Urgent: Missing Subject Area Minimums

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hi guys, my UC application states that I have missing subject area minimums. How is this possible??</p>

<p>I completed:</p>

<p>Four Years of Social Science
Four Years of English
Four Years of Math
At least two years in two areas of the Sciences (Physics and Biology)
Four Years in a language other than English
Two Years of Visual Arts</p>

<p>And I am a FULL IB Diploma Student.</p>

<p>So how can it be possible that I have missing subject areas?</p>

<p>Help :( I'm really scared of submitting my application now</p>

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<p>Here are the UC A-G requirements:</p>

<p>a. History/Social Science (2 years)</p>

<p>b. English (4 years)</p>

<p>c. Mathematics (3 years, UC recommends 4)</p>

<p>d. Laboratory Science (2 years, UC recommends 3)</p>

<p>e. Language Other than English (2 years, UC recommends 3)</p>

<p>f. Visual/Performing Arts (1 year)</p>

<p>g. College Preparatory Elective (1 year)</p>

<p>Looks like you’re missing the elective?</p>

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<p>Here is a more specific description of what is required for each of the categories a to g. For example, it is not just two years of history/social sciences, there are specific course types that must be taken.
[University</a> of California - The subject requirement](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/california-residents/statewide-path/subject-requirement/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/california-residents/statewide-path/subject-requirement/index.html)</p>

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<p>Hey man! I was just trying to submit my app, and I faced the same problem! (in UC’s website they said you only have to complete 11/15 a-g courses, not all, to be eligible, so I guess you are fine in that sense)</p>

<p>It says on my app when I tried to submit…</p>

<p>Missing Subject Area Minimums
The coursework you reported in Academic History - High School Courses and Grades does not appear to satisfy our minimum requirements for UC eligibility.</p>

<p>Your coursework report indicates you are missing 1 English course(s). </p>

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<p>What is wrong? I have English courses from 9th to 11th grade, 12th grade does not have English as I follow a British system school. (A levels), and I indicated in the additional information that I have english courses in 7th and 8th grade too.
I tried (out of pure curiosity) to add english courses on my 12th grade to see if UC accepts it - but the same error message props out…</p>

<p>Anyone mind enlightening me?</p>

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<p>shouldn’t the full IB diploma cut it for Berkeley? I don’t know any college that doesn’t count the IB as one of the (if not THE) most rigorous courseload out there</p>

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<p>The UC Application portal says I’m missing 1 English Course despite me taking Literature from Y9-Y12 and 2 Lab Science Courses despite me taking Biology (Y9-Y12) and Physics (Y9-Y10).</p>

<p>Should I just submit it? Is this a glitch :(</p>

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<p>Did you take chemistry? Chemistry is required to go to a UC.</p>

<p>Or… at least I think it is.</p>

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<p>^ I don’t think that’s the problem (I quote from the website):</p>

<p>Two years (three years recommended) of laboratory science providing fundamental knowledge in two of these three foundational subjects: biology, chemistry and physics.</p>

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<p>I finally got it to submit. (w/o errors)</p>

<p>Apparently you DO have to list one college prep elective. I changed my Principles of Accounting course in 10th and 11th grade from “Social Sciences” to “College Prep Elective” and it’s a done deal.</p>

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<p>If you don’t fulfill a-g requirements, can’t you still be eligible through examinations alone?</p>

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<p>Does it even allow you to submit the application even though you are missing coursework?</p>