U.C. Transfer from a Private School

<p>Thank you both so much for taking time to help me.</p>

<p>@liek0806- So, were you in the same position as me? You went to a private school, then went to a community college, then tried to transfer? When did you find out which units from your private college transferred to the UC? Also, what kind of classes were they?</p>

<p>These are the classes that I took in my private school:</p>

<p>(All FYF’s are First Year Foundations- they were required (3) for all freshmen, so I doubt they will be transferable):</p>

<ul>
<li>FYF: Art & Society- 2 Units - Learned about different types of artwork (statues and paintings) and their history. (Grade: A-)</li>
<li>FYF: Science & Society- 2 Units- Learned about problems with society concerning science like global warming, use of pesticides, etc. (Grade: A)
-FYF: Human Cultures - 2 Units- Learned about cultures of different countries, talked about racism and minorities, etc. (Grade: A-)</li>
</ul>

<p>-Christianity & Art- 3 Units - This is sort of a introductory religion class about Christianity. It was required for all students to take 2 religion classes. (Grade: A-)</p>

<p>-Introduction to Psychology- 3 Units - An introductory psychology class. Would this count as a “General Psychology” class? (Grade: B)
-Foundation of Critical Thinking - 1 Unit - This was a required class for all Psychology majors. All we really learned was how to write a psychology experimental paper. I doubt this too will be transferable. (Grade: B)</p>

<p>-Abnormal Psychology- 3 Units - We learned about different psychological disorders such as schizophrenia, mood disorders, autism, bipolar disorders, etc. (Grade: B)

  • Organizational Psychology- 3 Units - We learned about how psychology affects the business workplace like in offices and big companies. I doubt this will count as a transferable class though. (Grade: A)
    -Language Acquisition- 3 Units - We learned about the different ways how different children from different cultures learn language in different ways. We learned about different psychological theories of how children develop their languages. (Grade: A)</p>

<p>-Information and Research - 1 Unit - We learned about how we can use the library databases like SAGE, PSYCHinfo, etc., to help with our research. (Grade: A)</p>

<p>-College Algebra - 3 Units - Learn about algebra in college level. Would this count as my math requirement for the U.C.? (Grade: A)</p>

<p>-Materials of Music - 3 Units - THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. Would this count as my “arts” class for the IGETC requirement? We learned about basic music terms. Learned about clefts, basic music terms like arpeggio, legato, etc. We also learned about scales, major/minor triads, augmented/diminished notes, keys, etc. (Grade: A)</p>

<p>-Expository Writing - 3 Units- THIS TOO IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. I do not know if they would count it as one of the two English classes that I needed to take. If not, then I don’t know if I should take a class similar to this or not. This class was a college level composition class, and it was required for everyone to take it. In this class, we learned to read different articles and stories, written by different authors, which varied from debates, persuasion, etc. , and we had to write about them, voicing our opinions, writing styles, etc. We also discussed a few different writing styles. Would this count as one of the English classes I need to take for the 2 English class requirements for U.C.'s? (Grade: A-)</p>

<p>So this is a total of 32 units.</p>

<p>The classes that I am currently taking in the community college are:</p>

<p>SPCH 100 - Public Speaking - 3.00 units
MATH 222 - Precalculus - 5.00 units <---- Would this count as one of my other math requirement?
PSYC 201 - Child Development - 3.00 units <---- Would this help at all?
MATH 200 - Probability & Statistics - 4.00 units <---- Would this count as one of my other math requirements?</p>

<p>These are the only classes I could register for because I didn’t know that I was going to a community college until a week before class started. These are also the closest I could get to what an advisor from the community college told me to take for a “college plan,” which has classes that has about 49 units of classes.</p>

<p>The reason that I am worried about the English and Music classes that I took from the private school is because I don’t know if I should take the same classes, but in the community college.</p>

<p>I know this would be a bit too much to ask for you guys, but can you guys look at the classes and let me know which you guys think would be transferable to a U.C., or U.C. Irvine to be specific. I know you guys don’t know for sure, but what do you guys think?</p>

<p>Also, do you all know if I am taking the right courses in my current community college?</p>

<p>Also, who should I contact to get a more definite response? I already tried asking my private college and my community college, but they haven’t been able to give me a definite response. Should I contact U.C. Irvine through phone or email? I don’t know how to contact them because as much as I want to talk to an advisor from U.C. Irvine face to face, I can’t because classes are starting here now, and I live in Northern California, while U.C. Irvine is in Southern California and is about an 8 hour drive.</p>

<p>Thank you all so much for the help. I really appreciate it! :)</p>