<p>I took a chance and called Berk Admission in regards of ALL your units question.</p>
<p>According to the representative @ Berk
"IN order for you to be a competitive candiate, you must complete 60 units before summer. Berkeley does not take Summer session into consideration when calculating transferable units. BUT (there is ALWAYS a BUT) there are exceptions. (HAHA… I knew this was gonna come out)</p>
<p>She mentioned that it really depends on your major and your academic records…
and she was nice to give me examples… haha
I ended up talking to her for like 1 hour.</p>
<p>^thanks for the information, thats why it’s good to call them if you’re having problems because there are exceptions that may be specific to your application :)</p>
<p>Guys my heart is going to stop now!! I’m not done with my IGETC…I WILL be done by summer however. You see my counsoler told me to check “IGETC will be completed” option in the application!!</p>
<p>LORD OF ART: I’m going crazy man…“IGETC will be completed” option clearly says it!! So not even IGETC class? one damn last class?</p>
<p>Hey guys! havent been on here for a while but i have good news… about 3 weeks ago i was accepted to SD as history major. yesterday, i was accepted to UCSB and was accepted to the Honors Program as well. Only about 10% of applicants are accpeted to this program upon admissions. i hope you guys have good news as well. i still cannot wait for berekely and la… time in vegas will take my mind off waiting for so long!</p>
<p>I thought IGETC completion and IGETC certification by the end of Spring (before the end of summer) was a mandatory condition for acceptance to any UC. </p>
<p>I would think (from everything I have heard) that without IGETC completion: you woulden’t have a chance… HOWEVER:</p>
<p>There are some majors that have there own requirments and really don’t care about IGETC. The only one that comes to mind is HAAS which is hyper competitive. </p>
<p>IF you are really concerned, call and talk with someone. That is the only way to get a straight answer.</p>
<p>xygirlx,
Thank you for the information…a quick question. Did any of the examples they gave you include extreme circumstances? Like when something comes up that prevented a person from completing a class? I’m saying that because I am not doing so well in my Biology class since I missed several classes due to my daughter being injured and then I was burglurized & had to move all in two months time. I am so worried that even if I get accepted into CAL that my grade in BIO might prevent that. I am a sociology major and bio is just a GE class for me.</p>
<p>Where do you live? If you live near a quarter system school, you should take an online course to finish your IGETC by Spring Quarter. Spring Quarter just started this week so you can still have a chance to complete your IGETIC now! I think most UC’s don’t accept IGETIC courses or prereq prior to finishing at summer except for a few like UCI! Most are likely to accept prior the following Spring! But I am not so sure!</p>
<p>^ kevintech: there were several scenarios… it was kind interesting conversation. She was very nice to tell me what she knew.
1st scenario: bus/econ student. gpa 3.8 missing calc 2. REJECTED
bus/econ student. gpa 3.6 missing calc 2 because college didn’t offer it and the time it was offered, she had family emergency. ACCEPTED under only if she fulfilled calc over summer with C or better.
It’s kind of interesting. </p>
<p>^luvtoolearn: I don’t think letting them know right now will do you any good. As I mentioned above, if you don’t get into CAL or anywhere else, start your appeal process if you don’t want to stay extra 1 year at cc or wherever you are.</p>
<p>^verdet: IGETC is fulfilling your lower division requirements. IF you are not certified before you are transfer, you will be taking UC’s lower division requirements. (IGETC not fulfilled = waste of money at UC)</p>
<p>^unknown: Appeal process is starting after you get your answer from UC. You write one page letter to appeal your decision. It really depends how well you write and how prepared you are to appeal your self to the admission board. </p>
<p>Don’t quote me on this. I am 99% sure but there is always that 1% I might be wrong.
How do I know this well? I had tons of friends transfered and I have a special friend “not to be mentioned” who is on admission board.
He just answers my questions… haha</p>
<p>I have two more question to ask you, first when you “appeal” do you actually go infront of them and give a speech or just send a one page letter?</p>
<p>second, my IGETC will be completed at the VERY begining of this summer, am I still counted as “IGETC certified” prior to transfer to UCLA?</p>
<p>I will realy appreciate your help, its been buggin me since yesterday</p>
<p>They are both equal.
You can get into UCSB and get rejected to UCI, vice versa.</p>
<p>In terms of prestige, UCI has a slight more edge, but that doesn’t mean you will be guaranteed into the less prestigious ones. Sort of like Berkeley vs UCLA.</p>
<p>Berkeley has more prestige and is considered more competitive than UCLA, but plenty of people get accepted to Berkeley but rejected to UCLA, and vice versa. In another word, each UC has different things they look for in a candidate, so you never know.</p>
<p>The appeals are pretty similar for the UC campuses, and it’s pretty much just you sending them a letter stating any changes or additions you might not have had on your application blah blah.</p>
<p>IGETC finished the beginning of summer meaning, you will finish it in the quarter/ semester BEFORE summer?</p>
<p>My school has an excemption situation. Essentially, you can apply for an excemption of one course from your IGETC certification, provided you have a good explanation as to why you did not take the course. IE, it wasn’t offered in your last semester to fit your time schedule, family problems, work situations, friend in the class died and you couldn’t attend the class anymore. Blah blah blah. You might be getting a break from your counselor, she just isn’t saying anything. If she told you to check that, I think it means that when you submit an IGETC certification application to your school, it will be processed. </p>
<p>On another note, she could be totally bs’n you and hoping that you get rejected(for lying on your application) and ruin your life. </p>
<p>If you school processes IGETC certification like mine does. It goes like this:
Fill out application and indicate which school to send the certification to.
Submit application to enrollment services(like the registar).
Application goes under review.
Processed or Rejected.</p>
<p>And the counselor doesn’t physically sign off the IGETC certifications. Its like a checks and balances thing at my school. But i’m sure all that the counselors and the transcript reviewers have good friendships. So maybe, I’d like to think on the brighter side for your situation. But who knows, there are bad people out there in the world. Some you could trust and some that you can’t.</p>
<p>I never quote. So I hope you appreciate this post. =)</p>
<p>Here’s what I found in the UCLA transfer guide regarding completion of the IGETC:</p>
<p>Completion of the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum [IGETC], UCLA general education requirements, or another UC campus’s breadth requirements is highly recommended for applicants to the UCLA College [Letters and Science] and the School of the Arts and Architecture. Applicants to the School of Theater, Film, and Television must complete one of the aforementioned general education paths. Applicants to the School of Nursing and the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science are strongly encouraged to work towards the respective school’s curriculum requirements.</p>
I’m not done with my IGETC…I WILL be done by summer however. You see my counsoler told me to check “IGETC will be completed” option in the application!!</p>