<p>Im transferring from a CCC to prob ucla. planning to transfer as a math major. im prob gonna have 100+ semester units by the end of this spring. will it cause me any harm?</p>
<p>that is not "too many"</p>
<p>Most math majors have that many. I had 103</p>
<p>well its much more than the needed 60. what got me thinking about this was the fact that on the uc application under junior transfer it said 60-85 i think... did u get into ucla?</p>
<p>Yes, too many credits can hurt your chance. You can only transfer as a junior to UCLA.</p>
<p>well i am only applying as a junior...</p>
<p>where did you get such information that my chances are hurt?</p>
<p>No it does not hurt your chances if all of the units come from a CCC, but as you probably already know it's a waste of units because they will cut the units off at the cap and so they will just not transfer the extra units therefore they are basically lost.</p>
<p>well i only took extra to fulfill igetc and tap. as long as im certified for those i dont really care what happens after...</p>
<p>that's cool... I basically took additional units to pull my GPA higher so I had quite a few before transferring as well, besides IGETC they mainly took the ones that they felt would help my intended major so that's cool but at least I was able to take some classes that I really enjoyed & that boosted my GPA... you should be fine though</p>
<p>are you saying that once you transfer, if you have over 105 quarter or 70 semester units, they only take the classes where you received your highest grades to give you the highest gpa possible and the other grades are not calculated toward your gpa for your degree?</p>
<p>no... sorry if I confused you. When you transfer you no longer have a GPA, you start your UC w/ 0.0...and start your GPA all over again w/ a clean slate.</p>
<p>What I mean is that I took some classes that I enjoyed and that boosted (padded) my GPA while I was still at the CCC in order to have a better chance of getting accepted because of the higher GPA.... however because I had too many units (over the cap) they only transferred the ones they chose to transfer which seemed to be the ones that fit my intended major. When you go over the limit the school has to decide which ones to take and which ones not to. </p>
<p>keep in mind this is only if the units are all from a CCC, if they are from other types of schools then the unit cap can sometimes prevent you from being accepted</p>
<p>I was just asking because I wanted to know if they only take into account for your cc gpa the 105 quarter or 70 semester units where you have the highest grades and they don't calculate the lower grades into your gpa</p>
<p>I am asking about the classes they take in account with regards to your degree not with the gpa because I know you have a different UC gpa resetting once you transfer</p>
<p>from what the adcom told me they calculate your gpa based on all transferable classes even the ones over the unit.
your extra units only plays a part in what they transfer over so if you have a high gpa even w/ an excess amount of units, it is still calculated in your gpa prior to transfer</p>
<p>i agree with "luvtolearn"
IT WONT HURT YOU
you just dont get to put all of them towards graduation assuming you get in.</p>
<p>Obviously the only thing that tOO MANY units can hurt is your GPA...</p>
<p>I want to go from CSU to CC cus I’m broke, and then to a UC, if that happens then do I start on a clean slate again GPA wise?</p>
<p>As others have stated, as long as ALL your units come from CCC, you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>I had a 100+ sem units and I didn’t have all my major pre-reqs completed and I still transferred in as a math major.</p>
<p>check out <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/ETS09/ETS09_TransferQ&A_FINAL.pdf[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/materials/ETS09/ETS09_TransferQ&A_FINAL.pdf</a> </p>
<p>question number 10. those are the only unit limitations that the UC has.</p>