<p>Long story short, I got into UCI last year with L&S major, and recently had my major changed into Science department. But since I had almost no science/math classes under my belt at CC, I don't think I can graduate within 2 years or maybe even 3 years. </p>
<p>What is the policy for UCs for handling people like me? I mean, what IF i am short, by let say 5 classes, at the end of my last 3rd year? What are some of the options I will have at that point? I can't imagine them kicking me straight up honestly...</p>
<p>You normally can go up to 200 units total, 20 above the graduation requirement. Furthermore, you can exceed the 200 unit cap by the amount by the number of AP units you have completed. If all else fails, you have to go into academic advising and sign a road to graduation contract that lays out your quarter schedules until you graduate.</p>
<p>Are you saying that the school will force me to graduate when I have over 200 units even if I haven’t taken all the requirements for my major? How is that possible?</p>
<p>No, they’ll just make you sign a contract that spells out specifically what classes you will take to graduate. There also might be some fees, but I’m not sure of that.</p>
<p>Change to a major managed by a different department. I think only the bio sci department enforces the 3 year rule for transfers.</p>
<p>There are similar alternatives like public health sciences or pharmaceutical sciences.</p>
<p>If they do kick you out, then the only option is to finish your majors during the summers. Registration is not restricted for summer. So anyone, even if you don’t go to UCI, can take classes during the summer.</p>
<p>Transfer students are actually required to finish all of their degree requirements within two years of starting their studies at a UC. It appears that currently only UC Berkeley strictly enforces this policy and routinely cancels the enrollment of transfer students after their two years are up. It is possible to petition the Dean for an additional semester but it is rarely granted.</p>
<p>Transfer students are supposed to have junior standing when they arrive at their UC and should be able to graduate within two years. There are only spots for a limited number of transfer students at each UC and every year beyond the usual two years that a transfer student stays at a UC means that the UC will be required to reduce the number of incoming transfer students. As the UC budget situation continuous to be precarious it would not be surprising if more of the UCs follow UCB’s lead and enforce the two year limit for junior transfers so that a greater number of students will have the opportunity to transfer from a CCC to a four year university.</p>
<p>It is not necessarily true that transfer students are required to finish their degree requirements within two years. At UCSD, for example, certain majors are expected to spend at least three years). In fact, for my major, computer science, they do not even have a sample two-year plan for transfers, only a three year one.</p>
<p>According to the UCLA stats thing they mailed me when I got my acceptance, only around 50% of transfers graduate within 2 years, and 80-90% within 3-4 years.</p>