How many units is too many for transferring?

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<p>I did a bit of reading around here, but couldn't really find an answer (most threads applied to semester system).</p>

<p>I'm a De Anza CC student, which is a quarter system school. I will have 51 units after this quarter is done in a month or so. This is my 3rd completed quarter.</p>

<p>I'm a business/econ major, and plan to transfer to one of the UCs, or possibly a private.</p>

<p>I've heard that too many units can lead to being rejected. How many quarter units would you say are too many?</p>

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<p>There is only a limit on how many units you can take if you took classes at a 4 year university before going to CC.</p>

<p>Other then that you shouldn’t have to worry about going over the limit. </p>

<p>The max can transfer though is 70 semester units or 105 quarter units. Anything over that will be counted as subject credit.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the quick reply. So, if I have more than 105 quarter units, will the excess units still be counted towards my GPA (when admissions is looking at it)?</p>

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<p>You don’t want over 120 units(semester) while you are in cc. I know that sounds stupid, but my friend did it. he had 3.9 gpa, but got rejected from everywhere except UCI econ because he had too many units. I will have about 90 units(semester) before transferring to ucla.</p>

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<p>Yes they will. You can’t just pick and choose which classes to count towards your GPA. Your GPA will be based on all classes.</p>

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<p>Right. Stupid question on my part haha. I just thought they might not count classes after the 105 mark.</p>

<p>Thanks for your help ! Appreciate it.</p>

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<p>@passwordis123:</p>

<p>I isn’t the unit cap, he made a mistake somewhere else. Either he took a few semesters at a 4 year and didn’t tell you or he didn’t complete the minimum class requirements to transfer. I’ve been overloading on units for 3 years giving me a grand total of 131 semester units. I had no problem getting into the UC system and was accepted to 4 out of the 6 schools that I applied for even with a sub 3.0 GPA.</p>

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<p>I have over 130 semester units lol. As long as they’re from a CC, it doesn’t matter how many your friend has and won’t affect their admission. On the other hand, I can attest to the fact that it’s a huge waste of time to not get your stuff done and transfer as soon as you can.</p>

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<p>@passwordis123</p>

<p>I know a handful of people that had 100+ units that got into Cal and UCLA. It’s pretty common for people coming back to school after a break and taking unit heavy majors like engineering or biology. Did the adcoms actually tell your friend he was rejected because of his 100+ units? I wouldn’t be surprised if he was rejected with a 3.9 gpa if he was applying as an econ major to the other schools since it’s a heavily impacted major.</p>

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<p>My Berkeley admissions officer told me if I go over 80 semester units, I will automatically get rescinded. I’m not sure how that converts to quarter units.</p>

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<p>They say you can have as many units as you want if all of them are from cc. I’m having around 100 semester units before transfer. Did not seem to be a big problem. But why too many units if you don’t need them? Plan well and save yourself sometime and trouble.</p>

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<p>If you only have credits from a CCC, you will still be able to transfer to any UC even if you have 200 units…The reason being is that you can never reach junior standing while at a CCC. Most engineering have 120-140 quarter units by the time they transfer. You will only be credit for 105 quarter units though and the rest will be subject credit. However, if you have some credits from a 4-year university, then you might be screwed. For example, if you have 105 quarter units from a CCC and 30 quarter units from a 4-year university, then you will considered at “senior standing” for the application and most UC’s will reject you.</p>

<p>@xViral
Having 80 semester units is not an automatic rejection to Berkeley. The same rule applies as I just mentioned. I was still admitted with about 90 units and 6 of it came from a 4-year university. I guess I was close to being not accepted though since 70 units from a CCC + 6 units from the 4-year university is almost at the 80 semester units limit.</p>

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<p>I didn’t say it was an automatic rejection. I said you would get rescinded if you went over 80 units if you weren’t originally admitted as such. I have the email still if you want me to screenshot it and etc. This is for L&S btw, I would imagine engineering would be much more lenient on the units.</p>

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<p>If you get over 80 units, they will rescind you, but they put a cap on it. It is impossible for a CC student to get over 70 units unless he is taking courses at a 4 year university. The mere fact that STEM majors actually exist more or less proves this since it is borderline impossible to complete our GE requirements and major-prerequisite by 80. This point really isn’t up to debate due to the many people who get accepted with over a hundred units.</p>

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<p>I didn’t want to drag up this whole huge reposted-every-other-week thing again… but oh well.</p>

<p>What are the unit limitations or restrictions on admission for students who have attended a four-year institution before enrolling at a California community college? Do any majors or schools on your campus interpret this policy differently?</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
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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 admission staff looks for those students who have accumulated 90 or fewer semester units. </p>

<p>UCSB: The College of Letters and Sciences 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) units from a fouryear institution or a combination of two-year and four-year institutions. This campus wide policy is not subject to college or departmental interpretation.</p>

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<p>@killmyentourage you rock. good job shuttin everyone up.</p>

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<p>@killmyentourage: Posts like this should be stickied.</p>

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<p>I seem to have gotten conflicting information when I called UCLA last month. The advisor told me it was 86 units total combining both 4-year and CC units.</p>

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<p>@jyoungs</p>

<p>If you have any combination of units from a 4yr or a CC that amount to 86 or less, you should have no problem applying to any UCLA college. (Ex. you have 80 from a 4yr & 6 from a CC, you have 80 from a CC & 16 from a 4yr <em>since only 70/80 will count</em>). FYI I’m referring to semester units unless otherwise noted.</p>

<p>L&S is tricky because if you have 86 or less from a 4yr, any extra credits that you’ve accumulated at a CC without re-enrolling the 4yr will still deem you eligible as a transfer applicant. However, L&S allows you a maximum of only 216 quarter units for graduation so if you are transferring with a ridiculous amount, they will not admit you if you are unable to finish your degree in the alloted amount of quarter units. Don’t forget that only 70 from a CC will count so you can literally have 39485349534 units from your CC and this will NOT work against you in any way. If someone’s friend said this, they probably either had 4yr credit or they didn’t finish pre-reqs or were not a competitive applicant.</p>

<p>Overall, yes L&S will consider your application if you have over 86 semester units but it will be on a case by case basis as determined by your major and the exact amount of units you are transferring. If you have an extreme amount from a 4yr that puts you well over 86, you will probably not be admitted since you can not finish your degree. </p>

<p>Oh and the people who answer the phone in the different departments are not very well-versed on the particulars regarding admissions.</p>

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<p>lol I’m surprised killmy even had the time to go hunting for all that…she must be on the semester system T_______T</p>

<p>But I agree, information like that should be stickied</p>