colorful

So I am asking on behalf of my friend who signed a TAG for this fall at ucsd. He is a general biology major and has already hit the SIR. He just found out today that the physics course at Skyline College is not equivalent to the physics course at College of San Mateo. These two colleges are in the same district and are sister schools. He needs these two physics courses for his major prerequisite. This physics sequence is 2 semesters long and is under the same name and title at both skyline and csm. This is his predicament: He assumed they would both count for physics 1A,1B, and 1C at ucsd since it does at CSM. But today he finally got to checking assist for comparable Skyline courses and realized it is not articulated there. He now has no idea what to do. All the counselors and admissions and records office at skyline, CSM, and ucsd are closed and not open til monday. He is really upset because that whole year of physics he took could be for nothing. Is there ANY way to fix is current situation?? Is there like a petition or something? If it turns out he has to retake his physics, he has the choice of staying ANOTHER year at csm just to take 2 semesters of physics or taking it at ucsd. Either way, he gets pushed back a year and I believe you have to graduate from ucsd in 2 years. What can he do??

theregoesevan

Just a couple notes:

-I'm sure your friend realizes this now (and for everyone else who reads this), but NEVER assume.

-I don't think you have to graduate in 2 years. I think that's just desired.

-Tell him or her to wait until monday to call the admissions office and see what course of action he or she should take in regards to this process.

Best of Luck!

colorful

Thanks! Can anyone else help?

KGZotU

As a current UCSD student, I can say that it's often possible to get courses waived in that are not "articulated." You submit a petition to the department. I've had to do a few--though my circumstances are a little odd--and they've always been approved.

If that doesn't work, it doesn't necessarily mean that your friend is screwed. Even if the department won't accept the courses towards graduation, professors are usually very accommodating when it comes to pre-req satisfaction. If he wants to take a course that requires one of the courses he didn't get transfer credit for, but took something similar to at the community college, he should contact the professor and briefly explain the situation. Your friend should also, briefly, express confidence in what he learned and enthusiasm for the course. He'll almost surely be let in.

Also note that the whole lower division basic physics series is offered at UCSD during the summer session. So if he has to re-take these, he can take them over this or the next summer, if not during the school year.

And, yeah, as far as I can tell, the two year thing is not a terribly strict requirement.

Art is Melodic

be aware though that UCSD has a unit cap.

KGZotU

I'm not terribly familiar with the unit cap, but from what I've heard it's not that you can't register for classes, it's more like you can't switch majors and you must have your schedule approved.

Anyone have definitive info?

Art is Melodic

http://provost.ucsd.edu/roosevelt/ac...guidelines.pdf

well here is this on the ucsd website.

the unit cap once you are there is 200 units. So you have to finish your degree in less than or equal to 200 units.

uc!hopefully

u dont have to grad in two years at ucsd... engineering takes three.. also your friend should punch him self because who takes a coarse with out making sure it transfers and meets prerequisites!!!

but in good news it is possible to petition to get the courses counted as satisfactory. so yes call away and good luck...

KGZotU

That's a weirdly obscure document. (:

Thanks for the ref.