<p>could I transfer to Sophomore with only 1 year experience in college?</p>
<p>thx</p>
<p>2 years of college is not required to transfer, what is required to transfer is a minimum of 60 transferable units. If you don’t have 60 transferable units(and possibly pre-reqs for your minor) you will have a difficult time being accepted because most, if not all, of the UCs only accept upper division transfers, which means 60 units or higher, and usually means a minimum of junior level status.
You could complete 60 units in one school year, but that depends primarily on you, your school’s class availability, and major. Thus, transferring is not a “2 year college requirement”, it is however the amount of time expected for someone attending school full time to complete 60 units at any school, since a normal courseload per semester is 12-18 units(assuming one is only attending fall & spring).</p>
<p>Lastly, you could transfer as a sophomore into non-uc school. I think some cal states accept lower division transfers, and privates like USC do accept lower division transfers)
Lower division transfers are those with less than 60 units, which could mean either freshman or sophomore standing.</p>
<p>thank you so much!
then so I must complete 60 units before I submit my application (or before the deadline), or I could finish 40 units before the deadline and continue my 20 units courses, then, turn in this 20-unit transcript to UC after admitted?</p>
<p>and I also have a question
I am an international student but now studying in an American university. I do not know whether this situation counts for international transfer or in-state transfer… :(</p>
<p>you need to have 60 units before you transfer, not before you submit the application. you technically could have 30 units when you submit an application, even 15 units, but you better have 60 units completed at the end of the semester prior to actually transferring and starting at uc.</p>
<p>i don’t know what university you are attending, but if you are attending a non california community college, the technicalities of admissions are much more difficult because there is no articulation agreement between your school and the UC you want to attend. Because there is no articulation agreements, your units or what you perceive to be 60 units at your american university may end up being 40 at UC, or 60 or 30, and that is a sticky situation because you won’t know if you will be considered upper division until you receive a rejection or an acceptance.</p>
<p>Also, if by an american university, you mean a 4 year school where the goal is a bachelor’s degree, it’s rare for a school to allow you to take 60 units in one school year. They usually cap limits per semesters(as most 4 year schools only offer 2 semesters per year and maybe a summer session) which could range from at a max of 18-24. Anything over the maximum units they charge you and you would have to get petitioned by your school counselors.
at community college they are less harsh on capping units. if your goal is to attend a uc, why not just attend a community college in california, so you can be guaranteed a spot? either way as an internantional you’d be essentially paying the same ticket price for a UC(once you transfer) as you would for a private university.</p>
<p>no its not required, but junior transfer is a lot more likely than sophomore</p>