<p>Are there any advantages to completing the maximum of 70 units as opposed to just 60 units? For example, if I transfer with the maximum 70 semester units, would I have to take maybe one or two fewer classes at the UC I transfer to? </p>
<p>I'm asking because by the end of this Fall, I should have 55 units under my belt. I'm not sure whether to take the Spring semester easy, or try to reach 67-70 units.</p>
<p>Yeah, if you take more than 70 units at CC, the UC will only count 70 of them to their graduation unit cap. This means that you can take more classes before graduation or simply take fewer classes after transfer.</p>
<p>I’m dual majoring in 2 sciences. The prereqs for my majors + IGETC puts me at ~100 semester units before I transfer. This deals with nearly all of my lower division classes and all of my GE classes, but I still have a hundred units left of upper division classes to take. If I didn’t overload on my classes at CC, it would have been imposable to dual major.</p>
<p>Due to a bunch of AP credit, I had much over 100 semester units, which was cool. They don’t mind, they will only count up until the max however and all the others you will be given “CREDIT” for.</p>
<p>Max of 70? I got in everywhere with 73…</p>
<p>^I think the maximum amount applies to how many they will count towards graduation. So hypothetically, we could all take 120 semester units, but that doesn’t mean we can simply take 3 units at Berkeley and then graduate lol.</p>
<p>@feedayeen, thanks for the input! I’ll think about what I want to do for my spring semester.</p>
<p>it’s a max of how many credit hours you get.</p>
<p>you need a minimum of 120 semester(180 quarter) units to graduate.</p>
<p>you could PROBABLY take it easy. That said if you transfer in with 70 units and take 6 units(8qtr) your summer coming in, you can get by with taking only 12 units a term from there on out.</p>
<p>if you’re able to though, take on an internship instead, it will prove more valuable overall</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice xelink! But I actually completed an internship last spring, but I’ll definitely look into another one. And I wasn’t aware that the summer before transfer could actually count towards your graduation.</p>
<p>the summer before your transfer only counts towards your graduation if you take the classes at the UC you will be attended.</p>
<p>I’m taking Linear Algebra/Differential Equations for Economists and Linear Algebra this summer at UCI and will be formally attending there this fall. The 8 units I took there this summer will carry over. If I took the same courses elsewhere, they wouldn’t count towards my graduation requirements, but I wouldn’t need to take those courses anymore.</p>
<p>the only real downsides to this is that the courses are expensive($1000 each) and that you won’t be able to focus as much on working/interning. Also, if you’re not in the area, you have to deal with housing. I’m a 10 minute drive away so it’s not a concern for me, but it might be for some.</p>
<p>When the UC system says a maximum of 70 units they mean that if you have more than this they will recognize those classes with “subject credit” but they will not give you any further credit towards graduation.</p>
<p>I am a science major/pre-med so at my CC I will complete 89 units prior to transfer. This does not in anyway negatively affect the outcome of admission decisions. In fact, the more “preperation” you have for your major the more likely you will be accepted.</p>