Will a philosophy course satisfy Berkeley's English critical thinking class?

ucbalumnus
Mon, 31 Oct 2016 05:24:46 +0000

http://web2.assist.org/web-assist/report.do?agreement=aa&reportPath=REPORT_2&reportScript=Rep2.pl&event=19&dir=2&sia=BAKERFLD&ria=UCB&ia=UCB&oia=BAKERFLD&aay=16-17&ay=16-17&dora=EECS includes the following:

ASSIST report:

The College of Engineering requires six humanities/social science courses, two of which must be reading and composition. The only non-technical admission requirement for the College of Engineering is the coursework equivalent to UC Berkeley’s English R1A and R1B (reading and composition), which must be taken for a letter grade. 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. NOTE: The English R1A and R1B requirements cannot be satisfied by IGETC; applicants must complete the specific courses indicated as English R1A and R1B equivalents to be considered for admission. Failure to complete the exact courses listed will mean the applicant will NOT be considered for admission.

In other words, IGETC is not considered for this purpose, and you must complete a course that articulates to English R1B.