Two quick questions! The answers are probably obvious but just wanted some opinions/insight. I checked my unofficial transcript today and learned I was just put on the Dean’s List after the Fall 2014 quarter. Should I mention that in the additional comments section of the UC application update? Second question: Under the “UC Transferable Courses Summary” in the myBerkeleyApplication, it says to put the number of units you have completed and the number that are in progress. However, my community college is on the quarter system so I have one more quarter after this one. Should I include planned courses for Spring 2015 under the section that says “Row 14: In Progress & Credit/Pass Units”? Thanks in advance!
Personally, I made the Dean’s List every semester because my GPA was always above a 3.8 and the qualification for D.L. is a 3.5, so I didn’t even mention it in my apps, but if you think it’ll help I’d say go for it!
As for your second question, the In Progress box on Row 14 is, I believe, referring to courses you took during the Fall Quarter/Semester of this year. I got my grades back, so I left this row empty because I’ve never taken a pass/fail class, and I included my grades from this past semester in the top part of the column. The only reason you’d put classes in the In Progress row is if you haven’t received your grades for the Fall term yet, but since they give you until the end of January to finish filling out the transfer update, I think they expect all applicants to enter their grades.
I’m taking 19 units in the spring, but I did NOT include these units in the “In Progress” section, because at this point in time they are still planned, NOT in progress.
Hope that helped!
That’s awesome! I’m just not sure if I should include it because Fall 2014 was technically my first quarter as an actual college student. The college courses I took before that were while in high school so I was not eligible for the Dean’s List. Now that I’m a full-time student I’m not quite sure if it’s something important I should add.
And okay, that’s what I did with the course summary. I did, however, include units that I am taking this quarter as “in progress.”
Thank you for all the help!
^ I disagree. I think you should put Dean’s list, since it can only help your application.
For the IP box, I included my Winter IP classes and my PL Spring classes. I included my finished Fall classes in the A/B/C/D/F boxes.
@mynamesnotfred I disagree. I think you SHOULD list your Spring 2015 classes because the window for updating is through January 31, and by then those classes will probably be “in progress”.
@lucky2012 please don’t call me “mynamesnotfred” because my name’s not “mynamesnotfred”. Thanks. And as for your comment, you’re probably right. I didn’t think about that. Touché.
You should only put IP in if you are actually currently in the class. If winter or spring courses have not started, you should wait until they start to update your TAU. You never know if a class might get cancelled, etc. If spring starts after TAU deadline, keep it PL.
The UCs look with dismay on any class process or grade that isn’t exactly on the money. It’s such a minor thing, why risk it? There’s no benefit.
AND DEFINITELY put your spring planned in. That’s the only way the UCs can calculate units and requirements. That’s what TAU is for. They will base acceptance on what they see and will look for verification after you send in transcripts in June.
If you don’t put them in, don’t expect to get any acceptances.
Sorry, I should have said I counted the UNITS for my IP and PL classes on that unit thing.
I listed my current classes as IP and my planned classes as PL on the transfer update.
Oh, was it you, luckie? I thought it was the fred guy who doesn’t want to be called Fred. I know YOU know. :x
You know what, going over this, I think I am misreading everything. My bad. ~:>
<3 I know, just wanted to make myself clearer 
In “Row 14: In Progress & Credit/Pass Units”, the units should only be added to this section if classes begin before the transfer update? LACCD spring semester begins February 9.
IDK, I put my IP an planned UC transferable coursework, since I think they are checking to see that 60 units will be complete
Follow the abbreviations correctly. If you are currently in the course when you update TAU put IP. If the term has not started yet, you either put PL or you wait until it starts and update. There’s no rush with the TAU. To put an abbreviation in that is not true is the opposite of being truthful.
Whether you put IP or PL will make no difference in terms of acceptance, because they will trust you are telling the truth, and will get verification with the official transcript, should you be accepted.
HERE IS A QUOTE DIRECTLY FROM UCB BLOG:
“Academic History” – This part should go by the quickest. It’s a streamlined process to enter all of your grades – much easier than the Common App – just make sure to pay attention to the title of each subsection… And use correct designations – “IP” if you’re currently taking the course, “PL” if that course is in your final semester, and “NO” if that course didn’t apply for a specific semester.”
http://blog.admissions.berkeley.edu/2013/11/uc-app-part1-basics/
Since there is only a section for In Progress units and not Planned units, I would think you group the two together. For example, my spring quarter does not begin until early April which is way after the deadline. It seems like they’re just looking for the minimum 60 semester/90 quarter units completed prior to transfer. Anyway, I plan on calling the Berkeley number provided on there today and I will let you all know what I find out!
It doesn’t really matter whether your spring classes are left as IP or PL, but I would leave them as PL if your semester or quarter hasn’t started it. It’s not going to get you instantly rejected.
Include spring units (whether IP or PL) for your overall units because it’s important that you reach 60 units by the end of spring.
This whole thread seems so odd to me. This issue absolutely did not exist last year. Not only do I agree with @ocnative, I will also add that you are potentially doing yourself another big disservice by lumping two terms together (despite the fact that it 100% isn’t accurate). The UCs divide everything up by term. I haven’t seen TAU for awhile, so don’t recall how it’s set up, but consider this:
2 courses IP
5 courses PL
That clearly divides it up into two terms. Very doable.
Now the other optiion:
7 courses IP
If you were borderline and I was admissions, if I had no way of telling if these were separate terms, I would be more inclined to reject the applicant who appears to be over-taking 21+ units in one term.
Another factor:
I know someone who got in trouble for putting AR in their application in November before it was finalized in late Dec/early Jan. The reasoning was it would be accurate by the TAU. But the point is it wasn’t accurate when they entered AR in Nov. I believe they got rejected for misrepresentation. While this is not on the same level, if the class has not started and you are saying you are currently in it, you have misrepresented the facts.
I would put PL for your spring term (as it hasn’t started yet and that’s what PL means) and add in comments: “PL courses: term starts Feb 9th.”
I’m not trying to be difficult, but there’s a reason for these designations.
I definitely agree with only putting IP courses in the section for IP courses. The issue I’ve found with this specific form is that there’s no section for PL courses. On the two other forms such as “Major Prerequisites” and “Breadth Requirements” there is a section to put whether the courses are completed, in progress, or planned. There is no section for planned courses in the “UC Transferable Courses Summary” form. For example, rows 1-13 are for courses that have been graded (and you are only allowed to put in the number of units, not a grade or if the course is IP or PL). Then the final row (Row 14) states “In Progress & Credit/Pass Units” so there is no clear section only for courses that are PL. But like I said, I’ll just call and check just to make sure! I’d rather go over it with the admissions office than send in the form incorrectly.
Is this just the Berkeley form and not the TAU? And they’re also not asking for grades? Then I guess they just want a general list. Kind of redundant if it is all in the TAU. (BTW, I thought you were talking about TAU, so just couldn’t get why you were putting them all IP…)
Oops, sorry for any confusion! This is just for one of the forms on the myBerkeleyApplication. It’s a general list of all transferable units you have taken. There is another form that asks for grades. But this specific one does not have a section for “planned” courses and the number of units for whatever reason.
Oh, ok, I feel bad. All this time I thought you were talking tau. Yeah, it seems like you just list them. SORRY!!! 
:(.