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Ceremony celebrates xučyun ruwway, UC Berkeley’s newest housing for graduate students

January 22, 2025
Gretchen Kell

As a Native American, McKalee Steen said she often has felt “misunderstood or not seen” in college and in search of community among students who often “are ignorant to what your background might be.”

But on Wednesday in Albany, at a celebration of UC Berkeley’s newest graduate student residence, the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma citizen and Berkeley’s Graduate Assembly president expressed pride in the name of the housing complex — xučyun ruwway (HOOCH-yoon ROO-why) — that’s spelled out above the main entrance.

“Even though these are just words on a building, it’s powerful to...

https://news.berkeley.edu/2025/01/16/ceremony-celebrates-xucyun-ruwway-uc-berkel…

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Students completing University of California 7-Course Patternwill automatically satisfy the UC Entry Level Writing Requirement. Completion of two 7-Course Pattern English composition (UC-E) courses will guarantee satisfaction of one half of the Reading & Composition (R&C A). We highly recommend that students complete UC-E courses that articulate to R&C A and R&C B in...

If I am not completing UC IGETC/Cal-GETC, do I need to complete pre-approved courses for all L&S GE requirements?

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I am transferring from another UC. Do you honor a UC Reciprocity letter confirming completion of GE at my current UC campus?

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I am not completing UC IGETC/Cal-GETC, will I still qualify for admission review?

UC IGETC/Cal-GETC are no longer required for admission eligibility. If you complete the following minimum requirements, you will qualify for admission consideration:

University of California 7-Course Pattern,

Minimum 60 UC-transferable semester (90 UC-transferable quarter) units,

Major preparation courses as advised in...

I received a score of 3 on an AP English exam. Will this score satisfy Reading & Composition (R&C)?

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