<p>bluebayou: I probably should clarify the issue. The woman applying to dental schools has had no problem with California dental schools accepting her SBCC/UCSB transcripts. USC, UCLA, UOP… her coursework meets their criteria so I don’t think the issue is her taking the wrong lower division undergrad prereqs. She really hoped to go out of state however, and her experience has been that the schools in the East seem to question the validity of the CA community college courses. I don’t know any additional details beyond what I’ve shared to this point. I just know based on her comments to me, I would caution my own kids to think about their long range goals, and if they knew they ultimately wanted to attend a specific out of state program someday, it’s never to early to check with the program directly about how CA cc credits are considered.</p>