Hey guys, I’m coming from a 4 year university and I know that there is a maximum number of units you can have to be considered for transfer admission to the UCs. I have just under the limit for UCLA, which is my top choice, but I’m now concerned about AP credit taking me over the limit. I took 8 APs in high school that I received 4s or 5s on. Will I not get into any UCs because of this?
AP units will not count towards the unit limit. You’re fine.
@goldencub ahhh thanks so much! I was freaking out lol
Yeah. Just to be sure, you will be ineligible if you have more than 80 semester/120 quarter units, ONLY if you have any upper-division units. If all of your units are lower-division, the unit cap doesn’t apply. A maximum of 70 semester/105 quarter units will transfer over.
I’ve taken one 300 level course (is that what upper division level course means?) so I think the limit would apply for me. Just curious, I took a class at my school which was a freshman transition type course. It wasn’t really academic, but more about getting acquainted with college life. It was 4 units at my current school, but would it count towards the unit limit at the UCs because there isn’t really an equivalent course? I believe I would still be under 80 units if it counted, but it’s a little confusing because my school counts units a little differently. Maybe I’ll give admissions a call next week to check in. Thanks for your help 
Assume that it counts. It may or may not. Talking to admissions would be a good idea, I’m just an internet wookie.
Upper division course means a junior or senior level course. At many non-UC schools, 300-399 course numbers are used for junior level courses, so if your school uses this course numbering system, the 300 level course is an upper division course.
If your school requires 120 semester credit units for graduation, then the equivalent semester unit count at UC should be the same. If the number of credit units for graduation is substantially different, you should be able to figure out the conversion ratio.
Your post is a little confusing. I think the 300-level course is not that frosh transition course you’re talking about, you’ve put 2 different topics into the same paragraph.
It is unlikely that the frosh transition course meets the rules to be considered a transferable course as described in http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/transfer/advising/transferring-credits/ since it is unlikely to be comparable to anything offered at a UC. You’re wasting time asking UC about it though, since they explicitly say they won’t evaluate credit for transfer until after you have been accepted.
If you have just 4 units of a 300 level course (and assuming it was not this frosh course above) you’ll be ok. They will cap your lower division units at 70, no matter where you took them as long as it wasn’t a UC, then add in whatever that 4 units translates to for UC which is unlikely to be 10 more units causing you to hit the high-unit junior limit.