<p>Sonoma State bears some of the responsibility for your second F in a math course. I do not understand how you were allowed to register for Calculus I after failing your Precalculus course. My elder son is a sophomore majoring in Geology at Sacramento State who last year took Precalculus during the Fall semester and Calculus I during the Spring semester. Not only did he have to pass the Precalculus course but he also had to take and get a passing score on the Math Dept’s “Calculus Readiness Test” during the winter break before he was allowed to register for Calculus I. There were a number of students in his Precalculus course that passed the Precalculus course but did not get the minimum required score on the “Calculus Readiness Test” and were not allowed to register for Calculus I. I was under the impression that all the CSUs had the same policy as Sac State for students who need to take the Calculus I,II,III sequence as part of their degree program.</p>
<p>You and me both. I mean, I straight up shouldn’t have signed up for it in the first place, so it’s pretty much all me. Would it have been nice to have been stopped? For sure. Maybe I would have been a little frustrated then (not sure why, but then again, I did sign up for calc after failing precalc, so you can see how my logic was flawed at the time) but overall I would have been in a better situation. </p>
<p>Were there pre-reqs? Yes.
Did I ignore them? Yes.
Did the university do anything to stop me? No.</p>
<p>I mentioned it to my academic advisor at one point and he implied that nobody checks them. It’s a little unsettling. It’s all very disorganized, and another reason I want to transfer. Not to mention the FBI came in last year and seized a ton of stuff from the financial dept. for an investigation regarding misuse of funds. Has nothing to do with pre reqs or me wanting to transfer, but it makes you think a little.</p>
<p>Oh that’s right DVC leveraged lower (dumb down, streamlined?) their sophmore Pysche 220 General Psyche (the one I took) class to a freshman level Psyche 101 Intro To class, haha oh well. Ya that will transfer fine. GET an A in Intro to BIO which will help your GPA and look much better to UCD so can’t stress that enough. I’d also shoot for a strong A in macro to make sure you get over the 2.0 point by the end of December but take the B if have to. The Intro to Engineering course at DVC is 4 units so isn’t enough but should be sufficient to pass the pre-req if you want to take any other Engineering courses. You may have to petition and would ultimately succeed if join their department. Depending if you are on financial aid or not I’d consider dropping the Geography unless are enjoying it and would count as the extra humanities requirement. It wouldn’t matter if you got a B in it but if you study and get it, that class is like the lowest rudimentary Geography class to take in the major’s sequence haha. Your basically doing art and math and some physics coming up like me. You should take two of DVC’s film classes for your art and elective. </p>
<p>DVC likes Psyche 122 for a requirement too unless you tell them you are part of a voodoo cult and superstitious of western medicine and will place some oogga boogga ju-ju spell on them if don’t waiver the requirement. They also will make you do a multicultural requirement which you can maybe do the other film class or just take History of California online. You also have to do at least 2 units of PE or 1 unit PE and a 3 unit Health and/or Nutrition class. If you haven’t done your Chemistry (or Physics) you can try and take the test and get into Gen Chem (or Physics) depending on where you are in math. Keep in mind that CHem at DVC is NOT easy but you won’t need that as much as the Physics which requires building upwards with math. Depending on how much chem you know, if have to take Chem 108 Intro to…then that should be fun and would boost your GPA. The same with Intro to Physics. Just go along with what the pre-reqs for the next level classes you want. DVC has a great math department, building, and tutors with many methods to help you succeed.</p>
<p>Okay, so according to the ASSIST website it says to be considered for admission at UCD as a transfer (for Mechanical Engineering) I need:</p>
<p>Math 192 -> 193 -> 292 -> 194 -> 294
Physics 130 -> 230 & 231
Chem 120 -> 121
Engin 121 -> 230 -> 255 -> 240
Comsc 110
Engl 122
spch 120</p>
<p>Now with that said, it’s not really possible for me to apply for fall 2012 at UCD. Currently I can only complete 3 semesters and 1 summer session before davis requires I have be done and I have 5 consecutive math courses listed above. correct? Plus I have to correct my pre-calc grade from a couple semesters ago which adds MATH 191 into the equation as well. I’m looking an an entire additional year at DVC, aren’t I.</p>
<p>Haha, ya maybe because life sometimes gets in the way and DVC can be a bit of a pain in the arse to deal with sometimes. The teachers and education is worth it though if you choose well my son…j/k. If you take like 15 units on average a semester plus taking summer classes you could be out of there in 2 1/2 years realistically, granted you do well.</p>
<p>Like I said Trig and College Algebra SHOULD cover pre-calc unless you can pass the test with flying colors which isn’t easy. Personally I want to take DVC’s Plane Surveying (and Trig) class over College Algebra since I’m more a Survey Tech Eng and more fun than Algebra to me. I’m surprised UCD is making you take Spch 120 but if that is the case i like dad and daughter Phalen when took them. There are other good Speech teachers but a couple of imo not very good ones, although may have gotten weeded out.</p>
<p>I know this sounds strange, but if my child is not happy at one CSU would it be easy to transfer to another CSU?</p>
<p>Hello! I went to Sonoma State last year and am transferring to UC Davis next year (probably, I am still debating as I’ve also been accepted to UCSD and UCSB thus far). If you are a freshman right now it would be plausible for you to transfer to a CC next year and get a Transfer Admission Guarantee (TAG…google it for more info) to UC Davis. Otherwise if you’re a sophomore, you cannot transfer to a UC with 80+ semester units because you have already attended a 4-year university. This rule only applies to people who have attended a 4-year, sadly. You will receive credit for most of the classes you’ve taken at Sonoma State, even FYE (Freshman Year Experience) if you took that. I confirmed this with a UC Davis admission rep at my CC. I was surprised that all my units transfer! </p>
<p>If you’re looking to transfer certain classes over from SSU and have them articulate with those at a UC, that might be difficult because most of the time CSU classes aren’t exactly the same as UC ones. I took a bio class last year and it is not equivalent to the one needed at UC Davis, so I am now taking bio again at my CC. You should definitely raise your GPA and get A’s in those classes you failed. A high GPA is necessary to remain competitive in the admission process, especially for next year when UC’s are really cracking down on applicants and raising the requirements to a higher caliber. In order to TAG (by the way, you can only TAG if you attend a CC) you have to have a 3.0-3.2 GPA for most schools, though I think for UCSD it will be raised to a 3.5. Also you want to finish the prereqs for your major, that is one of the most important factors in determining your admission to a UC. Maybe you don’t have to complete ALL of them though. I have most of the prereqs done for UC Davis, but not all. I also have only like 1/2, if that, of the prereqs done for UCSD and UCSB but still got accepted. So try to finish most but don’t worry if you don’t complete everything unless you’re trying to apply to UCLA or Berkeley, which are more strict on prereqs.</p>
<p>I am sorry you are not enjoying your time at SSU. I get you on the whole ‘there’s not much to do’ around there. Honestly, going to a CC this year is the best choice I’ve ever made. Don’t be hesitant to! You might want to confirm that 80 unit rule though.</p>
<p>@helpnow
I don’t think it’s too difficult to transfer from one CSU to another. My boyfriend transferred from Sonoma State to CSU Sacramento this year. He also was accepted to other campuses like Chico. Give it a shot!</p>