Question about UCSB did not meet minimum trasnfer requirements

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Hi, I am trying to transfer to UCSB and four other UC's which I got rejected to more than half of them already. I am transferring with a 3.5 out of state and I am a veteran who has served in the military for four years. I was also working 40 hours a week or more sometimes while going to a community college in Illinois. I also thought that my essays were pretty good. Anyway, I got this message from UCSB, </p>

<p>"We appreciate your interest in the University of California, Santa Barbara. We have evaluated your application for admission for the Fall 2012 quarter and regret that we cannot offer you admission to UC Santa Barbara at this time. You do not meet the University of California's minimum admission requirements.</p>

<p>Admission to future terms will depend upon your meeting the minimum admission requirements, the caliber of the applicant pool, and the number of enrollment spaces available at that time. While we cannot predict the standard of performance required for admission to future terms, your interim academic record will be extremely important. We encourage you to meet with your counselor to plan an appropriate academic program."</p>

<p>Basically, it says that I did not meet the minimum transfer requirements." I checked the minimum transfer requirements, which are as follows:</p>

<pre><code>Complete 60 semester or 90 quarter units of transferable college credit with a grade point average of at least 2.4 for California residents and at least 2.8 for nonresidents (no more than 14 semester or 21 quarter units may be taken Pass/Not Pass).
</code></pre>

<p>A. Complete the following seven-course pattern requirement, earning a grade of C or better in each:</p>

<pre><code> Two courses in English composition.

One course in mathematics beyond intermediate algebra, such as college algebra, pre-calculus, or statistics.

</code></pre>

<p>B. Four courses from among at least two of the following areas:</p>

<pre><code> Arts and humanities

    Behavioral and social sciences

    Biological and physical sciences

</code></pre>

<p>I got category A covered as I took three composition English classes and Calculus for math. Category B, I took Humanities, Sociology, Ethics, Critical Thinking, and Biology. I also took a Geography class with a lab if that makes a difference. What am I missing? The only thing that I can think of is Chemistry and Physics, which I don't need for my major of Information Technology/Computer Information Systems. Even then, Category B states that I need only FOUR courses in the TWO following areas. What did I miss? Should I file an appeal? Sorry for the long post. I am still waiting for UC Irvine, which I don't think I will get accepted to after getting rejected to UCLA, UCSD, and UCSD.</p>

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<p>I got rejected to UCSB too for missing prereqs and Santa Cruz gave me the same message that I didn’t complete requirements. I figured (since I go to an out of state university) that it was because they didn’t transfer all of my credits. I was accepted at davis and sd, so i suppose i’m right. It could just be that you fell under 60 units because not all of your classes transferred. For the same reason, you might not have actually satisfied those requirements. If I were you I would call UCSB and ask why you were rejected. You seem to have an amazing story, congratulations on being able to push through all that, I find it quite inspirational.</p>

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<p>Thank you hellothere5. Since the message mentioned something about future admissions, does that mean that I still have a chance and maybe I could call them and ask what I’m missing? I was really bummed out yesterday after getting rejected at UCLA, UCSD, and UCSB. Last one is UC Irvine, which I don’t think I will get accepted to after getting rejected at four other UC’s. I guess I’m going to Cal State LA then haha.</p>

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<p>I think it means you could apply for fall 2013. After you find out what youre missing you could still appeal, but if its a unit thing it would be really hard. Good luck though! CSULA is a good school too so no worries, at least you’re going somewhere!</p>

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<p>Could you explain what you meant by “if it’s a unit thing.”</p>

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<p>It seems that your mistake could be that you applied on the assumption that all of the units you took at an out of state CC would transfer over and satisfy their requirements. The UCs can be very picky about which courses transfer over for credit for applicants applying from schools that don’t have an established articulation agreement with the university. If the curriculum for a particular course doesn’t completely match the curriculum in an UC course that meets a requirement then the credits will not transfer and won’t be eligible to satisfy the admissions requirements. So you may have taken an English comp course or a science course or anything else that seemed like it would transfer, but if the topics mentioned in its course description don’t cover every topic covered in an equivalent UC course then it would’ve been deemed non-transferrable. It’s very rare that someone coming from a OOS or even another California institution outside of the CC-CSU system has all of their units transfer over when they apply. To ensure you met the requirements, the first thing you probably should’ve done was get in contact with the UC’s admissions offices to determine what courses would transfer and what wouldn’t long before you submitted your application. Your best course of action now is to call admissions to find out what courses weren’t transferable so you know exactly what you need to take if you decided to apply again next year.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply dilapidatedmind. Yeah, I guess I never thought of that. Should I maybe go to CSULA this fall since I already got accepted and try to re-apply at UCSB? I am applying at California schools only because my parents are moving to California after my dad got pneumonia here in Illinois. That was actually the reason why I moved back here instead of staying in Cali because of my dad’s sickness.</p>

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<p>It’s worth considering. You just have to be cautious of the amount of units you accumulate once you enroll at a four year university. For community college students there is no unit cap, but once you enroll at a four year university the maximum amount of units you can accumulate and still be eligible to transfer is typically between 80-95 semester units, depending on the UC. If you accumulate over the unit limit, even if you try to go back to a CC, you’ll be considered a senior level transfer, which none of the UC’s will accept. Ultimately you just have to make whatever decisions best for you and your family. It would be easier trying to transfer from a CSU into a CC then an OOS school, but at the same time you risk meeting the unit cap.</p>