UCB Transfer Admission Questions

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Hello, I am currently a senior in high school. I intend to enroll in community college (Contra Costa College, specifically) then transfer to UCB, hopefully. I have a few questions regarding the required courses for admission into the L & S college's Integrative Biology, BA major.</p>

<p>I've checked Assist.org and from the information I've gathered in order for a transfer student to be eligible for admission they must complete:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Have a minimum of 60 transferable units with a GPA of 2.4 or above</p></li>
<li><p>Two transferable college courses in English Composition
One transferable college course in Mathematical Concepts and Quantitatitve Reasoning
Four transferable college courses in two of the following subjects areas: Arts & Humanities, Social & Behavioral Science and/or Biological & Physical Science. </p></li>
</ol>

<p>In addition, in order to gain admission to the Integrative Biology, BA major I must complete the following lower division courses (in addition to the general education courses listed above):</p>

<ol>
<li>Biology sequence 1 & 2</li>
<li>Chemistry sequence 1 & 2</li>
<li>Organic Chemistry sequence 1 & 2</li>
<li>Calculus 1</li>
<li>Physics sequence 1 & 2</li>
</ol>

<p>Is the information I've gathered correct? Will I've completed all general education and lower division major requirements (if, I follow this exact course outline) before transferring to Berkeley?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>you need to complete the IGETC to finish all the GE courses. what you labeled in part 2 are the MINIMUM eligibility requirements.</p>

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<p>Oh, thanks. Hmm, in order to complete IGETC (with lower division major reqs) I would have to take a few courses over the summer.</p>

<p>Do you recommend completing UCB’s “Essential Skills and Seven-course breath” requirements in lieu of the IGETC?</p>

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<p>No, that won’t be necessary. Complete IGETC. Then get your major prereqs out of the way. Ideally, get them both out of the way as soon as possible.</p>

<p>The seven-course breadth requirements won’t matter as long as you have IGETC certification.</p>