Sorry if I missed this in the thread but is there something preventing you from taking them in the spring? A lot of CCCs allow students to take linear/diffs classes in the same semester (as opposed to one being prereq for the next)
Also, as alumnus mentioned it is “suggested” not “required” however, with a school like Cal, I would take anything labeled as “suggested” and read it as “required”
Did you use any of the space in the additional comments of the application to explain why you’re not able to complete the prereqs in time?