<li>does ucla require h.s. transcripts? (i didnt go to h.s. in california)</li>
<li>if you didnt have 2 years of foreign language in h.s. how much do you need in college to satisfy the requirement?</li>
<li>what are some examples of arts and humanities classes?</li>
<li>whats a strong transfer gpa to be competitive?</li>
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<p>thanks.</p>
<p>1- no
2- 1 semester of CCC foreign language = 2 years of high school foreign language
3- anything that says art in the title, photography, humanities stuff that your school offers. check your school for specific courses that fulfill this.
4- depends entirely on your major. anywhere from 3.4ish to 4.0ish depending on how impacted the major you choose is.</p>
<p>for social sciences will i need a high gpa? lets say i took almost 60 credit hours at a regionally accredited CC in a state besides california, but am moving to california and will establish residency? will that impact me negatively?</p>
<p>it's much, much more difficult to get into UCLA as an out of state transfer than it is from a CCC. I highly, highly recommend moving here first and attending a CCC to establish residency if you're serious about UCLA. the CCCs are designed for UC transfer and there are direct plans you can follow which could almost guarantee admissions if you don't screw up. I don't know the percentage of out of state CC transfer admits but I suspect that it's very, very small. </p>
<p>and the social sciences is a very broad field. comm studies generally requires a 3.8, but psych is usually around a 3.6 and soc is around a 3.5. it just totally depends.</p>
<p>thanks, but i have nearly 64 credits already fulfilling all basic requirements...im saying if i lived there for a year and was a resident, because i didnt attend a california cc will it still impact me negatively? what should i do with all of my credits now if i really want to attend there?</p>
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<p>There are various ways to check on your (out-of-state) coursework & eligibility...basically, what you need to do is satisfy the IGETC requirements.</p>
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<li> The UC mainpage has all sorts of useful info for (CA) transfers:
<a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_adm_reqs.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_adm_reqs.html</a></li>
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<p>(Look around the website for freshman admissions + stats)</p>
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<li> Even though Assist.org is meant for CA CCC students, you still can look at various course descriptions in order to get an idea of what might transfer:</li>
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<li> The UCLA transfer link is helpful - but - note:</li>
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<p>"Lastly, we give highest priority to students who are transferring from California community colleges or other University of California campuses."</p>
<p>--Read the pdf Transfer Admit Guide - sums it all up pretty well.</p>
<p>Good Luck</p>
<p>thanks a lot, yep i saw all of that and have all of the igetc requirements met...i just dont know what to do because i will be a resident but i didnt come from a california cc, so i dont want to take a year off and then get rejected after all of that...if that makes sense?</p>
<p>establishing residency is based on some strict rules and can be quite difficult. The one that trips many people up is that just living in CA for a year is not enough, you need to be financially independent from your parents if they're not CA residents. And financial independence is a tough hurdle:
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A student is considered financially independent when one or more of the following applies:</p>
<h1>the student is at least 24 years of age by December 31 of the calendar year for which resident classification is requested</h1>
<h1>the student is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces</h1>
<h1>the student is a ward of the court or both parents are deceased</h1>
<h1>the student has legal dependents other than a spouse</h1>
<h1>the student is married or has a registered domestic partner, or is a graduate or professional student, and was not claimed as an income tax deduction by parents or any other individual for the tax year immediately preceding the term for which resident classification is requested</h1>
<h1>undergraduate students: the student is an unmarried undergraduate student and was not claimed as an income tax deduction by parents or any other individual for the two tax years immediately preceding the term for which resident classification is requested, and can demonstrate self-sufficiency for those two years and the current year</h1>
<p>Note that the financial independence requirement makes it extremely difficult for most undergraduates whose parents are not California residents, including transfer students from community colleges and other post-secondary institutions within California, to qualify for classification as a resident at a University of California campus.
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<p>see <a href="http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/residence/establish.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/residence/establish.htm</a></p>
<p>i think id be able to establish residency, i just dont know if it would hurt me that i didnt go to a california cc</p>
<p>I wouldn't put any more time into/a CA CC.</p>
<p>Depending on your major & expectations, why not test the waters, so to speak w/an application to a CSU or a less popular UC. You might not only see what will transfer, but also you might like another campus. Where are you coming from? </p>
<p>--Perhaps it is easier to transfer (as a non-resident) into UCLA from another CA 4-year institution ?? Anyone have any experience with this?</p>
<p>No, CCC residents receive priority, even over students from other UC campuses.</p>
<p>Going to CA CC when your requirments are not met from that CC does not help you. It doesnt work in the way that if you just go there for a quarter they consdier you to be a transfer from a Ca CC, you have no reaosn to attend a CACC b/c it will not help you.</p>
<p>so do you think i will even get into ucla with like a 3.7ish and all of my requirements met? or what would you guys do? i really want to go there, but it would kill me to pay 25k a year...</p>
<p>If I go to a college like University of Virginia or UCSD or UWash, how long before I can transfer?</p>
<p>UCLA only accepts junior level transfers, so however long it takes you to do that (90 quarter units). And as I said before, it's very, very difficult to transfer into UCLA from an out of state college or university. UCSD would give you a better chance, but you're still behind CCC applicants in priority.</p>
<p>And jayhawk- i don't necessarily know that you have a ton of options. With as many units as you have, you don't have much choice but to apply and see what happens. Obviously if you move here to establish residency, it'd be wise to apply to back ups. </p>
<p>Normally I'd say a 3.7 and all requirements met would give you a good chance (provided you weren't applying for comm or bus econ), but not knowing how your oos CC units will transfer and considering the average oos acceptance rates, it'd be hard to accurately assess your chances. I don't really know what I'd do personally because it's really anyone's guess how it'll work out for you. Good luck.</p>
<p>do you have aim or anything or can i pm you my courses (im sure theyll transfer)...just to show u my transcripts so u can tell me what u think of them? thanks</p>
<p>As long the units are from a CC, the total amount won't matter (although I'm not sure if this applies to OOS CC). I transferred from a California CC with 110 semester units which translated to 165.8 quarter units. My total amount of units was docked to 105.0 quarter units (which is the most UCLA will accept from a CC). I was ok with losing all those units because I still got all my credit for the prereqs for my major, as well as my IGETC certified.</p>
<p>So if you can afford the time, you can complete your IGETC (and have if certified at a California CC), as well as finish all your prerequisites for your major (look at assist.org).</p>
<p>I really don't think I can help- I just followed IGETC and did everything step by step. I have no idea how it would work with an out of state school and I have no idea how things would transfer. </p>
<p>Also, you said you wanted to go into the social sciences. Do you know which major? Because in addition to GE stuff you also need to complete all (or as many as possible) of the lower division pre-reqs for your major. Most transfers choose a major their first year in CC so you can begin to work on those. Have you looked at the lower divs for your major? Because as important as GE completion is, major prep is crucial. So completion of those would have a big impact on your consideration, too.</p>