<p>I am 22 years old about to be 23 in May. I have slacked off for the better parts of my life but I am ready to hit the books finally. I didn't graduate high school but I feel like I got just as good an education as anyone else did; I even took AP classes. I have a couple of questions that I should probably ask a counselor(and I will) but I was wondering if anyone could answer them for me here. They are:</p>
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<li><p>I went to community college for about a year and a half after high school and managed to earn 44 credits of mostly general ed classes. That was about 2.5 years ago. I am wondering if those credits are still valid or would I have to retake those classes? </p></li>
<li><p>I am not sure if anyone here is familiar with the transfer requirements for Universities of California site assist.org but on it there is information on the requirements for transfer for each UC campus. If anyone is familiar with this system please PM me I have questions to ask you.</p></li>
<li><p>I want to double major in Psychology and Mathematics to do this I would have to achieve all the bachelor requirements for these disciplines correct? </p></li>
<li><p>Both these disciplines are widely accepted for graduate schools correct? Im not sure where or even if I want to get a masters yet but I just want to get a degrees that help me in more than one area of life. I figure I could be some sort of life coach, professional poker playing person. </p></li>
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<p>Thanks in advance</p>
<p>Definitely see the counselor at you community college to review your transcript. Your units from two years ago will still count, but not all courses are UC transferable courses. You need 60 units to transfer to a UC part of which will be major prep (the classes you see on assist.org) I along with several of the others in this forum are familiar with assist, so feel free to ask.
You will have completed 60 units of lower division coursework at the community college, when you get to the UC you will complete approx (depends on the major) another 60. If you add a major, there are ways to double dip, but you will most likely need to complete an additional 60 for that major.
Both choices are fine for grad school, but I have no idea how the masters would affect the life coach/poker player role.</p>
<p>Do you have your GED?</p>
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<li><p>I’m 99% sure all those courses will still count since it’s only been 2.5 years. I would have said no for some of them if it was +10 years.</p></li>
<li><p>Those are the prerequisites for your major. Try to complete all those courses to optimize your chances at a UC.</p></li>
<li><p>Pretty much yes. Although I’m not familiar with the requirements for double majoring as a transfer. I would call the UC you want to attend and ask them this question. Transfers usually choose 1 major that they apply with.</p></li>
<li><p>This is pretty arbitrary because it depends on what you want to do at graduate school. You could theoretically be pre-med or any number of things. </p></li>
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<p>Important information you should know:</p>
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[<em>]Have you thought about what UC you want to attend? This could make all the difference depending on your major, GPA, and prerequisites you’ve completed because different UC’s have different requirements.
[</em>]Check out the the TAG program as well. You can guarantee your self admission to a UC excluding UCLA, CAl, and soon to be UCSD. [TAG</a> information](<a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors)
[li]Complete [url=<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/requirements/additional-requirements/igetc/]IGETC[/url”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/requirements/additional-requirements/igetc/]IGETC[/url</a>] [/li][/ul]</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure whether or not he has a GED is irrelevant.</p>
<p>Chelsi is right. You don’t need a GED as long as you complete 60 transferable units at a community college.</p>
<p>I want to thank everyone for their replies. I know I am getting off topic but what would you guys suggest in terms of my second major? I absolutely love Psychology and I definitely see myself mentoring people and maybe counseling them sort of like a life coach. Perhaps maybe even going into research. I also see myself going down a slightly different path, one where I might want to be an outright business professional. I want to leave the possibility open of acquiring an MBA or masters in economics. I love numbers and the elegance math has of explaining things quantitatively. Not to mention it will give me a deeper understanding of my poker game. </p>
<p>Here is my question: What would be a better second major for someone trying to achieve those goals? Mathematics or Economics? or something else?</p>
<p>If you want to get into business, an economics degree will be far more useful than a degree in mathematics.</p>