p>

<h2>a LISP interpreter. </h2>

<p>COMPSCI 61B Data Structures (4)|CS 110C Data Structures and (3)
| Algorithms: C++
| OR
|CS 111C Data Structures and (3)
| Algorithms: Java
|NOTE: Students must also complete UCB
|COMPSCI 47B at Berkeley to satisfy
|this requirement.
|[CCSF CS 110C + UCB COMPSCI 47B taken
|at Berkeley; OR CCSF CS 111C + UCB
|COMPSCI 47B taken at Berkeley.]
Any course/s approved as comparable to COMPSCI 61B must include coverage of<br>
hashing, heaps, priority queues and graphs, together with at least one
programming assignment of 500 or more lines of code. If needed, this material
may be acquired by taking a bridge course, COMPSCI 47B, at Berkeley. A score of
4 or 5 on the Computer Science AB AP test taken in May 1999 or later satisfies</p>

<h2>the COMPSCI 61B requirement.</h2>

<p>COMPSCI 61C Machine Structures (4)|NO COURSE ARTICULATED
Any course/s approved as comparable to COMPSCI 61C must require students to<br>
work with an interrupt handler and include significant treatment of fundamentals
of computer architecture, namely CPU and cache design and implementation of</p>

<h2>virtual memory. It assumes knowledge of a C-based language.</h2>

<p>COMPSCI 70 Discrete Mathematics (4)|NO COURSE ARTICULATED </p>

<h2> and Probability Theory | </h2>

<p>EL ENG 42 Introduction to Digital (3)|NO COURSE ARTICULATED
Electronics |<br>
Students should take an introductory course in electronics. Once at Berkeley,</p>

<h2>your electronics courses will be evaluated.</h2>

<h2>MATH 1A Calculus (4)|MATH 110A Calculus I (4)</h2>

<h2>MATH 1B Calculus (4)|MATH 110B Calculus II (4)</h2>

<p>MATH 54 Linear Algebra and (4)|MATH 130 Linear Algebra and (5)
Differential Equations | Differential Equations
| OR
|MATH 120 & Linear Algebra (3)</p>

<h2> |MATH 125 Differential Equations (3)</h2>

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[Edward04]

<p>I’ve answered this question many times here and will invariably answer it again. If I were smart, I’d bookmark my answer so I don’t have to retype it every time.</p>

<p>Anyway…</p>

<p>I asked your exact question, in person, to a UCB admissions rep who came to do a presentation at my CC. I’m a history major, and my CC offered five of the pre-reqs for Cal (per assist.org). I mentioned to her that other schools like Glendale CC, for example, offered <em>fifteen</em> of the history pre-reqs for Cal. </p>

<p>She told me not to worry, and that the people who score applications will actually pull up assist.org themselves and compare what you did with what was offered at your school.</p>

<p>So if anything, having a small or medium amount of pre-reqs at your CC is probably a good thing, since you are able to get them all done, versus a school that offers an outrageous amount.</p>

<p>Long story short: don’t worry.</p>

[sleeper]

<p>Would an application get “extra” points if s/he went out of their way to take a class at a college that did offer the prerequisite? ;)</p>

<p>Totally kidding, though.</p>