<p>At UCB I applied for the Political Economy major and completed all of the prerequisite classes, however Assist.org lists Calc 1 & 2 as "highly recommended" for the major. I was not able to take these classes because it would have taken me 3 semesters to be eligible for Calc 1 and I did not have that much time (I decided to apply at UCB about a year ago). I did complete one recommended class (U.S. History since reconstruction) with an A however. My cumulative GPA after Fall 2009 is now 3.73 with a 4.0 in my prerequisite courses and I have decent EC's and essays. Should I be worried for not completing all of the "recommended" courses?</p>
<p>You can still transfer but just know that you will look less competitive compared to those who did get the classes done. My advice to you is to the take the classes if u can and do well in them. Also if you don’t do those classes you should know it may take longer for you to graduate once you do transfer</p>
<p>I do believe for any major that deal with Economics, both semester of calculus is basically required.</p>
<p>Some UcCs have already mandated completion Aka UCI and ETC. </p>
<p>It would put your application at a serious disadvantage if you were unable to complete these two classes because i’ll bet that the majority of the people that applied for the major have completed it.</p>
<p>Oh great I’m screwed I applied for fall 2010 and can’t even take Calc 1 without having to take the remedial courses first. I just hope that they see that I did complete all of the required prerequisites (including Prob/Stats) with A’s and take that into consideration in addition to my overall GPA/Ec’s</p>
<p>I’m sure your still competitive. A lot of people on here are cynical, but for good reasons.</p>
<p>Playahate, you still have a chance. Not taking Calculus might put you at a slight disadvantage, but you’re definitely not “screwed.”</p>
<p>Calculus is NOT required for PEIS. Even after you transfer, you do not have to take Calc if you really don’t want to.</p>
<p>u should wrry too much, theres really nothing u can do now anyway, ull see when april 30th rolls around</p>
<p>well, I was in a similar situation as you are. I really wanted to apply for poli economy but was to afraid to take calculus to fulfill the recommended courses. I talked to Berkeley reps and they told me that I would most likely be at a disadvantage if I didn’t complete them. Competition is so fierce this year after all. So I changed my major to peace and conflict studies and decided to take calc in spring 2010 with the hope that I would be able to change my major to political economy after being admitted. Anyway, good luck to you!</p>
<p>So would you guys recommend explaining why I didn’t take the Calculus classes in the comments box on the Berkeley update even though they aren’t prerequisites? I just don’t want it to look like I was too lazy/scared/incapable to take them.</p>
<p>i would say don’t, you would just draw more attention to the fact that you miss those courses.</p>
<p>^ i think that they would notice he didnt take them; if u have a “legit” reason for not taking them, then i say that u should explain it.</p>
<p>I am in a similar situation. I’m applying to UCSC as economics major, and I found out that two semesters of accounting are recommended. Hopefully me not taking them is not a significant as the OP not taking calc.</p>
<p>I’m sure UCSC takes everybody with a gpa >2.0. I would recommend everyone to take accounting. It is a fascinating subject, although easy.</p>