<h1>1. I was wondering if the Biochemical engineering major is impacted because I plan apply to transfer using tag to UCD next year. If its not impacted and I have all the requirements and higher GPA than required for tag, does that mean I am guaranteed admission to that major, or do I still have to have a very competitive GPA relative to the minimum GPA(3.10) required for TAG. Currently I have a 3.6 GPA with 61 units taken. Over my last 3 semesters I will acquire somewhere around 120+ units, so I calculated that the maximum GPA I can acquire before i apply is a 3.74 if I maintain a 4.0 each semester. I was wondering, how competitive should my GPA be for applying to UC Davis with TAG? Currently I am taking Calculus II, Organic Chemistry and Physics (Mechanics). Does that help to have a rigorous semester toward transferring? I am also part of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Also do they look at anything past my community college, because I was valedictorian of my high school. Is there anything else I can do to improve my chances of getting in other than having a high GPA?</h1>
<h1>2. I took Biology 210A and 210B at my community College. On assist.org, 210A was equivalent to Biological Sciences 2A, however assist.org did not show whether any other classes required for my major (not required for admission), were equivalent to classes at my community college. I called admissions, and they said that if the course descriptions were the same/similar they might be transferable/equal. However I am not sure whether they are or not. Here are the course descriptions. Assist.org says that two semesters of organic chemistry at my community college are equivalent to 3 quarters of Organic chemistry at UCD, so does that mean the same for the 2 semester sequence for Biology because it seems like they covered the same topics in my 2 semesters of biology as UCD does in their 3 quarter of biology.</h1>
<p>UCD Biochemical Engineering requirements: [UC</a> Davis General Catalog | Engineering: Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Requirements](<a href=“University of California, Davis Curriculum Catalog”>University of California, Davis Curriculum Catalog)</p>
<p>UCD:
2A. Introduction to Biology: Essentials of Life on Earth (4)
Lecture3 hours; discussion1 hour. Essentials of life including sources and use of energy, information storage, responsiveness to natural selection and cellularity. Origin of life and influence of living things on the chemistry of the Earth. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 1A with a grade of C- or better. GE credit: SE.I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Roth</p>
<p>2B. Introduction to Biology: Principles of Ecology and Evolution (5)
Lecture3 hours; discussion1 hour; laboratory3 hours. Prerequisite: grade of C- in course 1A or 2A. Introduction to basic principles of ecology and evolutionary biology, focusing on the fundamental mechanisms that generate and maintain biological diversity across scales ranging from molecules and genes to global processes and patterns. Not open for credit for student who have completed Biological Sciences 1B with a grade of C- or better. GE credit: QL, SE, SL, VL.I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Grosberg, Keen, Rosenheim, Stachowicz, Strauss</p>
<p>2C. Introduction to Biology: Biodiversity and the Tree of Life (5)
Lecture4 hours; laboratory3 hours. Prerequisite: course 1B or 2B completed with a C- or better. Introduction to organismal diversity, using the phylogenetic tree of life as an organizing theme. Introduction to organismal diversity, using the phylogenetic tree of life as an organizing theme. Lectures and laboratories cover methods of phylogenetic reconstruction, current knowledge of the tree of life, and the evolution of life’s most important and interesting innovations. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 1C with a grade of C- or better. GE credit: SciEng, Wrt | OL, QL, SE, SL, SS, VL.I, II, III. (I, II, III.) Shaffer</p>
<p>My Community College:
210a introduction to the Biological
Sciences i
3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 4 units
grade only
This course covers biological chemistry, cell structure
and function, cellular metabolism, classical and
molecular genetics, and evolutionary biology. This
is the first semester of a two-semester sequence
designed for biological science and pre-professional
majors. (FT) AA/AS; CSU; UC.</p>
<p>210B introduction to the Biological
Sciences ii
3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab, 4 units
This is an introductory course which is a continuation
of Biology 210A. This course emphasizes the
developmental and physiological processes of the
Five Kingdoms, the phylogenetic relationships of
major evolutionary groups of organisms, behavior,
and ecological principles including population and
community ecology. (FT) AA/AS; CSU; UC.</p>