CSU to CC to UC Transfer Help?

mathematica019
Fri, 21 Nov 2014 20:00:57 +0000

Hi, I’ve been lurking the College Confidential forums for quite a while now. This goes back to 2013 when I was applying for colleges last year and while I was making my decision as well.

In the spring of 2014 in high school, I made the decision to enroll for classes at CSULB, but I have realized CSULB is not the school for me. The fact that it is a commuter school 30-45 minutes away from my home makes socializing rather more difficult than usual, the professors are hit or miss in terms of quality, and overall I feel like I would have more educational opportunities at a UC school. Back during high school I was UC eligible but did not accept admission from any as my parents heavily pressured me to attend a CSU.

My question is, how many semesters would I look to spending at a community college if I transfer out of Long Beach to a close-by community college near my home? This semester I have taken MATH123 (Calculus II), COMM130 (Public Speaking), PHIL100 (Intro to Philosophy), KIN151A (Weightlifting), and ENGR101 (Intro to Engineering). Next semester, I will be staying at LB and transferring out to a CC for the Fall 2015 semester–this spring I will be taking Calculus III, PHYS151 (Calculus based physics), CECS100 (Critical Thinking in the Digital Age: An intro to programming class), and ENGR102 (Academic Success Skills). I understand that not all CSU courses transfer to other schools; I have spoken to an adviser on the matter so I project that only Calculus II, Calculus III, and Calculus-based Physics will transfer, with Public Speaking as a course that may transfer.

In addition, I took 7 APs in high school–they were Human Geography, European History, Computer Science A, Chemistry, US History, Language & Comp, and Calculus AB. I passed all of these with a 4 with the exception of Human Geography, which I got a 3.

With all these courses I have completed in mind, how many semesters could I expect to spend at a community college? My major is currently Electrical Engineering but I may change to Computer Science, regardless I transfer or not. I have used ASSIST and friends have told me I could probably spend 2 semesters at a community college and transfer out, but I want to make sure this is a legitimate/plausible answer.