<p>So, i took 3 classes fall quarter, 3 winter, and 3 spring (all 4 units).</p>
<p>if one of my grades was an F and i haven't yet retaken it, is my unit count for the year still 36 units?</p>
<p>someone told me you need a minimum of 36 units per year.</p>
<p>Happened to me. I got a notice of “academic probation”, but nothing more than that. I retook the class the next year and everything was fine again. It’s not a big deal if it happens once. I learned to take an easy non-major filler class pass/fail each hard quarter so if something falls apart, I’m still okay on credits.</p>
<p>You don’t get 4 units if its an F, I think you might if you get a D however. But yes, you’re short on units. This will likely put you on probation and you will probably lose some of your financial aid if you get any.</p>
<p>To be honest with you though, I would say you’re slacking a bit. I don’t know many people who ever take 3 classes a quarter unless they ended up dropping one of them later on. I would pick up the slack if I were you. (Sorry if i don’t know your whole situation and made a bad assumption though)</p>
<p>You do not lose your financial aid. That is incorrect information. As long as you are permitted to enroll as a fulltime student and the university has not formally changed your status (probation does not count) your financial aid is safe. It is dependent on what credits you were allowed to register for, not what credits were actually earned. If you did not pass your probation in the following quarter, you would not be allowed to register for classes and THAT would affect your financial aid proactively, not retroactively. In other words, you would not get any more financial aid and the clock would start on the grace period for your payback of any loans.</p>
<p>Three classes in a hard science or engineering major can be more than enough. I think it is not appropriate or helpful to make a statement about someone slacking. If someone was slacking, I certainly think they would know that without a stranger needing to point it out. In my case, the academic advisor suggested only taking three classes at a time when they are the time intensive CSE classes. She just forgot to tell me to put the back-up fillers in. When I blew a final, I learned that lesson for myself. Before that, I didn’t really think I COULD fail a class that I was working hard in.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies.
i talked to a counselor and she said i am under the unit requirement for minimum progress (36 units/year) but that i can take summer courses to make up the difference at a local CC or on campus.
F’s don’t give you any units, but D’s do.</p>
<p>yeah, i was slacking it. i had 4 courses fall quarter, dropped one, failed another. then i was just really tired and out so i only took 3 courses in the winter. then i had four courses this quarter as well but dropped one, why? i’m not sure myself. i wish i hadn’t.
i am trying to pick it up and get myself together though. winter quarter went well and this quarter would have as well if i hadn’t stupidly dropped that course.</p>
<p>btw, i don’t know if it’s ok to ask here or if i should make another thread, but</p>
<p>after i take those summer courses at my local CC, do i just request that CC to send my CC-transcript to UCSD?
will UCSD know to just add it to my UCSD-transcript or do i have to submit a form/request/note?
also, is there a date it has to be sent by? my courses will end the first week of august. i’m not sure how long after that my CC-transcript will be ready though, i need to call and ask.</p>
<p>@Comp Sci Guy
Being from warren, most of my friends are engineers and most take 4-5 classes a quarter. If you aren’t able to handle that much, it’ll take at least 5 years to graduate. I think the only excuse to take so little as an engineer is if you’re involved in a bunch of other engineering activities. Sorry I didn’t know the financial aid situation thing too well. I never really have to look into it.</p>
<p>@ucsdlee
Check [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) to see which classes transfer over. Your best bet is to contact your college counselor about which classes you want to transfer over and the procedures for it.</p>
<p>Andrew: It’s true that between the GE’s and the department requirements, it will take five years. But coming from a small school with few AP classes and not much advanced math or science, I’m okay with that and knew it going in. I’d rather do the five years, with internships and my work study job and come out with a good GPA and a strong resume than do four of straight academics and still not be in a good position to move on. I take 4 or more classes when I can but that one year was a LOT of calculus, physics, and the killer CSE electives. Sorry to seem so touchy but everyone’s educational plan is different. Let’s not judge each other.</p>
<p>Yeah and many engineers do take 5 years, even with taking 4 classes a quarter. Anyways, we’re getting off topic. I did apologize in my original post since I don’t know ucsdlee’s situation, but based on many posts I’ve seen him/her post on this forum in the past, i get the impression that he/she is having a hard time with grades.</p>
<p>I definitely agree that having internships, work, and a social life are important, but if you’re struggling with your grades, drop all those and bring it up first.</p>
<p>We weren’t far off topic for the issue of how many credits are necessary to take each quarter in order to avoid academic probation if one class goes downhill. But yes, we are complicating the question and I’ll say this final thing and then let you have the last word. The problem with framing a public response based on your background knowledge of an individual’s situation is that when we post on here, we are de facto “advising” many lurkers who read but do not post. They don’t have the individual’s history at their fingertips in order to determine whether their situation is similar or not. My concern/quibble is that a truly struggling student should not be made fearful that asking such a question will get them accused of slacking. It’s hard enough to deal with the internal doubts when your grades are not what they were in high school. These boards are here to inform and support. The tough love approach may be helpful and appropriate AFTER a poster acknowledges that they aren’t doing everything they can but not before. Anyway, I’m not meaning to drag this on and I’m done now. You have made some valid points and the original question has been answered.</p>