<p>Hello, I just read this on UC Berkeley's website:</p>
<p>Q: If my total number of UC transferable units is over 80, am I eligible for admission?
A: Unfortunately, not if you've applied to the College of Letters and Science, where most applicants with excess units are denied admission. If you've applied to the College of Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Design, Natural Resources or Haas School of Business, your application will be reviewed and there may be a slight chance of admission with excess transferable units. Exception: If all of your coursework has been or will be completed at one or more California community colleges, you are eligible for admission and the maximum transfer credit you can receive is 70 semester (105 quarter) units.</p>
<p>So, basically what they are saying is that if I have more than 80 units by Spring, I'm not eligible for admission. But their exception says that if I have only been to CCC's, I'm fine. I'm a Philosophy major, and I'm planning to complete 81 units by Spring 2011. All my 81 units are from california community colleges and I have attended 3 CCC's so far..</p>
<p>I'm totally fine for Berkeley's admission right? O.o.... Just wanted to make sure..</p>
<p>@xViral: Thank you. Sorry if this was obvious lol you’re a philosophy major, too right? On the Berkeley’s update, did you just leave the pre-req part blank? I’m sure your ccc didn’t offer Berkeley’s Philosophy major pre-reqs?</p>
<p>Yeah. I called them and they said just to write “my community college does not offer these major pre-req courses” on the “additional comments” box.</p>
<p>The CSU’s and UC’s are trying to discourage people from attending one university, dropping out, attending CCC, and trying to get into another university. It has more to do with federal regulations concerning max time frame or excessive units. It’s a supply and demand issue since there is only a limited amount of financial aid available with too many students to service currently. They are trying to refrain from students relying on financial aid hitting their aggregate amount by end of junior year. A student can only appeal for an additional term extension and if rely on financial aid would be screwed senior year unless had a scholarship as a back up. </p>
<p>The California 5 year plan was turning into 6 years for many and the prevailing attitude for those that haven’t been through the ringer is that those students are camping out in college just for aid purposes. Unfortunately, they aren’t taking into consideration canceled classes, full classes, programs being de-funded, and other systemic issues. To streamline the conveyor belt process, the state of California University system has cut many core, pre-reqs, and electives from many curriculum’s to get students in and out in 4 years because all the schools are heavily impacted.</p>