<p>Hi, I am planning to apply to transfer to UC Berkeley this fall for EECS, but I am struggling to find information on the College of Engineering's Breadth Requirements. Assist.org only has the College of L&S Breadth Requirements.</p>
<p>I currently attend San Diego Mesa College and here are the courses I have completed so far:</p>
<p>Fall 2011:</p>
<p>CISC 192 C/C++ PROGRAMMING
ENGL 101 READING AND COMPOSITION
MATH 252 CALCULUS/ANALYTIC GEOMETRY III
PHYS 195 MECHANICS</p>
<p>Spring 2012:</p>
<p>CISC 190 JAVA PROGRAMMING
ECON 120 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECON
MATH 254 INTRO TO LINEAR ALGEBRA
PHYS 196 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM</p>
<p>The AP classes I took in Highschool: Calc BC, Chemistry, Biology, European History, Stats and Physics.</p>
<p>It seems like I will be able to finish the required courses from assist.org when I take ENGL 205, MATH 255 and PHYS 197 this fall, but I am not sure what courses I will need to fufill the breadth requirements for the College of Engineering.</p>
<p>I am also planning to apply for UCSD for Computer Science BS as a backup, which would require IGETC, should I try to take classes that fulfill both the IGETC and the Berkeley's College of Engineering Breadth Requirements, even though COE specifically stated they do not want IGETC on assist.org?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot :)</p>
<p>You can get into UCSD without IGETC.</p>
<p>Here’s CoE’s page on the H/SS requirement: [Humanities</a> and Social Sciences (H/SS) Requirement — UC Berkeley College of Engineering](<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/requirements/hum-ss-requirement/]Humanities”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/requirements/hum-ss-requirement/)
I have no idea which of those you can clear before transferring, but that’s what you’ll be following if/when you get in.</p>
<p>It is possible to complete four out of the six H/SS breadth courses that UCB Engineering requires. At least two of the six H/SS breadth courses need to be upper division courses, which are not available at CCs. Additionally, at least one H/SS breadth course must fulfill the UCB American Cultures requirement; very few CCs have courses that fulfill it (the courses are listed in ASSIST but do not be surprised if your CC has none).</p>
<p>There is also the linkage requirement where one of the upper division H/SS courses must be in the same department as another H/SS course, so you may want to choose your H/SS courses at CC in departments that you want to take the upper division H/SS courses in at UCB (e.g. if you want to take an upper division history course and an upper division economics course at UCB, you should have a history or economics course at CC).</p>
<p>So I would need six H/SS courses to graduate, but how many do I need to transfer?</p>
<p>You’re expected to have the english requirements cleared, that’s two classes. Pre-reqs are a lot more important for getting in, looks like you’re well on track with those, and any GE courses you can clear are just fewer classes you’ll have to take at Cal.</p>
<p>Looks like you just need the two reading and composition courses (English 101 and 205 at SD Mesa), according to this:
[ASSIST</a> Report](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>Welcome to ASSIST)</p>
<p>However, since so many of the lower division courses for EECS have no course articulated, you really do want to complete as much as you can before transferring. This includes two more H/SS courses (preferably in subjects which you are considering taking upper division H/SS courses in). You probably will get those courses anyway if you also do IGETC (areas 3 and 4).</p>
<p>You may also want to consider whether you really want EECS instead of L&S CS. L&S CS has slightly fewer lower division course requirements (and L&S breadth can be completely fulfilled by IGETC or lower division courses at your CC), which means that you will need fewer “catch up” courses after transfer, leaving more room for upper division CS courses. EECS is mainly of advantage to those who want to emphasize EE and do not want to take at least six upper division CS courses, or if you want an ABET-accredited degree (e.g. if you want to be a patent agent or patent lawyer).</p>