<p>I was wondering, looking through assist.org, for most UC's and many CalStates, there are a few upper division courses listed for the Bio major. I was just wondering, do they actually have to be completed before transferring, particularly to the UC's. For example, do I have to take all of the Engineering physics and organic chem before transferring? I had heard that only engineering majors were required to take upper division engineering courses, and that they were optional for everybody else, until transfer, that is. The same can be said about math. For instance, UCSD has upper division mathematics listed, but from the few people that I know taking linear algebra (or whatever math comes after Calculus), only engineering and math majors are enrolled in those courses. Can somebody clue me in? Thanks.</p>
<p>you'll have the best chances to get in if you complete everything thats on assist.org. Of course for some majors, it would require you to stay at ccc for too many years. UCLA breaks down requirements into a required and recommended categories. i dunno about others.</p>
<p>I don't think a bio major needs linear algebra. And for organic chemistry, if you can complete the whole o-chem sequences and even biochemistry, you should just do it. I sat in an o-chem lecture in ucla for a few days, and I found the pace of teaching was just too fast. The professor can really finish half or even a chapter in a less then 2 hours lecture. :\ It's a totally different story in CC. In there, professors teach every reactions in detail, while in ucla, professors just write the reactions out and don't explain much. In Smc, one biochemistry course is equivalent to two 4-units upper division biochemstry course. It really saves your time if you finish all the pre-req in Cc. And you can have more time to digest all the stuff.</p>
<p>How do you find out which are required, as opposed to the recommended, highschoolda?</p>
<p>for ucla u can click on each major and c if it gives u a break down.</p>
<p>Here is an example of my major</p>
<p>Earth Sciences</p>
<pre><code>* one introductory course in Earth science
* one semester of general chemistry with lab
* one year of calculus
</code></pre>
<p>Recommended</p>
<pre><code>* one year of calculus-based physics with lab
* one of the following:
o one biology course with lab for the major (evolution)
o a second semester of general chemistry with lab
o a third semester of calculus-based physics with lab
</code></pre>
<p>Although, i wouldn't follow this like religiously. it just kinda gives u an idea of what;s important. but i know people who didn't do required and got in and people who did everything and got rejected.</p>
<p>Thanks. I really wish there was clearcut information, in terms of requirements.</p>