manderzzzz

I've been wondering these things for a while now, but our transfer representative at my school is of not much help nor do the counselors have any information.... we'll see if people on this forum can help me
I'm pretty sure it's a common question among CCC students, but I'm actually getting pretty worried since I'm applying this year....
Questions:
I got all 3's on my AP exams (Microecon, English Lit, Spanish Lang., and US Gov). When I began at my CC, I decided to post all my AP scores--don't know if that was a GOOD or BAD decision--because my college gave credit to all scores 3+. Because I got credit for those courses at my school, I automatically got credit for the equivalent courses at my school, English Writing 1?(English 101), Spanish 101, 102 (I'm assuming Spanish 1 & 2).
I know that some schools (SB, LA,...?) and so on give credit for scores 3 or higher, but others, like Berkeley, do not. It also depends upon the various campuses for what courses they will "waive" for AP scores in each area. To summarize: at my campus, I've fulfilled the IGETC requirements (b/c my school accepted the AP scores, and courses I've taken, obviously)
My worry right now is for my English and Spanish courses.
At my school, I got credit for the 1st English course sequence, and the first 2 Spanish class sequences. But when I transfer, will UC _____ make me retake the courses? Will that affect my admissions, especially if I don't have the English Writing requirement fulfilled (as per UC policy), or will they grant me transferable credit because my CC gave me credit?

I'm actually not as worried about my Spanish classes, because most campuses will require a foreign language exam (especially for Language majors--which is what my major is). But like English, will the UC's grant credit for the course? Or will I have to take the language classes next semester or something like that?

Thanks so much for your help!!!

KGZotU

Let me see if I understand your question.

You're concerned about fulfilling non-IGETC requirements at your future UC. Specifically, English and Spanish requirements. Your CC has accepted your AP scores as fulfilling analogous requirements. You're wondering if this will yield you credit for these courses at your UC, regardless of whether they accept the AP scores?

In general, no. Your CC doesn't grant you credit for your AP scores, it recognizes that your AP scores fulfill certain requirements equivalent to certain courses they offer.

I'm not sure how this would impact the English composition requirement.

REVEL

^? wrong, they give you credit for courses equivalent to the ap test you took, it doesnt knock off prereqs........

I took ap lit and passed, still had to take english 1b because of the UC req, there's no gettin around it

KGZotU

^ What I'm saying is that that depends on what you mean by "giving you credit." They don't give you credit as if you took the class there, they give you credit as if you took the class somewhere else. It's an important point, because if they gave you credit as if you took the class there, then the UC would accept it as if you took the class there. But the CC gives you credit as if you took the class somewhere else, which means it's totally up to the UC to decide whether or not to "give you credit" for it.

manderzzzz

My CC gave me credit as if I took the courses at my school.
So, on my unofficial transcript, I have listed:
ENGL 100 (College Writing--1st WR sequence?) 3 CR
POSC 100 (American Government--Political Science Ideals Course?) 3 CR
SPAN 101 (Elementary Spanish I) 5 CR
SPAN 102 (Elementary Spanish II) 5 CR

I have listed on my transcript courses equivalent to the courses I WOULD'VE taken at school--just without grades and such.
Would I still need to retake the E1 requirement @ UC because my 3 in AP Lit does not count toward the writing requirement at an individual school? Or does the UC look at the course EQUIVALENTS that I supposedly "passed" through my CC?

KGZotU

So, they aren't transfer credits?

If they're not transfer credits, if they're honest to God, accredited by your CC units, then they should be accepted by the UC like any other credits. But if they're transfer units, your UC absolutely doesn't care what interpretation they threw on your score.