<p>so.. I've been admitted to UCR in the fall, and I would really like to give a go at a more prestigious UC. Lately I've been attending lots of community college courses that are transferrable and cover alot of my breadth requirements for my bio major. I have been doing well and received only one B and all A's. I definitely will have 90 quarter units+ by spring quarter of my freshman year, but I won't be able to finish some pre-reqs such as organic chem and physics. Does this mean that my chances for intercampus transferring to perhaps UCLA or UCSD become worse? Will they take into account that I will still be a sophmore and have plenty of time to catch up?</p>
<p>just try. worst case scenario, you’ll end up having to apply AGAIN. I beleive there is a 120qtr/80semester(might be 135/90) unit cap from a UC, but CC courses don’t count towards that cap if you drop out of UCR and go to a CC. FYI, you’re all but guaranteed into UCD, UCI and UCSB. UCSD will probably be easily attainable too. LA and B are always a crapshot.</p>
<p>so just apply this fall and see what happens.</p>
<p>prereqs ARE the big thing though. Prereqs, then GPA. FOR LA and B, then it’s ECs. Try to get a job/internship/EC related to your major.</p>
<p>will I hafto drop out if I dont transfer my first year? since I need 12 credits to be eligible per quarter and I’m already start my soph year with like 100 credits…</p>
<p>this is what xelink meant to say:</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
10
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 admissions staff looks for those students who have accumulated 90 or fewer semester units.</p>
<p>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.</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 four-year institution or a combination of two-year and four-year institutions. This campuswide policy is not subject to college or departmental interpretation.</p>
<p>looks like you just said it better than I ever possibly could have hoped to. I’ve always heard somewhat conflicting information, but that clears it up.</p>
<p>thankfully, since i just went to a CCC, I never had to worry much.</p>
<p>my friend transferred from ucr to ucd in one year with ~3.2 gpa in bio. its not hard</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>what does that mean?</p>
<p>So… not taking some pre-reqs won’t hurt?(especially I will be a sophmore if I do transfer?</p>
<p>when you transfer, you will be considered a JUNIOR, not a sophomore and you will only have something like 3 years to complete your courses from there on out unless you receive special permission to take further instruction.</p>
<p>also, from what I understand, AP units do NOT count towards the unit cap, just letting you know.</p>
<p>@JetForcegeminix</p>
<p>Hey I don’t mean to take your thread over but basically in order to meet admission standards for UCLA and UCB you need to around 60-80 units to transfer as Junior standing correct?</p>