<p>I am at a community college and i want to major in electrical or mechanical engineering. Assist tells me i have to complete:
UCB Chem 1A/L = Chem 1A<br>
- UCB Math 1A, 1B =All the math<br>
- UCB Math 53, 54<br>
- UCB Physics 7A, 7B = Physics 1A/B/C<br>
- UCB English 1A and 1B<br>
for UCB
but every other UC has different requirements that are much more courses and prereqs
so what should i do?
I am thinking i apply to UCB as a mechanical engineer and UCSD as a math
BTW by spring 2014 i will have all of UCB requirements done^
What should i do? would they let me apply even if I don't have the prereqs for the other UC's</p>
<p>That looks like a pretty standard list, obviously you’re going to be finishing all the UCB requirements. For the rest of the UCs, go for the shared requirements first. If multiple ones request the same course, prioritize that one. Remember that you need at least 60 semester units when you apply to transfer.</p>
<p>And yes, you can apply with pre-reqs missing (make sure you do as many “core” classes as you can), but having more will strengthen your application.</p>
<p>What about the required prereqs?
For UCSB i would have completed all the required except for two of them.</p>
<p>Just to make sure you are aware of it, many of the UC campuses take part in the TAG program which guarantees admission to one UC campus (although not necessarily choice of major, depending on campus).</p>
<p>If I’m not mistaken, you may be getting confused that other UCs have “more requirements” compared to UCB, because UCB follows the semester system. Someone correct me if I’m wrong here, but since a semester is longer than a quarter, you cover more material and thus there’s less courses that you have to take in order to complete the same amount of material you would in a quarter system. </p>
<p>For example, 1 year of Physics probably goes like Physics 7A/B/C for the quarter system, but Physics 7A/B might end up covering all three of those courses for the semester system. So in reality, UCB doesn’t really have fewer prereqs than the other UCs. It only looks like it because it covers 3 courses worth of material in 2 courses through its semester system. Again, I’m not 100% sure on this, so take this speculation with a grain of salt.</p>