<p>I signed up for an acting class at a community college thinking it was covered by IGETC since theater arts was listed as one of the fields that counted, but after a closer look, I found out that the class doesnt not count towards IGETC. My question is should I take the class? On the CC website, it says the class could count towards the UCs/CSUs but it isnt found under IGETC.</p>
<p>when your done completing all of your IGETC requirements, you’ll only have like 33 or 37 units completed (you need 60u to leave.) the other units will be transferable units that don’t necessarily have to be on your IGETC. you’ll still get transferable credit for it, it just won’t be one of your requirements.</p>
<p>so I should go for the class?</p>
<p>I just checked and this class might potentially have a conflict with a math class I need to take. Both have classes on saturday mornings except the math class doesnt start for another month.</p>
<p>if you have a conflict then you obviously shouldn’t. But my point is if a class says it’s UC:CSU then it’s fine to take it.</p>
<p>the IGETC sheet generally wont list arts/PE classes since there are so many…like dance, theatre, weight trannining etc…</p>
<p>but there are some of those courses that do transfer 
of course they are usually only .5 units though haha, but if you rack up enough they can be great GPA boosters. but some UC’s/privates will only take so many, so be aware of that limit.</p>
<p>if you have the class conflict then no. math > theatre. </p>
<p>if you take classes that dont end up transferring then they better be pre-reqs for a class that does transfer or a class that you really want to take…otherwise you would be wasting time and money.</p>
<p>the only reason i see in racking up useless units is to get seniority over other students to get prioirty registration date. otherwise useless.</p>
<p>I think I will drop the class. Math is a lot more important, especially since I plan to major in engineering. I need to take that first.</p>
<p>if you plan on majoring in engineering, you shouldn’t even be looking at IGETC… have you spoken to an advisor yet? Go to assist.org, follow the pre-reqs for your specific major at the school you’d like to transfer to.</p>
<p>@noleguy - are you sure you shouldnt be looking at IGETC?
from what i know, you need IGETC completed/near complete to transfer</p>
<p>however if you knock our major pre-reqs that satisfy areas of IGETC, that is fine too.
but regardless you still need to finish IGETC.</p>
<p>^ yes noleguy is right. Engineering majors do not need to complete IGETC, but can use them as a guide on which general ed classes to take. The pre-reqs for engineering majors are more important and since they’re a lot of them they’ll make up a majority of the needed units for transfer.</p>
<p>I tried to tell OP this in his other thread but I guess he is not listening. He should really see an advisor for pre-engineering majors like noleguy suggested.</p>
<p>I visited my counselor a few weeks ago and she told me I had to complete the IGETC requirements and do the required courses for engineering that are listed on assist.org.</p>
<p>Let me back up for a second… where are you going to school and what is your major going to be?</p>
<p>From everything I’ve heard, and my counselor has told me, if you are trying to get into UCLA/UCB, focus on your assit.org pre-reqs. Some of the CSU’s or other UCs might be different.</p>
<p>One other thing, be weary about what you read on a message board… the absolute best bet is to contact the school you want to transfer too.</p>
<p>Assist.org should be your educational bible. Read those requirements, then re-read them, then re-read them again… there is a ton of information there.</p>
<p>@iheartchem - cool thanks for clarifying
sorry noleguy, didnt know. from what i was told you had to finish pre-reqs+igetc.
it doesnt really make sense that UCLA/UCB would only want you to finish pre-reqs…i know there are a lot though. </p>
<p>noleguy is right about talking to your school about this problem. PCC is a strong transfer institution so find the transfer center or the scholars program and talk to someone :)</p>
<p>BTW if you havnt already, i suggest you check out this forum
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/</a>
and post your question there. you will have better luck and people who have already transferred to answer your questions :)</p>
<p>Noelguy, I am currently attending classes at Pasadena City College. My two top choices for transferring are UCLA/ Berkeley. I was planning on majoring on bioengineering, but I am also looking at Chemical engineering as well.</p>
<p>Straight from the UCLA articulation agreement-</p>
<p>“While IGETC Certification is not recognized by
HSSEAS, students may reference the IGETC courselist to make their course
selections.”</p>
<p>Straight from the UCB articulation agreement-</p>
<p>“The College of Engineering does not recognize the Intersegmental General
Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) and strongly discourages students from
following this option due to the number of major-specific technical courses
required for engineering transfer admission.”</p>
<p>That is straight from assist.org, those guides are written by the school, not the community college. Like I said, read them, then read them again. Just about everything you need to know is in them.</p>
<p>I’m not saying you can’t do IGETC, but rather that its not that important. I transfered this fall to UCSB as a chemical engineering major and completed IGETC. If i had to do it all over again I wouldn’t have completed IGETC and transfered sooner. Since it made no difference in cutting down time for me to graduate.</p>
<p>Also I could be wrong, but I remember reading that UCLA’s school of engineering actually doesn’t even accept IGETC certification as a replacement for their general education requirements, but i think you can use IGETC as a guide to follow which classes to take for UCLA’s HSSEAS general education requirements.</p>
<p>Sorry didn’t mean to seem condescending in my other posts. Just trying to help.</p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> Admissions — UCLA Engineering Office of Academic and Student Affairs](<a href=“http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions#transfer]Undergraduate”>http://www.seasoasa.ucla.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions#transfer)</p>