<p>Hey it's me again. I'm thinking about doing a double major and I don't want to get anywhere near the unit max. If I do the double major (biophysics B.S., anthropology B.A.) that I'm planning in addition to the GEs, I'm probably going to be only a few courses away from the unit max.</p>
<p>I recall that the unit max only applies to courses taken within UCLA. If I take GEs during the summer at another UC campus (I'm thinking UCI since I'm close to it and can commute possibly) and transfer them over to UCLA can I free up a bunch of room and have it not count toward the unit max?</p>
<p>If this isn't viable, is there any other way of getting some extra room with regard to the unit max?</p>
<p>Thanks! (The unit max is a stupid idea...who would actually want to take over 210 units...!! people want to get on with their lives generally)</p>
<p>The unit max is a really stupid idea, I'm not going to be able to take any electives(other than like choose 2 from 3 within my major) and get out with the stuff I want, as it would be more than 210 credits. If you think about it, 20 credits per quarter, 3 quarters per year, 4 years is 240 credits. You can only average 17 credits per quarter. That's only 3-4 classes!</p>
<p>But to answer your original question, yes any college credits will count against your unit max.</p>
<p>Ahh I see...thanks so much for the answers. I'd only do a double major if I really really loved both fields, if I have to stick with one, no problem!</p>
<p>Is the general policy on the unit max more like 1) exceptions are rarely granted, we're dead serious about the unit cap or 2) on paper, there's a unit max, which is really only meant to encourage people to make a decision, but if you really want to put in the extra units, more love!</p>
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Is the general policy on the unit max more like 1) exceptions are rarely granted, we're dead serious about the unit cap or 2) on paper, there's a unit max, which is really only meant to encourage people to make a decision, but if you really want to put in the extra units, more love!
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These days the sentiment at the UCs seems to be that its a real cap. The reason is the echo boom; there is a crush of students trying to get a UC education and not that many more spots for them. This is why the UC's have really stiffened the minimum progress requirements. A decade ago it was common to take 5 years to get thru; now they're getting most people out in 4. As the chart at <a href="http://www.aim.ucla.edu/Publications/update05-1gradrates.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.aim.ucla.edu/Publications/update05-1gradrates.pdf</a> shows only 1/4 of those entering in 1985 finished in 4 years, for those entering in 2001 almost 2 out of 3 did. Same principle of getting people thru applies to the unit cap. If they let people take more, it means someone else isn't enrolled.</p>