<p>I'm going to major in Biology and I plan to attend Pasadena City College. I want to start during the summer, but I don't know which classes I should take because summer sessions move a lot faster than those offered during the regular school year.</p>
<p>Suggestions would be appreciated!</p>
<p>have you looked on assist?</p>
<p>Yes, I don’t know which ones to take during the summer though.</p>
<p>what are your options? What classes does your school offer that satisfy the articulation agreement?</p>
<p>If you’re starting off with no college credits, start with your igetc requirements, preferably those in the humanities/social sciences/arts classes.</p>
<p>The classes I found most easiest in completing during short semesters like summer were Psychology, Anthropology, and Math. I think the math one is a good one specifically because you are forced to pay attention and not get distracted by the gap time you may have during regular semesters.
BTW if you haven’t visited PCC yet, make sure you do so during the spring to take your placement tests etc before you get the summer rush of students towards the end of the spring semester. That way you can get rid of classes that may be pre-reqs for transfer level courses(if that ends up being your situation)</p>
<p>Yeah, I’m starting off fresh with no college credits. I want to transfer to a UC preferably.</p>
<p>Would it be possible to take Calc 5A without taking the math placement exam? I already passed precalculus in high school. I heard you didn’t have to take the placement exam if you brought a copy of your transcript for proof. I also want to take intro to chem, but I’m not sure if that’s a good idea. It’s not a required course. I just want to take it because I practically forgot all of my chemistry material. And I doubt I could pass the chem placement exam to get into Chem 1A.</p>
<p>And what exactly are IGETC courses?</p>
<p>Sorry for all the questions, I just want to be prepared when I get to college.</p>
<p>igetc is a general ed program for ccc (ca com college) students to transfer to csu or uc. it isn’t required and doesn’t fulfill all requirements for certain majors. [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“Welcome to ASSIST”>http://www.assist.org/)</p>
<p>i took calc over summer and i personally thought it was really tough cuz there was tons of hw, quizzes almost everyday, and the class just went really fast in general.</p>
<p>but i agree about taking GE classes over summer, those tend to be easier and it’d be nice to knock them out of your way</p>
<p>If you want to go to a UC, then complete the IGETC. And take the easier GE’s in the summer and winter sessions to get them out of the way. In doing so, you’ll be able to take the more important classes in the regular semester.</p>
<p>take 1 of the science classes during the summer if you meet the preqs.</p>
<p>Chem, bio of physics or math because that is what will set you back if you start late on those requirements</p>
<p>So do you guys think it would be a good idea to take intro to chem even if it’s not required? I don’t want to struggle when I get into the general chem classes.</p>
<p>“Would it be possible to take Calc 5A without taking the math placement exam? I already passed precalculus in high school. I heard you didn’t have to take the placement exam if you brought a copy of your transcript for proof.”</p>
<p>Yea, its possible to do that at PCC. Just take your high school transcript to the math department (R322), and talk to the person that deals w/ test placement and class. I forgot his name, but you can just ask the people working at the front desk. I did the same thing by taking my transcript to him and he basically looked over it and gave me some simple problem to do. So, if you know your precalculus well, he will write you a signed proof to take to the Advisement Center at the L building.</p>
<p>You should do all the placement and waving of placements now. Once again don’t wait to the last minute. Transferring on time involves a lot of planning. Here is the list of IGETC(or what is known as the transferable General ED for the UCs) specific to PCC. All the classes listed on here count towards general ed requirements which you will eventually need to do. So when you ask if you can take intro to chemistry, intro to chemistry might count under AREA 5. Under AREA 5 you have physical and biological science requirement to fulfill. Chemistry falls under Physical Science. make sure that the chemistry class is one of those on the list. Otherwise you’ll be taking courses for no reason.
[Pasadena</a> City College - Transfer Center - IGETC Requirements](<a href=“Which PCC Courses will Transfer? - Transfer Center - Pasadena City College”>Which PCC Courses will Transfer? - Transfer Center - Pasadena City College)</p>
<p>Intro to Chem falls under area 5. Is there a limit to how many credits you can have before transferring? Because it seems like I’ll have a lot.</p>
<p>take General Psychology and(or)Intro to Sociology and(or) Macro Econ.
The reason being…
I don’t know how sure you are about your bio major but a typcial college student changes his or her major a few times before he or she decides on a major. My first semester of college, i was settled on the idea of becoming a psychiatrist so I took a bunch of classes for this major. But, as I gained more life experiences from classes, club activities, seminars,etc., I changed my major to business. Unfortunately, some of the more specialized courses our useless.The three classes i mentioned above–I am sure there is more to the list–generally work for fullfilling not only IGETC but also the prereqs for many majors. </p>
<p>I started off taking multivariable calculus my first semester in college but it is totally useless now. Like others said, take general ed. first and then take your prereqs</p>
<p>EXCEPTION:
If you are for some reason resolute on BIO. I suggest you to focus primarily on your major preps first because i know bio majors have a lot of prepreqs and having completed those prepreqs by the end of Fall or even before fall with stellar grades (I mean almost all A’s) gives you an edge and almost guarantees your admission. </p>
<p>Unlike the popular belief, you HAVE to decide on your major as soon as you can. Be smart but not too hesistant about deciding your major. I have seen plenty of bio majors staying another year for this matter.</p>
<p>Xero,</p>
<p>I would suggest you hold off on your bio/chem/math classes until the Fall. This way you can internalize the material that you plan on studying further.</p>
<p>For the summer, I would suggest one of the classes that everyone is required to take:
English 1A
Sociology 1
Art History</p>
<p>While it’s true that not EVERYONE takes Sociology 1, if you ever decide to apply to some privates (USC, Pepperdine, etc.), then Sociology 1 will be pretty much required.</p>
<p>By the way, I go to PCC and this is my last semester. I applied to UCs and to USC, and know mostly everything there is to know about transferring from PCC. So feel free to send me a private message if you need any help.</p>
<p>i’m looking at usc’s articulation agreement with foothill college and i took women’s studies 5 (intro to women’s studies) which satisfies the diversity requirement where sociology 1 is also listed. i only need to take 1 course from parts I, II, III, V, lower division writing, diversity, and foreign language to fulfill the GE’s, correct?</p>
<p>Biology is a high unit major! Any major over 50 quarter units is a high unit major. Do not complete IGETC!! Or else you will be there for 3 years. </p>
<p>My major is molecular biology and theres 73 required major classes. if I take 3 classes a quarter for 2 years, then I’ll complete 90 units. 90 minus 73 is 17 units of other classes that you can take. These should me minimum eligibility classes. As you can see, there is no room for IGETC! Its okay though because its not required for high unit majors. </p>
<p><a href=“faculty.deanza.*.edu”>faculty.deanza.*.edu;
“Students in a high unit major are not advised to complete the IGETC if transferring to a UC.”</p>
<p>^ It is possible to complete IGETC within 2 years, I am living proof. The only downside to 2 years is that you may have to take a handful of summer courses.</p>
<p>Introductory courses to Art and Music (online) are easy “A’s.”</p>
<p>Introductory physics, depending on your teacher, CAN be an easy “A”, provided that you stick it through.</p>
<p>Introductory to Physical Anthropology, with enough determination, can result in a easy “A”.</p>