Help with My Situation

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>So...I've gotten my hands on a copy of my unofficial transcripts from FAMU, which I attended for two and a half years. The thing is, I was academically suspended once, so I decided to stop attending and returned to California, with the hopes of transferring to one of the UC's. My grades are waaaay better now than they were back then...and I'm wondering how my situation will be handled. I was planning on using my old transcripts to clear some classes, as I DID earn some good grades over there, which would hopefully allow me to speed up the process of transferring and all. I'm hoping they'll be understanding with my situation...any ideas? BTW, for the first year or so, I was in a college ROTC program, which is probably one of the reasons for my low performance, aside from the usual immaturity, etc.</p>

<p>See ya on the flipside,</p>

<p>Altan Abdas</p>

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<p>Well I don’t know if this helps but I had a 2.0 from a 4-year OOS university (only 22 credits) and I bumped up my GPA to somewhere between a 3.6 and a 3.7 by going to CC (not entirely sure because I have credit from taking classes at 3 diff CCs lol). So far I’ve been accepted into 2 UCs. I’ve only been rejected from 1 UC (SB in which they specifically told me I had too many units to complete my B.S. within the allotted amount of credits)) but I anticipate being rejected from SD also because I am 2 units over the 90 credit cap to be a Junior transfer.</p>

<p>All in all, if you’re doing a LOT better than you definitely have a chance but be careful because depending on the number of transferable units you might have accumulated, you might be automatically denied.</p>

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<p>Only thing is, I had below a 2.0 (hence the suspension)…and it was more than 22 credits (50 something). All I’ve heard, is that as far as CC’s are concerned, I think they’ll let 70 transfer (UC Davis or so). But other UC’s are more strict. And I think it’s if you take all the classes at 4-yr unis…but I’m not sure…Thanks for the reply though…gives me hope.</p>

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<p>I see… well you can try for UCR or UCI. The CSUs aren’t really a bad option either, and if you do well there, you always have the option of going to grad school at a UC. Half of my teachers have graduated from CSULB or SDSU and went on to get their Masters or Doctorate at any of the UCs. </p>

<p>(this part below is taken from another forum)</p>

<p>UCB: Each of the individual colleges and the Haas School of Business establishes its own unit limitation policies for students who have attended a four-year institution before enrolling at a community college:
College of Letters and Science: A student who has accumulated more than 80 transferable semester units from a four-year institution is considered to have excess units and will not be admitted. A student who has completed 80 or fewer UC-transferable semester units at a four-year university and then transfers to a community college will not accrue excess units and will be considered for admission.
Students who have only attended a community college will be granted subject credit, but not unit credit, for appropriate two-year college coursework taken in excess of the community college 70-unit limit; such subject credit may be used to satisfy/complete requirements.
College of Environmental Design: This college follows the same unit accumulation policy as the College of Letters and Science (see above), except that its limit on transferable coursework taken at a four-year university is 86 semester units.
Other colleges: UC Berkeley’s other colleges total both university units and a maximum of 70 community college UC-transferable units. The limits on combined transferable university and community college work are as follows:
• College of Chemistry: 80 semester units; applicants with more than 80 units require special approval.
• College of Engineering: 89 semester units.
• College of Natural Resources: 90 semester units. Though the College does not have a specific unit limitation, it carefully reviews applicants with 90 or more
10
semester units to ensure that they can graduate within a reasonable time.
• Haas School of Business: No maximum limit.</p>

<p>UCD: Applications from students who have completed 80 or more transferable semester units (120 or more transferable quarter units) of combined baccalaureate institution and community college coursework are subject to review by the deans of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the College of Letters and Science and the College of Biological Sciences. Units earned through AP or IB examinations are counted separately for this purpose; AP and IB units do not put applicants at risk of being denied admission or of having an admissions decision delayed due to a dean’s review. Applicants subject to review will be admitted if a dean’s assessment is that the student is making good progress toward the baccalaureate degree and can complete the degree within the college’s maximum unit limit. All transfer applications to the College of Engineering undergo careful screening to assess the level of academic preparation for the major; the College of Engineering does not conduct a separate review of applicants who have 80 or more transferable semester units (120 or more transferable quarter units) of combined baccalaureate institution/community college work. Students who are well prepared for the majors will be admitted to the College of Engineering even if they exceed the 80/120-unit standard.</p>

<p>UCI: UC Irvine does not set a limit on the number of units an applicant may earn at a four-year institution before enrolling at a community college. It is important to note, however, that at least 36 of the final 45 quarter completed by a student for the bachelor’s degree must be earned in residence at the UCI campus.</p>

<p>UCLA: With the exception of the School of Nursing (postlicensure), UCLA generally considers a student who has accumulated more than 86 transferable semester units (130 transferable quarter units) at a university to have exceeded maximum units allowable for admission. Such a student will not be admitted. For the College of Letters and Science, a student who completed 86 or fewer UC-transferable semester units (130 or fewer transferable quarter units) at a university then transferred to, and remained exclusively at, a community college does not exceed the maximum units allowable for admission purposes.</p>

<p>UCM: A student who has accumulated more than 80 transferable semester units from a four-year institution is considered to have excess units and will not be admitted. A student who has completed 80 or fewer UC-transferable semester units at a four-year university and then transfers to a community college will not accrue excess units and will be considered for admission.
Students who have only attended a community college will be granted subject credit, but not unit credit, for appropriate two-year college coursework taken in excess of the community college 70-unit limit; such subject credit may be used to satisfy/complete requirements.</p>

<p>UCR: UC Riverside does not limit the number of units an applicant may earn at a four-year institution before enrolling at a community college. However, UC-eligible applicants who have attended a four-year institution and who present 80 or more semester (120 or more quarter) units in transfer credit will be reviewed by the dean of the college for completion of a specified pattern of courses that provides continuity with upper-division courses within the major. An applicant will be admitted if the dean’s office determines that the student can complete a baccalaureate degree within the maximum limit of 216 quarter units.</p>

<p>UCSD: UC San Diego considers a student with more than 90 transferable semester units (135 quarter units) from the combination of a two-year and a four-year institution to be in senior standing. UCSD sets a 90 semester unit limit when a student has attended both a two-year and a four-year institution. UCSD will transfer a maximum of 70 semester units from a community college; the admissions staff looks for those students who have accumulated 90 or fewer semester units.</p>

<p>UCSB: The College of Letters and Science does not accept applications from students who have earned 135 or more transferable quarter (90 or more semester) units from a combination of two-year and four-year institutions.</p>

<p>UCSC: UC Santa Cruz does not accept applications from students who have earned 135 or more transferable quarter (90 or more semester</p>

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<p>It sounds like you were not in good academic standing when you left FAMU. That could be a problem for both the UCs and CSUs when you apply for admission to a California four year public university. You need to clear up whether you need to be in good academic standing from only the last college you attended, which would be your CCC, or all colleges and universities you have ever attended, which would include FAMU.</p>

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<p>Bumping this up…</p>