<p>I am planning to transfer to Cal Poly SLO from a community college as a kinesiology major. I’m majoring in SLO because it is a backup job for me, but my main priority is dental school. What would I need in order to be able to get accepted into Cal Poly SLO as a kinesiology major?</p>
<p>(ARCH major)…Not even with a 3.9 and a 28 ACT and a rigorous schedule are you guaranteed a spot…so I would say prayers and a lot of patience! Hopefully today the waiting will be over…Daughter applied early decision…deferred…now on the waitlist… wrote letters twice (Sara and James and replied) to admissions…to ARCH dean (Jim-no reply)…to her instructor (he replied) at the CP arch. summer program and finally her high school instructor wrote a glowing, unbelieveable recommendation…called admissions and sent email for her…WOW. This is the most ridiculous process ever! Sorry, just a little frustrated with the process. Good luck!!!
P.S. My daughter’s best friend had a 4.0 and 30 on ACT (Kinesiology) and was rejected at RD.
Daughter accepted at Virg Tech and USD.</p>
<p>P.S. Transferring is more competitive than ED Freshman and RD Freshman. Make sure you look closely at the transfer criteria very closely…go to CP admissions and they have all the requirements and more for all the majors.</p>
<p>I heard that kinesiology is one of the more harder majors to get into. I spoke to some advisors and they said that it is really impacted. A lot of people want to switch in it. Good luck with it though! Is kinesiology your number one choice though? </p>
<p>I don’t know if this is true or not, but I heard some girls complaining about how it is hard to get into classes because a lot of kinesiology majors are in athletics so they are given priority over everyone else. One of the peer advisors, right now, is a kinesiology major and he wants to go to medical school. How is your GPA right now?</p>
<p>I currently only have a 3.66 right now but it looks like I’ll be changing my major soon. I’m looking for a major that fulfills some of dental school’s requirements besides biological sciences. I don’t want to major in biological sciences because of personal reasons. </p>
<p>Anyone have any ideas on which major is good to fulfill some of dental school’s requirements and is easy to transfer into SLO?</p>
<p>I would probably stick with some kind of science major. Which type of dental school would you be looking into though? They each have different prerequisites. It really doesn’t matter which major you do as long as you get the prerequisites done. For example, you can also do a major like dairy science and then take extra classes that serve as a prerequisite for some of the dental schools. </p>
<p>If you like kinesiology, then I would go for it, but you would have to take more prerequisites than say biology (which is something you don’t want to do) or another science.
<a href=“http://www.calpoly.edu/~cosamac/majors/kine/11-13/KINE-1113a.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calpoly.edu/~cosamac/majors/kine/11-13/KINE-1113a.pdf</a></p>
<p>Wow I had no idea that each dental school have different prerequisites! I was looking at dairy sciences and one of the requirements was calculus which I am actually trying to avoid. I was never really good in math, and most dental schools don’t require calculus. Some actually would take statistics as a math replacement course. </p>
<p>How hard would it be to get into SLO as a political sciences major?</p>
<p>Assist.org will tell you exactly what courses are required to transfer to any public CA school from any community college. If you go and talk to counselors at your CC or at any Uni, this is the resource they will use to assist you. You will also have to complete your CSU - General Ed. requirements, which can also be located at assist.org. </p>
<p>Just take all the classes that assist.org lists, and work as hard as you can to get the best grades possible. You do not have to take any SAT/ACT or submit high school transcripts as long as you complete the CSU-GE reqs.</p>
<p>Assist.org is king. Pick your major (Kinesiology), choose your current community college, and select your intended transfer school (Cal Poly). It will list which courses you need and which ones are transferable. If you do need help, I’d definitely talk to a counselor.</p>
<p>Yeah guys I’ve used Assist.org before and I know what I need in order to transfer into SLO as a kinesiology major. The problem is that it’s difficult to transfer in as a kinesiology major so I am looking for an alternative major that fulfills prerequisites to dental school excluding biological sciences</p>
<p>Not every major will have every prerequisite for dental school. You are most likely going to have to take extra classes along with your major classes. Are you also excluding biochemistry and microbiology too? There’s chemistry or nutrition too.</p>
