<p>If I was working full time and usually took only 10 units average per semester will that look bad? I applied to UC's last year and was rejected by the schools that I wanted, hence the fourth year- I am only going to take three classes this whole year, since I am already at my 70 unit limit. In my transfer update should I tell them why I am going to be in community college four years and that I applied last year? Or would that be a mistake to point out my weaknesses on my application, should I just not say anything about my course load? I am sure they will be able to see I applied last year and am trying again..</p>
<p>don’t worry, </p>
<p>due to budget cuts the average transfer student spends 3 years at a community college,</p>
<p>4 years if you are STEM major. I spend almost 6 years before I transferred to UCLA, many transfers I know spend over 10+ years. Life happens, in my case I had a kid, others military deployment. ect.</p>
<p>As long as you have a good explanation why you could not take a full load (i had to work to support myself) you should be fine.</p>
<p>one more thing, don’t worry about going over 70 units. </p>
<p>what you should worry is about completing the major pre-requisites. this is specially important with STEM majors where you have to take lost of math, physics, ect.</p>
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The rules are in flux so I’m not 100% sure about them, but up until last year there was no cap on how many units you could take if they were all at a CC and keep eligibility for the UC system. They would only give you credit towards the unit total needed for graduation of 70 units, but the other classes could still be used to satisfy requirements. You could check with a xfer counselor at your school to see if this is still the rule. Taking additional classes could help raise your GPA.</p>
<p>mikemac is correct: there is no unit cap for admission eligibility to UC if all of your units came from a CCC.</p>
<p>But I agree, seriously don’t worry about not attending full-time. Taking lighter loads may raise your GPA for re-applying. The only restriction on full- vs. part-time attendence I have seen if for some TAGs (i.e. Davis requires you are full-time for the spring term before transferring, but can be waived with an explanation such as a job or illness).</p>
<p>Don’t worry about the 4 years. Just make sure you finish your major pre-requisistes and then IGETC if you can, and if you haven’t done so already.</p>
<p>Thanks guys, I appreciate your help. Do you think on the update I should mention I was working full time and budget cuts made it hard to get a full load every semester? Or should I just leave it out and they will probably be able to deduce that from the fact I am CC and stated I work over 40 hours per week? Glad to hear I am not the only one haha… I think you can have up to 90 units without it affecting your admission, but I am done with all the classes I need… So no point in taking more that I won’t even get credit to graduate with…</p>
<p>You can take 1000 units at a community college and still get into a UC, as long as you have not taken any units at the university level. I met with a UCSD rep a few weeks ago and he said they don’t count how many years it takes you to get through community college against you. He said it takes the average transfer applicant three years, but also mentioned that he thinks that number will increase due to community colleges offering less classes because of budget cuts.</p>
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<p>Prop 30 (that is the correct number, right?) really helped. I’m finishing up my second year and I’m going to have 66 units completed. Might just be my school that provides students better opportunities, though. I don’t know.</p>
<p>This was a UCSD representative so I think he was speaking more on students transferring from cc’s in the UCSD area. The cc’s here in the city of San Diego are underfunded and overpopulated. I took a few classes at a cc east of San Diego because it was much easier to get classes. It depends on what area you are in.</p>
<p>I was actually thinking about taking 4 yrs(currently 3rd yr). I still have to finish a couple of major prerequisites, but then again I have the dilemma of either staying here and living with my parents(which I do not enjoy) or transferring so idk</p>
<p>for alkalium,</p>
<p>there is a give and take. if you are missing too many pre-requisites then if you get admitted you have to realize that it will be very unlikely to get your degree in 2 years. However UCLA is very cool in letting transfer take a 3rd year which many transfers student do… I did not want to take a 3rd year because I rather spend that extra year at CC due to my low social economic condition (I’m poor). but if you want to study abroad, do interships, research, prepare for grad school, and all that fun stuff then 3rd year will probably benefit you….</p>
<p>just see how much money it would cost you and if you are young (early 20’s) is not a bad thing to do.</p>
<p>@Dagoberto
I’m not applying to UCLA but do u know if other UCs require u to graduate in 2 years after transfer? I have a CalVet so I don’t have to pay for tuition…
and I’m currently a 3rd year CC student.
I changed my major a lot that’s why I have this problem of missing prereqs</p>
<p>UC Berkeley gives transfers 2 1/2 years. I don’t know about the others.</p>
<p>@Alkalinium
Hi again lol. To answer your question the UC’s don’t have set “time limits” for graduation, but they do have minimum progress requirements and graduation unit caps which together kind of act as a time limit. But it can vary depending on how many units you start with and if you take any part-time quarters/semesters. I’ve explained this before in another thread, I’ll link to it below:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1500098-1-year-transfers-expected-graduate-2-years.html#post15901721[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1500098-1-year-transfers-expected-graduate-2-years.html#post15901721</a></p>
<p>@gunnn what do you mean Berkeley gives transfers two years? To graduate or to stay in community college?</p>
<p>@KaliMuscleG4P
He means to graduate. Berkeley gives those that have already transferred there a maximum of 5 semesters, with special approval, to graduate from Berkeley. If you don’t graduate in 5 semesters you’re effectively kicked out.</p>
<p>There’s no policy at any of the UC’s that requires you to finish CC in a certain amount of time, as far as I know.</p>
<p>Cal has a website explaining their rules. You can find similar info at other UC campuses you are considering
As it says, that is for Letters and Science only. Other colleges at Cal may have different rules; you need to check. And similarly for other UC campuses & their colleges.</p>
<p>So the info in #13 and #16 is not exactly correct. If you have a single major in Letters & Science you have 4 semesters with no cap at all on how many units you earn. After that, you can enroll until you hit the 130 unit ceiling, unless you get permission that they say is rarely granted. There is also a minimum progress rule that says how many units you must pass each semester to be able to continue as a student.</p>
<p>@dilapidatedmind</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>But what hypothetically, if you get “kicked out” what exactly happens? You have to enroll into another school, even though you are still technically a student at the school you got “kicked out” from?</p>
<p>Would you still be able to transfer to another UC?</p>
<p>You wouldn’t necessarily get kicked out, you just wouldn’t be able to enroll in any more classes, so it would be pointless to stay enrolled. In that case if that happened you’d likely have to transfer to finish your degree. It’s fairly unlikely that you’d be able to transfer to another UC because most of them don’t accept senior level transfers and require a minimum amount of units taken at their school to award you a bachelor’s. So it’d probably be more realistic transferring to a private university or possibly a CSU assuming their policies are permitting. </p>
<p>That being said, as long as you stay on track with your coursework and aren’t repeating classes, there’s really no reason why you shouldn’t be able to finish your coursework in the amount of units they allow you. Most of the time after you transfer you only need roughly 70-80 more quarter units to graduate. If you come in with 90-105 units, there’s no reason you should be in danger of hitting the unit cap, which is generally 200+.</p>