<p>Definitely, how are the grades determined? I heard that they are mostly Midterm+Final and that is it. Is it true?</p>
<p>That's pretty much correct. In the class I took, the final counted for 50%, the midterm 35%, and homework and class participation counted for a combined 15%.</p>
<p>To Destiny,
Political Science is about equally competitive. However, don't be discouraged by the 3.8. That's just the lowest I've heard of from talking to people... I'm sure not everybody had that GPA or higher. I wouldn't stress on it. Actually, the major that you put on your application doesn't make that much of a difference if you are applying to the school of letters and science, because you have to formally declare your major once you actually arrive here. When I applied, I actually listed Mass Communications as my major, but after the semester started, I changed it to history. Your intended major doesn't matter so much.</p>
<p>Oh, by the way, some say that the curve in grading in UCB is tough because every student is smart so in order to get an A, you would have to be outstanding or getting like a 93%+ to get an A. Also, some say that getting a B in UCB is much harder than getting an A+ in CCC. Some even say it is extremely hard to pass a class in UCB and therefore, not all students can graduate. </p>
<p>Any comment about that?</p>
<p>Oh I forget to say thank you for your replies. :)</p>
<p>To tell you the truth, I've never been in a class here that was graded on a curve, and from what I hear, it's not that common. Basically, what you get is what you earn. There is some truth in the idea that getting a B here is much harder than getting an A+ in CCC. but that might be a little extreme. But, it all depends you know. It's not too hard to pass a class here, if that's all somebody want to do either.</p>
<p>wat do you know about EECS? Will I with a 3.78 get in? lol</p>
<p>How about a 3.79 for Mass Comm?</p>
<p>You guys, s/he wouldn't know any better than we do.</p>
<p>have you met anyone with a legal studies major, berkeley has listed outside of letters and sciences, and made it an "independent major". what is your transfer gpa? and how is your berkeley gpa now?</p>
<p>thanks for your time</p>
<p>I had a transfer GPA of 4.0, with 70 units. For my first semester at Cal, I received a 3.56. It's much more difficult to get A's here than at CC, but it's not impossible. When you transfer here, your previous GPA from CC gets dismissed, and you start fresh; so even if you had a 4.0 at CC, and you earn all "B's" at Cal, your new GPA will be a 3.0. They don't average your CC grades into it. I've never met anybody with a legal studies major. sorry :-(</p>
<p>what kind of EC's did you put on your record? Did you list HS or just college?</p>
<p>If you have more than 70 semester units, they give consider the extra units as subject units and my question is: What is a subject unit? Will those units help us graduate sooner?</p>
<p>know anything about the architecture department? any ideas of their criteria to select, etc...?</p>
<p>comboplate,</p>
<p>i have a specific goal of transferring into PEIS from DVC (diablo valley college)</p>
<p>im currently a senior in high school. if i start school at CC next year with the specific goal of transferring to CAL and studying "political economy of industrial societies"...do you think getting my requirements done will become easier since i will already have a clear picture of the courses i need for the major? what i mean to say, is knowing your major at the beginning of community college, make it easier to choose classes and get your stuff done?</p>
<p>my question came out confusing. but basically:</p>
<p>does knowing my major from the start make the entire process of community college a lot easier since i have a specific goal in terms of university and major???</p>
<p>because i'm really worried about staying on top of taking the right courses and getting all my requirements done. (im just a senior in high school, with a panick problem lol)</p>
<p>Knowing your major from the start can make it easier, as probably most people here can tell you. However, allow yourself time to discover your true interests. You might discover a new major which interests you more. I went from being a physics major originally, to a communications major, before finally deciding to study history, which I enjoy the most. I would just focus on the basics at first, like the IGETC, and just see whats out there.</p>
<p>gdb,
I didn't have any EC's on my record, but I had a some good things in my personal essay which made up for it I think, like time living overseas, ect...ect... They only care about your college work if you are transfering in. If you get accepted, they will ask you for a copy of your high school transcripts, but that's only to verify that you graduated, nothing more.</p>
<p>Kevin101,
Subject units don't count towards graduation. CC courses that you take beyond the maximum 70 transferable units can be used to satisfy pre-reqs for certain classes, but that's about it. Actually, even pre-reqs aren't that important for many classes here. You can pretty much just sign up for whatever you want, with some exceptions of course. If you wanted to, you could totally just sign up for a thermal physics course, without having had a previous courses in physics. Although you would probably totally fail, you could still do it.</p>
<p>sonnieeeeboi,
The only thing I know about the architecture department is that they have the worse looking classrooms in the University, ironically. Sorry :-(</p>
<p>Wow... even the course needs pre-reg, we can sign up for it without taking the pre-reg? Are you serious?</p>