<p>I will try and shorten my story. I graduated from HS in '08 and I got accepted to UC Berkeley's spring semester, so in the fall, I took classes at a CCC. I was at Berkeley for Spring/Fall 2009 and I took a leave of absence shortly after. I have been back at the CCC since Fall of 2010 and this is my last year.</p>
<p>From UC Berkeley I have 26 units.
From CCC I have 49 units, working on another 13 right now.
I have 15 units of W's (all of which happened last year in Spring of 2011 because of an emergency)</p>
<p>I am in the honors program and at CCC have maintained a GPA of 3.9 and at Berkeley a 3.01.</p>
<p>Now, taking both UC Berkeley and CCC into account, I will have 88 units at the end of this semester. I didn't take into account the 15 units of W's // not sure if they count.</p>
<p>Please, I have been nervous over this since the weekend began. I am afraid that I have reached a unit cap, which I believe is 86. Is there a way I can disclose all the units I have taken but not "transfer" all of them? </p>
<p>Should I drop one of my current classes so that I'll be less than 86 in my total classes? I'm so nervous.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Only take the classes you absolutely need to transfer. DO NOT go over the limit. Drop unnecessary ones if you have to. UCs were discussing possibly doing away with the requirement, but nothing official about an actual policy change has been posted. The W’s don’t count, don’t worry about them, but you may want to explain what happened that particular semester and why in the additional comments section on your UC application. You did leave Berkeley in good standing though right?</p>
<p>From my knowledge you have to disclose and transfer all transferrable units. If you want to play it safe, you might want to drop a class.</p>
<p>However, I’ve heard from multiple sources–from UC Admissions Officers to system-wide administrators–that the unit cap will be changed. I just confirmed it again a couple days ago. All lower division units from all sources will be capped at 70. So like a community college student, you can take 100 lower division units but they’ll all still be capped at 70. </p>
<p>The official announcement will come during the Fall UC conferences. Higher ranking officers at the UC schools already know about it. </p>
<p>I’m in the same boat as you. There are actually a lot of us. So hang in there.</p>
<p>I heard nothing about the 70. All I know is that 70 is the amount that is transferrable, as the others will be subject credit, but 86 is the unit cap.</p>
<p>I also need 2 more honors classes. So perhaps I’ll drop 2 classes, make only 1 class an honors contract this semester and then I’ll only take 1 class in the spring semester and make that one an honors contract. I’m pretty sure that you can complete your TAP/honors in the spring prior to transfer, correct?</p>
<p>Yes you can complete TAP in the Spring.</p>
<p>Won’t UCLA look down on the fact that my last year at community college I will be taking a collective 10 units? This will be my 5th year of schooling (including Berkeley). I hope this doesn’t hurt me in the long run that I’m not full time for 1 full year.</p>
<p>No, they won’t at all. They really don’t care (and neither do the other UCs).</p>
<p>I don’t think you understood me. Starting for Fall 2013 transfers it doesn’t matter how many units you take, so long as they are lower division. All lower division units from all sources will be capped at 70. So you can take 200 units. You’ll still only get 70 units and the rest will be given only subject credit.</p>
<p>It used to be that only students who attended a community college had this benefit. Now people who also attended a four year have the same benefit, because they extended the 70 unit maximum to lower division units from all sources. </p>
<p>To clarify, if you take 200 units, you only have 70 units for the purposes of the unit cap. And so you’re still under 86. </p>
<p>How do you think science majors from community college get into UCLA with 100+ units? Because they don’t get unit credit for more than seventy. </p>
<p>There was a thread on this a few months ago actually.</p>
<p>^Do you have a link confirming that policy was enacted?</p>
<p>When I apply to UCLA as a transfer student this November, I will be at 85 units altogether. I know the 15 units of W’s don’t get counted as part of the units. But what about AP credits from high school? Do they count on top of the 85? And is it mandatory that I report my AP credits/SAT scores or do they not care about those high school scores? Thanks.</p>
<p>I believe you have to report the scores, but they cannot be used against you for the cap.</p>
<p>Also, I believe foreign language requirement is part of the IGETC, but I did my foreign languages in high school. Is it imperative that I get my high school transcripts on top of my CCC and Berkeley transcripts? I’m not sure if transfers (rather than freshmen) have to talk about their high school coursework.</p>