Finishing math the summer before attending?

[incor193]

I’m going into a non-math related field and applying to UCs/Cal States right now. Is it worth applying (specifically if anyone knows to UCI) if I’m not going to be able to finish a transferable math until possibly summer? I’m not sure if I’m able to pass the class I’m in now, which would push me back to completing the transferable course in summer. My GPA is decent and all my other prereqs/gen eds are finished (or will be, I just need one more science to take in spring and I’ll be done, excluding math). Do I realistically have a chance of acceptance, and if I do, would I need to finish that class at a cc before transferring or at the university?

[Cayton]

You’ll have to finish by the end of spring with no exceptions as far as I know.

[goldencub]

I think Psych for Berkeley (???) just added a Calc requirement, and they are allowing students to complete it in the summer. As far as I know, that’s all.

If you will be wholly unable to take it, then you must apply next year. No UC will accept you if you don’t have any college math courses completed (with the exception of AP credit, I think). I don’t know about CSUs.

Maybe you can take the math classes you need on the quarter system? i.e. Take the non-college level course during the winter quarter somewhere, and the college level one in the Spring. I’m sure they’re offered online, somewhere.

[luckie1367]

You will not be accepted if you do not have at least one transferable math course completed by the spring prior to transfer.

You are also ineligible to TAG at many schools if you do not have a math class completed by fall prior to transfer

[mikemac]

1. Start with math and English

Start taking these courses early. They’ll help you build skills you need for university classes, and some UC campuses require that you complete English and math by the end of fall term one year prior to enrolling at UC.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/preparing-admission/index.html

And there’s this:

Our minimum requirements are academic standards that you must attain to be considered for admission to the UC system.

As a junior-level transfer applicant, you must meet the following requirements. Some of your major preparation and general education coursework will count toward these requirements.

1. Complete the following 7-course pattern by the end of the spring term prior to fall enrollment at UC:

   Two transferable courses in English composition;
   One transferable course in mathematical concepts and quantitative reasoning;
   Four transferable college courses chosen from at least two of the following subject areas:
   arts and humanities
   social and behavioral sciences
   physical and biological sciences

http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/preparing-admission/minimum-requirements/index.html

Reading this page, your app does not sound like it is eligible to be considered.