Increase Minimum Quarterly Units

<p>Hi, does anyone know if it's true that engineering majors are required to take a minimum of 4 classes each quarter? I remember reading this somewhere. It's supposed to be some new policy to force students to graduate in 4 years since people who stay 5 years takes up fundings and spaces that could otherwise be directed towards to incoming freshmens. I'm transferring this fall as a junior.</p>

<p>I never heard of that policy......................Although I would assume that most engineering students take 4 classes per quarter (except fall quarter of freshmen year, when the majority take 3).</p>

<p>most of the sample schedules they showed me at Engineering Open House had 3 classes for the first quarter.</p>

<p>How about for upper division?</p>

<p>Never heard of this four-course policy. Most engineering majors still take three courses per quarter during their freshman year -- especially those who are taking CS 32/33. Also, such a policy would require the HSSEAS OASA to update each of the engineering majors' sample curricula and re-post them in the HSSEAS Announcement booklet. :rolleyes:</p>

<p>I found the site. Here's the link:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.college.ucla.edu/up/counseling/regulations/exprog.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.college.ucla.edu/up/counseling/regulations/exprog.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Does anyone know if this is still effective?</p>

<p>Yes it is, for the College.</p>

<p>That's not a minimum of 4 courses every quarter.</p>

<p>How come that table shows a progression of 16 units per quarter to satisfy ECP? I'm assuming that most classes are 4 units each so that the required 13th unit forces us to take a fourth class?</p>

<p>Well based on that page, it doesn't apply to engineers, but I'm not sure.</p>

<p>Anyways, there are quite a few 5 units courses. But regardless, you can alternate between 3 and 4 each quarter and satisfy that requirement and still complete an L&S major within reasonable time.</p>

<p>But for engineers, 4 courses a quarter seems quite typical. Anything consistently less, you'll never finish within a reasonable amount of time.</p>

<p>Crap. I'm taking 4 classes this quarter at my local community college. It amounts to 22 units. I don't know if I can do this for two years straight for upper division at UCLA. Should I look elsewhere, an easier UC? There are a lot of people who would want my admission spot.</p>