<p>I am looking to transfer in one year from UC Irvine to UCLA so I will be BARELY meeting the 90 quarter unit requirement. In the Spring, I plan to do cancer research for a professor. At UCI, research is a class (Bio Sci 199) and counts for units (1-5 depending on how many hours you put in). </p>
<p>I don't care whether these units will count when I get to UCLA. Instead, I am worried these units won't count when they verify I am at the 90 unit mark. The research I will be doing will probably be like 2 units and so...If they don't count, I will be at 88 units rather than 90. Or does UCLA even do this type of verification before they admit you?? If anyone could clarify, that would be great.</p>
<p>That’s an interesting question. I’m pretty sure all the UC’s have 199 courses that are independent research. I know for a fact UCLA and UCSD do. I’m not sure whether they’re transferable or not. You should probably call UCLA admissions and ask for an admission officer to answer that. As far as whether they check if you meet the minimum 90 units that answer is a definite yes. That’s one of the first things they look for to see if you’re eligible for admission. If you don’t have 90 quarter units the admission process ends right there.</p>
<p>I talked to someone at the University of California main office (I called the number on the application) and they said they just look to see if you have 90 quarter units at the school you go to. So as long as you have 90 credits at the school you currently attend (UCI) you should meet the requirement. The person I spoke to said that finding out if the classes transfer and will count as actual credit takes place after admissions.</p>