Hi Guys.
I attended a UC school for 2 semesters, and I later did not return and instead took CC classes to transfer. I was wondering how my GPA transfer with my situation. Would UCLA take my GPA from my previous UC institution? Do I have a clean slate upon transferring? And for those who transferred to UCLA from UC to CC to UCLA, how do they count the last institution? Meaning, I learn that CC to UC has much better chance of transfer rather than UC to UC. Do I need to tell my previous institution something? Because I just didm sign up for the classes but I’m not sure if I ended my student status correctly at my previous institution because I want to transfer as a Community College student rather than a UC student. Thanks guys!
The UCs you apply to will combine your old UC gpa and your CC gpa (transferable classes only, but you still have to report ALL classes). Once you matriculate, your GPA resets for latin honors/degree requirements at your new UC. Grad schools will look at a cumulative GPA though
Call a counselor at your old UC and ask if you have to formally withdraw. You need to remain in good standing to be eligible to go to a new UC.
You should reach out to your previous UC if you are not in good standing (under 2.0 cumulative, and/or under 2.0 last term). When you say you didn’t let the UC know, did you just leave classes hanging? You need to be sure you don’t owe money and that your GPA is 2.0 or above both cumulatively and last term. Otherwise you need to fix it before you can transfer. Bad grades at a UC cannot be repeated at a CCC. They can only be repeated at a UC.
If you think you will be going back to same UC you need to speak with a CCC advisor because the rules are different, depending on whether you return to same UC or transfer to a new UC.
Just to clarify about resetting GPA… Once you transfer, your CCC corded will no longer be calculated to you GPA, BUT any courses you took at your previous UC WILL BE counted towards your ucla gpa.