<p>I TAG'ed UCSB for philosophy and I will have a 3.21 GPA after finals next week (I also applied to UCI, UCR, UCSC and a very long shot at UCLA). I meet all pre-reqs, but I'm a bit worried about the unit limit. I went to a four-year university before moving to California and going to a CC.</p>
<p>I have 34 units from a 4-year and 66 units from the CC, which is 100 (plus, I need to take at least 2 more classes next semester which will likely bring me up into the 110+ish range). I'm kind of worried about my TAG being rejected or just being straight-up denied because I have to many units. The 4-year I went to is GSU in Georgia, and I have NO IDEA what units WILL or WON'T transfer, anyway (so I'm flying blind here).</p>
<p>Could I get screwed? I've been reading various conflicting threads and I'm worried ;S</p>
<p>I think your GPA will work out for UCI and UCR. Make sure you keep track of how many units you’re taking because some schools won’t admit you if you’re over a unit limit of combined 4-year/2-year credit. 135+ quater units is the cap. If your units are 110 quarter units you have nothing to worry and you’re set. How many of those units are transferrable in total?</p>
<p>As long as you make sure you meet all the requirements from what you read on the TAG website for UCSB, you shouldn’t have a problem with the TAG – though 3.21 GPA for tag does seem quite low. And also, some TAGs don’t allow you to have combined 4-year/2-year credits. Just verify everything with TAG. I think you’re alright though. I’m not really sure how popular Philosophy major is in any of those UCs but my guess is that they’re not so I think you have a good chance to get into at least one of those schools. Especially UCR. Haha. </p>
<p>The problem is that the aformentioned aren’t quarter units :(</p>
<p>I meet all requirements for UCSB TAG (3.2 GPA + prereqs) and to transfer to everywhere I applied. I’m just not sure how strictly they apply the credit limit rule. Furthermore, I’m not sure how they will even count my GSU credits as some of them (perhaps even most) will undoubtedly NOT transfer over.</p>
<p>My counselor said I should be fine, and I didn’t get my TAG rejected (as apparently some people did in November) but I’m still pretty worried.</p>
<p>^ I saw that before I filed my TAG and I definitely DO break the max-90 rule. Again, I’m not sure how strict they are about it (as I didn’t get my TAG auto-rejected in November) and I’m hearing various anecdotal information that points towards some leniency there (plus those credits are non-ASSIST/certified, obviously).</p>
<p>It just absolutely sucks, because GSU doesn’t even do academic renewal so there’s like no way for me to get rid of those grades from 2004-2005 (if I could get rid of those grades, my GPA would jump to a 3.6).</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 semester units to ensure that they can graduate within a
reasonable time.
• Haas School of Business: No maximum limit.
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 Colleges of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Letters
and Science and 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 a dean’s review will be
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admitted if the 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 academically well academically prepared for the majors will be admitted
to the College of Engineering even if they exceed the 80/120-unit standard.
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 units completed by a
student for the bachelor’s degree must be earned in residence at the UCI campus.
UCLA: With the exception of the School of Nursing (post-licensure), UCLA generally
considers a student who has accumulated more than 86 transferable semester units
(129 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 (129 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.
UCM: UC Merced considers a student who has accumulated more than 80 transferable
semester units (120 transferable quarter units) at a university to have exceeded
maximum units allowable for admission. Such a student will not be admitted
without committee review and approval. A student who completed 80 or fewer
UC-transferable semester units (120 or fewer transferable quarter units) at a
university then transferred to, and remained at, a community college does not
exceed the maximum units allowable for admission purposes.
UCR: UC Riverside does not limit the number of units an applicant may earn at a fouryear
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.
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 UC transferable semester units from a community college.
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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.
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 four-year
institution or a combination of two-year and four-year institutions. This
campuswide policy applies to admission to the</p>