<p>Yes, that would satisfy your foreign language requirement. My boyfriend used his two years of high school Spanish to fulfill IGETC by filing a petition with his counselor.</p>
<p>And you only need two semesters of foreign language to transfer btw.</p>
<p>Yes, you need “evidence” that you can handle it in order to take more classes. That’s why I said tell the counselors that “you just want to try the first few weeks and see if you can handle it, then you may drop a class”. That always worked for me and then, well, I just never dropped a class ;)</p>
<p>Karabear - Thanks for the info! </p>
<p>Thomas_ - My college only accepts walk-in appointments, waited to see a counselor for about an hour, was second person in line, all the appointments filled up!!! Needless to say, I wasn’t too happy about that.</p>
<p>I have a new issue now. I plan on dropping French in light of recent information, BUT almost EVERY class I need is “Closed” due to being full. What can I do to get a class that is “Closed?” I’ve emailed all the professors to see if there’s anything they can do, and plan on seeing a counselor Monday. I was going to pick up an Econ Class and Music appreciation, to add to my English, Writing Lab, Pre Calc, and Poli Sci.</p>
<p>Thoughts?</p>
<p>Hey es four,</p>
<p>I just read in post #17 that you moved to California a month ago in order to increase your chances of acceptance to Berkeley.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, which I am confident I do, the UC application doesn’t just ask if you’re a California resident, but something along the lines of if you have been a California resident for the past 2 or 3 years. I imagine their reason behind this is to prevent people from popping in right before submitting their app and then saying they are a CA resident.</p>
<p>I suggest you follow up on it though and not just take my word for it.</p>
<p>I’m not sure how much music appreciation is going to help you. Is is transferable? Can you use it for IGETC?</p>
<p>Just show up on the first day of the classes you want to add and talk to the professor. Also, watch the classes during the first 1-2 weeks, some people always drop. I don’t know what your school’s policy for adding classes ist, it varies from school to school. For example, I can still add new classes online during the first week of the semester. After that, a professor has to add me.</p>
<p>Edward04: Yes, the UC applicaitons ask if you (and your family) have been present in CA for the last 3 years. However, this information is optional and is not used for admission purposes, only for financial aid/tuition purposes. It also asks if you have lived in CA for the last 12 months, this is used for admission. But well, if you moved her one months ago and submit your app in november, that’s not 12 months either…</p>
<p>I moved to California in late Nov / early Dec. Wouldn’t I be able to indicate I’ve been a CA resident for 1 year? It’ll be close, and by the time I update my grades and such, I will have lived here for 1 year. </p>
<p>Also, I believe Music Appreciation satisfies an Art portion of the IGETC.</p>
<p>I’ll take your approach as far as trying to get admittance to the class. There are about 6 classes that would work for me, so I’ll keep looking at them.</p>
<p>If you haven’t been in California long you might want to consider taking your time with transfer. Out-of-state fees are substantially higher than in-state, so it might be worth it to wait until you count as a resident so you don’t end up with enormous debt. </p>
<p>And I have never had a problem getting into a class if I show up during the first couple weeks. People ALWAYS drop.</p>
<p>I found some information regarding residency. I think residency requirements are the same across the board.</p>
<p><a href=“http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/legalinfo.html[/url]”>http://registrar.berkeley.edu/Residency/legalinfo.html</a></p>
<p>Great information Karabear, thank you! I have taken those steps to establish residency in CA. I’ve had a CA license since December, have a lease here in CA, a job in CA, and gave up my NV residency when I applied for my CA license.</p>
<p>As far as the classes go, strangest thing. I kept trying to register for the classes that were listed “Closed,” and I must have registered just as someone dropped. It said 0 seats available, tried again, it said 1 seat, and I snagged it. SO, now my 1st semester schedule is set: Eng 1A, Eng 900, Poli Sci, Pre Calc, Music Appreciation (counts in section 3A of IGETC), and Econ 1A, for a total of 18.3 units. </p>
<p>My actual schedule is pretty awful, but I’ll take what I can get.</p>
<p>Thanks to EVERYONE for the help, seriously… Very appreciative.</p>