<p>Thanks for replying Question! I do understand that not every major will have the prerequisites and I also realize that I will be taking extra classes along with my major classes. Do you have any suggestions for which major I should choose that fulfills parts of dental school’s prerequisites but is also a good chance I have to get into SLO?</p>
<p>I looked at the nutrition curriculum and it looks like there are a lot of science courses you can take to transfer over:
You can look at the curriculum here:
[Nutrition</a> Advising - Food Science And Nutrition - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo](<a href=“Welcome to Food Science & Nutrition! - Food Science & Nutrition - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo”>Welcome to Food Science & Nutrition! - Food Science & Nutrition - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo)
There’s actually quite a lot of people I know who are nutrition majors and are transfer students too. I’m not exactly sure how hard it is to get into the major though but I think it’s a bit easier than getting into kinesiology.</p>
<p>Question do you know if transferring as a kinesiology is that much of a difference to food science? As in, is it easier or it doesn’t really matter between these two if that makes sense. I’m guessing both of these majors fulfill some of the dental school’s requirements, yeah?</p>
<p>Both majors fulfill some of the prerequisites for dental school. It’s based on what you prefer. It seems like you are still leaning toward kinesiology. I would still choose to go for that route and try your best. OR you can also email the department chair: <a href=“mailto:jktaylor@calpoly.edu”>jktaylor@calpoly.edu</a> He can help you decide whether you should change into kinesiology or not. Good luck!</p>
<p>Question, I am actually just looking for a major that fulfills some of the prerequisites for dental school. Do you know which of those would be the easiest to be better my chances to transfer into SLO or know what type of gpa I should be looking at to have a better shot at getting in?</p>
<p>I picked up a dentist prerequisite form at the health advising center at Cal Poly: [imgur:</a> the simple image sharer](<a href=“http://imgur.com/QxatYeZ]imgur:”>Imgur: The magic of the Internet)
It basically shows the general idea of what you should take if you want to go into a dentist school. As you can see, the general prerequisite courses include:
- Bio 161, 162 Mcro 224
- Chem 127, 128, 129
- Organic Chemistry: 216, 217, 218, 219 (316, 317, 318 are ok)
- Physics: 121, 122, 123 OR 141/131, 132 133
- English - 3 quarters
And others depending on which schools you are applying to. </p>
<p>The only reason I suggested nutrition is because it has more prerequisites than kinesiology. For example, in the nutrition curriculum, you have to take:
Mcro 221/224
Chem 127
Chem 128,
Chem 312/316,
Bio 161.
Then, when you have to declare the concentration, you can do something like the nutrition science concentration. If you do that, you would take
Bio 302 (Genetics- if required for dental school)
Phys 121 (Required for dental school)
human anatomy (if required)
Phys 122 (required for dental school)
and there are other approved electives (you get 26 approved electives total) which include some of the organic chemistry series that are required for some dental schools, other bio classes, and other physic classes. </p>
<p>The kinesiology curriculum has:
- Bio 161
- Chem 127
- Phys 121
- Two human anatomy classes (if your dental school requires them)
However, the curriculum says: “students seeking a career in the health professions should consult with their academic advisor before making a selection.” I am not exactly sure how they would help you choose some classes. Perhaps, you would have to take more in addition to the 3-5 classes on the kinesiology curriculum. You would have to talk to them about that though. </p>
<p>I think that whether you choose kinesiology, nutrition, or some other major, you would be fine, :). If you like kinesiology better, I would just stick with that. It is better to stay with a major that you enjoy even if you may have to take more extra classes, than for example, nutrition. If you just speak with the advisor, he or she can probably help you plan out your schedule and tell you which classes you should take, etc.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that it is kind of hard to get into nutrition as well, but I’ve seen a lot more people get rejected for kinesiology. I would aim for a 3.7+ GPA, but I’m not quite sure. I’ve seen people with really high stats not get accepted while those with lower stats do get in.</p>
<p>The average GPA for freshman transfer is about a 3.3, so I think you will have a high chance at any major anyways whichever one you choose. The higher the GPA, the better.</p>
<p>Thank you Question!!! I really appreciate the help. This will really come in hand, again, thank you!</p>