<p>I am currently in my first spring semester at saddleback college. I plan on transferring to UCI as either a civil, or mechanical engineering major. I had a question involving the major pre-requisite requirements in order to be guaranteed into my major through their TAG program. On the TAG brochure, its says: </p>
<p> Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in required courses
Complete one year of approved calculus
Complete one year of calculus-based physics with corresponding labs
Complete additional approved courses specified for selected major as articulated at Welcome</a> to ASSIST</p>
<p>I understand everything up until the last bullet, and I checked the requirements on assist.org. In the first paragraph of the assist.org articulation, it says:</p>
<pre><code> Preference will be given to junior-level applicants with the highest grades
</code></pre>
<p>overall, and who have satisfactorily completed the following required courses:<br>
one year of calculus, one year of calculus-based physics (mechanics,<br>
electricity, and magnetism with laboratory), one year of chemistry (with<br>
laboratory), and one additional approved course for the major.</p>
<p>Does this mean that I only have to fulfill what it says in the assist.org paragraph in order to be guaranteed into my major with TAG, or do I actually have to complete every single one of my major requirements? I really hope it's the former, and not the latter, because that would mean I would have to stay at community college for more than two years, which I would really hate. Please give as much info as possible, because I have been dwelling on this question for quite some time now.</p>
I was freaking out because at my college there are 3 physics classes - and the 3rd is modern physics & optics which appears to be an optional class. Woot! </p>