<p>I know that quarter units are only 2/3 of semester units, but do people find they have to retake classes at their new university if the quarter-system class was only 4 units? Most of the GE classes here are 5 units so they should transfer just fine. </p>
<p>My question is more about the science/math sequences transferring. Here, we only have 2 quarters of general chem and the third quarter during freshman year is Intro to Orgo. And similarly, for the Life Sciences (general bio) core classes, it is split up into 3 classes (cells and tissues; molecular bio; genetics). So if I am only able to take one of the three bio classes before transferring, would I get any credit for the UCLA class I took? Or will I have to retake?</p>
<p>It really depends on the university. This is something you can ask the admissions counselors when you apply. I can tell you what happens at my university, Illinois Tech, when we get transfer students from a quarter system. Generally we will not require students to take a class again, but we need to make sure that the total number of credit hours in each area meets the requirements for graduation. This usually means an extra course or two just to make up the difference.</p>
<p>Hopefully other schools have a similar policy. I don’t have a problem with needing to take several extra classes. I probably would have done that anyways since there are so many classes both in my major and outside of my major that I’d love to take beyond what is required.</p>