<p>If I were to take say 80 semester units at my community college, would it affect the amount of units that I can take at the institution which I'll transfer to before I have to graduate? I don't want to take too many units if it means that I'll be forced to graduate earlier!</p>
<p>Most institutions require that you take at least two years there in order to receive your diploma from them. So if you have 80 units they would only accept 64 towards graduation and the rest would be subject credit.</p>
<p>Excellent.</p>
<p>What about Berkeley and UCLA?</p>
<p>As long as the credits are only from community college my above post applies. If you have any credits from a 4 year the rules change.</p>
<p>Your CCC courses are used to satisfy General Ed/Major Reqs/Prereqs. Usually, taking 60 units to satisfy these are enough. Sometimes, some courses don't transfer, or the university requires you to take a course that only they offer, meaning you'd have to complete them at their institution. After that, and assuming you're accepted into your major, you have to complete a number of classes, depending on the university. Berkeley, for instance, requires you to complete atleast 12 courses for each major. 12 courses you can complete by doing 6 a year, 3 a semester. So all in all, you can complete 2 years/12-14 courses worth and receive your diploma.</p>