<p>Hello everyone. So I'm a Business Econ/Poly Sci double major hopeful for LA or Berkeley 2010. I know a decent amount of the process of getting to the double major, but I need some advice. For fall of '09 I applied to LA and UCSB. I got into SB but not La. If my ultimate goal is to acquire the aforementioned double major, would it be a better option to go to UCSB or a CCC? Any advice you can give asap would be greatly appreciated, as I have to decide by tomorrow :/</p>
<p>did you apply in 09 as a freshman or a transfer?</p>
<p>Transfer. I’ve spent two years in Southern California at a private university. I’m trying to figure out if UCSB or a CCC will be a better option…</p>
<p>As a CCC student, you need to have 60 units before UCLA and/or UCB will look at your application. I’m not sure about how one would complete a UC-UC transfer though, as that was not my case, but I would not be surprised if it was almost the same.</p>
<p>If you attended another university then you may need to watch out for unit caps.</p>
<p>CCC for sure buddy. You’ll definitely have a way higher possibility of attaining your goal taking that route. Stick it out a year longer if UCLA/Cal are your dream schools.</p>
<p>I know you can’t max out on units at a CCC. Can you max out at a UC?</p>
<p>yes you can.you can’t have more than 120 quarter units.</p>
<p>For UCLA and Cal, I heard that you’d have to call/write and ask their admissions officers specifically on what to do, but according to UCSD, you’re considered ineligible to apply if you have a combined total units of 90 semester units or 135 quarter units from ccc’s and 4 year universities. I’m ASSUMING UCLA and Cal might follow the same guidelines since I can’t really find much information about their UC-UC transfer requirements/limitations.</p>
<p>“Most programs will not offer admission to students with excess units, i.e., more than 80 UC-transferable semester units before enrollment.”</p>
<p>That’s off Cal’s Transfer Admissions PDF</p>
<p>Wait are you guys saying you CAN max out at a CCC? I had a meeting with a UCLA rep and he said you cant max out at a CCC…</p>
<p>No you can’t max out if you’re doing strictly CCC.</p>
<p>scrsk8, even if you attend a community college in the fall, unit caps may still apply to you. This is because you have previously attended a 4-year. Remember, unit caps usually don’t apply to people at a Community College but that is ONLY if they have not previously taken courses at a 4-year school. Unit caps may apply to you, especially if you have taken upper-division courses.</p>
<p>What are the unit limitations or restrictions on admission for students who have attended a four-year institution before enrolling at a California community college? Do any majors or schools on your campus interpret this policy differently?</p>
<p>UCB: Each of the individual colleges and the Haas School of Business establishes its own unit limitation policies for students who have attended a four-year institution before enrolling at a community college:
College of Letters and Science: A student who has accumulated more than 80 transferable semester units from a four-year institution is considered to have excess units and will not be admitted. A student who has completed 80 or fewer UC-transferable semester units at a four-year university and then transfers to a community college will not accrue excess units and will be considered for admission.
Students who have only attended a community college will be granted subject credit, but not unit credit, for appropriate two-year college coursework taken in excess of the community college 70-unit limit; such subject credit may be used to satisfy/complete requirements.
College of Environmental Design: This college follows the same unit accumulation policy as the College of Letters and Science (see above), except that its limit on transferable coursework taken at a four-year university is 86 semester units.
Other colleges: UC Berkeley’s other colleges total both university units and a maximum of 70 community college UC-transferable units. The limits on combined transferable university and community college work are as follows:
• College of Chemistry: 80 semester units; applicants with more than 80 units require special approval.
• College of Engineering: 89 semester units.
• College of Natural Resources: 90 semester units. Though the College does not have a specific unit limitation, it carefully reviews applicants with 90 or more
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semester units to ensure that they can graduate within a reasonable time.
• Haas School of Business: No maximum limit.</p>
<p>UCD: Applications from students who have completed 80 or more transferable semester units (120 or more transferable quarter units) of combined baccalaureate institution and community college coursework are subject to review by the deans of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the College of Letters and Science and the College of Biological Sciences. Units earned through AP or IB examinations are counted separately for this purpose; AP and IB units do not put applicants at risk of being denied admission or of having an admissions decision delayed due to a dean’s review. Applicants subject to review will be admitted if a dean’s assessment is that the student is making good progress toward the baccalaureate degree and can complete the degree within the college’s maximum unit limit. All transfer applications to the College of Engineering undergo careful screening to assess the level of academic preparation for the major; the College of Engineering does not conduct a separate review of applicants who have 80 or more transferable semester units (120 or more transferable quarter units) of combined baccalaureate institution/community college work. Students who are well prepared for the majors will be admitted to the College of Engineering even if they exceed the 80/120-unit standard.</p>
<p>UCI: UC Irvine does not set a limit on the number of units an applicant may earn at a four-year institution before enrolling at a community college. It is important to note, however, that at least 36 of the final 45 quarter completed by a student for the bachelor’s degree must be earned in residence at the UCI campus.</p>
<p>UCLA: With the exception of the School of Nursing (postlicensure), UCLA generally considers a student who has accumulated more than 86 transferable semester units (130 transferable quarter units) at a university to have exceeded maximum units allowable for admission. Such a student will not be admitted. For the College of Letters and Science, a student who completed 86 or fewer UC-transferable semester units (130 or fewer transferable quarter units) at a university then transferred to, and remained exclusively at, a community college does not exceed the maximum units allowable for admission purposes.</p>
<p>UCM: A student who has accumulated more than 80 transferable semester units from a four-year institution is considered to have excess units and will not be admitted. A student who has completed 80 or fewer UC-transferable semester units at a four-year university and then transfers to a community college will not accrue excess units and will be considered for admission.
Students who have only attended a community college will be granted subject credit, but not unit credit, for appropriate two-year college coursework taken in excess of the community college 70-unit limit; such subject credit may be used to satisfy/complete requirements.</p>
<p>UCR: UC Riverside does not limit the number of units an applicant may earn at a four-year institution before enrolling at a community college. However, UC-eligible applicants who have attended a four-year institution and who present 80 or more semester (120 or more quarter) units in transfer credit will be reviewed by the dean of the college for completion
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of a specified pattern of courses that provides continuity with upper-division courses within the major. An applicant will be admitted if the dean’s office determines that the student can complete a baccalaureate degree within the maximum limit of 216 quarter units.</p>
<p>UCSD: UC San Diego considers a student with more than 90 transferable semester units (135 quarter units) from the combination of a two-year and a four-year institution to be in senior standing. UCSD sets a 90 semester unit limit when a student has attended both a two-year and a four-year institution. UCSD will transfer a maximum of 70 semester units from a community college; the admissions staff looks for those students who have accumulated 90 or fewer semester units.</p>
<p>UCSB: The College of Letters and Science does not accept applications from students who have earned 135 or more transferable quarter (90 or more semester) units from a combination of two-year and four-year institutions.</p>
<p>UCSC: UC Santa Cruz does not accept applications from students who have earned 135 or more transferable quarter (90 or more semester) units from a four-year institution or a combination of two-year and four-year institutions. This campuswide policy is not subject to college or departmental interpretation.</p>