Questions on lingustics and computer science major at UCLA

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  1. Will a spanish 3 class cover the 1 year requirement of a foreign language set by admissions?
  2. How competitive is this major?
  3. Has anyone been admitted to this major who can help answer questions on competitiveness, such as being accepted without doing all the major prerequisites?
    I ask because I plan to apply to this major but I am not sure if I should because I am not sure if my one semester of Spanish 3 will qualify me for the major and fill the foreign language requirement. I also had to drop an intro to c++ class and will be retaking it next semester and as a result, will be missing one major prerequisite. Should I apply for a different major I know I have all the prereq for, or should I stick with linguistics and computer science despite missing 1 prereq? I am not sure how competitive this major is in terms of admission so I am not sure if missing one class for my major will be a huge deal.
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Are you utilizing Assist.org to determine if the Spanish 3 course fulfills the requirement for transfer? Have you met with your Transfer counselor to make sure you are on track?

It appears that you need to 2 years of a Foreign language so Spanish 3 would be your third year but I would verify with your Transfer admissions counselor.

Here is the requirements for the major at UCLA:

Transfer applicants to the Linguistics and Computer Science major with 90 or more units must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission to UCLA: one introduction to linguistics course, two calculus courses, four computer programming courses, and two years of one foreign language or one year in each of two foreign languages. One discrete structures course and one probability theory course are recommended.

Competitiveness of the major will depend upon the UC campuses you are planning to apply. Since you tagged UCLA, I am assuming you are speaking specifically to this campus?

This link will give you an idea of the competitiveness of the major by campus, GPA and admit rate: Transfers by major | University of California

The UC campuses will handle missing pre-req courses differently. Some are more flexible than others but if it is a required pre-req vs. a recommended pre-req then it could definitely be a negative on your chances. UCLA wants to see all required pre-req courses completed by end of Spring prior to transfer and any recommended courses would be helpful.