<p>Hello. I just had a question with regards to being a transfer bio major at UCI.</p>
<p>So I have most of the prerequisites done with a 3.36 GPA from 1 year of private and 1 year of JC (I got all my private school units transferred to the JC). I wanted to do biological sciences, but I also put psychology as backup.</p>
<p>I will have 1 year of gen. chem done next semester, finished all my English classes, and I will have 1 year of calculus done by this semester. I also have more than 60 units done too. I will also take bio semester, but that is where my problem is.</p>
<p>I looked at ASSIST.org, and it says that the minimum prerequisites are 1 year of bio and 1 year of chem. If I only have 1 semester of bio done, but have 1 year of gen. chem done already, would I automatically be rejected? And would I not be able to do TAG anymore?</p>
<p>Also, another separate question is how many years does it usually take to graduate as a biological sciences transfer student at UCI, even with summer classes? I heard that it was 3 years, but is that the case, even with summer classes in my case? If so, is 3 years for a transfer bio student the norm for all UC's, or just UCI? Are there any UC's that allows you to graduate in two years after transferring from a JC?</p>
<p>Yes. You will probably be rejected without the minimum requirements done.</p>
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<p>2 years to finish is very easy if you have all your pre-reqs done. If you are lacking, a whole year of pre-reqs, then it would probably take you 3 years unless you planning to take summer classes.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies.
With regards to graduating in two years, what do you mean by all the prerequisites? Just 1 year of bio and chem, or all the prerequisites including 1 year of ochem, 1 year of calculus, and 1 year of physics? Because it is very hard to complete all of that in two years of community college. </p>
<p>Also, I heard that UCI is one of the only UC’s that has you most-likely transfer as a sophomore level biological sciences student if you do not have most of the classes I listed above done. Is it true? Is it different for schools such as UCLA, UCSD, and UC Davis? Or is it basically the same?</p>
<p>Completing the absolute minimum amount of pre-reqs does not set you up to finish in 2 years. If you have Bio, Gen Chem, Ochem, and Calc done in addition to IGETC, you should have no problem finishing in 2 years provided you work hard and take Physics as soon as you transfer. In your case, biology will most likely take you 3 years, if you are even accepted. Additionally, you have a somewhat low GPA for a bio admit. I personally was originally waitlisted for Bio with a 3.6 without TAG at UCI. With only the minimum transfer requirements at any UC you listed, you will probably not be accepted with your GPA. Each of them have different minimum requirements also. Ex. UCLA requires a semester of Ochem also. If you are missing any of the requirements, you will definitely be rejected.</p>
<p>I have no idea what you’re talking about regarding transferring in at sophomore level. If you mean that they admit transfer and expect them to take 3 more years to complete their degree, I don’t believe that is true, though they do allow students to take 3 years.</p>
<p>With regards to the transferring at sophomore level, I meant that they expect students to graduate within 3 years after transferring. It might be possible to graduate in two years after transferring. However, looking at the catalog and the classes, it seems like unless you have minimum prerequisites done (1 year of bio and gen. chem), plus 1 year of physics with calculus, 1 year of calculus, and 1 year of ochem, which are all lower-level classes, prior to transferring, it will be hard to graduate in 2 years. </p>
<p>Thanks for the responses by the way. I really appreciate it (especially to killmyentourage because you’ve basically helped me in all of my posts. I really appreciate it. Thanks).</p>