How many credits are too many to transfer?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Hi, I am a student who is trying to transfer to one of the UC campuses such as UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB, UCD. I am in a unique situation where I need some of your advices to get my facts straight. </p>

<p>I am originally from Midwest where I graduated high school and went straight to a community college to spend 2 years with 45 credit hours. After that, I was involved in a family business for a couple of years then transferred to a 4 year university in East Coast. Due to several reasons, mostly financial, I had to transfer out of that school with 12 semester hours completed. Meanwhile, my entire family moved to California and I am here with them. Now, up until last spring which ended a couple of weeks ago, I have earned 12 units here at a cc in California.</p>

<p>So basically, I have 45 hours of out-of-state cc credits + 12 hours of 4-year university + 12 ccc hours which equals to be a 69 semester hours total. Now, I know that you have to have 30 ccc hours to be considered as a ccc transfer applicant. So, I am thinking about taking the rest of 18 hours coming fall semester. But I am not sure if this is a good idea considering that I would have a total of 87 credit hours which sounds a bit too much to me. Aside from that, I have been here in california for 2 years and have established my legal residency here. Also, most of the courses I took so far from both out-of-state and ccc are lower division general ed. courses. </p>

<p>What do you guys think? Should I go ahead with the rest of 18 hours or should I just bite the bullet and apply as is this November?</p>

<p>I would greatly appreciate your advices.</p>

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<p>I would email admissions at all the UC schools you are considering. I believe the limit it 70 or 80. Your situation is going to make it tough to figure out. Ask about academic renewal, maybe that will help.</p>

<p>Email your story to admissions at every UC you are thinking about going too. I am going to have as many units as you when I transfer, but ALL m y units were done at a CCC, so there is no cap to how many I can take, but they will only accept 70 or 80 of my units. I know because you have gone out of state, you do not have that luxury.</p>

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<p>The limit is 70, if I recall correctly.</p>

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<p>Well, you only took 12 units at a 4 year college, so you are fine. There is no limit for cc units. Apply this fall, and still complete 18 units over the next couple semesters while you wait.</p>