<p>I am planning on transferring to either UCSB or UCI as a Business Economics major.</p>
<p>I graduated high school in 2011. I spent 1 year at Cal State University, and 3 years at CC (this is currently my 3rd yr at CC).</p>
<p>I currently have 79 units completed including Fall 2014 which just ended 2 days ago for me. I plan on taking 6 units during Spring 2015, so by the time I transfer, I'd have 85 units completed.</p>
<p>I am trying to finish in 1 year because I am already 1 year behind, if I spend 2 years to graduate after transferring, it would mean I have spent 6 years earning a Bachelors degree.</p>
<p>So I am curious, has anyone graduated in 1 year after transferring? Or does anyone have an idea of how that would play out???</p>
<p>If so how hard was it? How many units would it take per semester? Winter and summer sessions are a must too right???</p>
<p>I’m actually about to do just that. I just started fall of 2014, and I’ll be graduating in July 2015. I had 27 quarter units of upper division classes from a CSU that all transferred. When I started UCLA I had 123 total quarter units. I took 4 classes this fall, and I’ll take 4 in the winter and in the spring. Then I will need one more class this summer. </p>
<p>When I first told my department advisor that I wanted to do this in one year she basically told me that it was virtually impossible and it couldn’t happen. Then I met with my academic advisor a few weeks into the quarter, and he told me the same thing. Then I laid out my plan for him with the specific courses and everything, and then he was surprised that it was actually possible. </p>
<p>I have no idea how it would work at the schools you mentioned or for that particular major. My guess is that in any school in any major it could be possible, but you just have to make sure that you’re taking the right courses in the right time, and it has to be very orchestrated.</p>
<p>I believe the unit cap for UCLA is 126 quarter units, which is 84 semester units. If you go over the unit cap, you cannot be admitted. I took classes the summer before I transferred, and they told me that if I went over the units that my admission would be rescinded. Each school has slightly different caps, so just doublecheck that you’re within the proper units for the schools you are interested in.</p>
<p>It seems possible if you’re willing to take 4 classes/ quarter instead of the normal 3. You probably have to take a couple classes in the summer 2016 as well.</p>
<p>There’s also downsides to doing it and just 1 year. You give yourself less time to do research, internships, and really explore the full undergrad experience. I was able to do an internship this fall quarter, but I don’t have time in the winter to do it again. In some ways I feel like I’m shortchanging myself, but for me the trade off of finishing in just one year was worth it.</p>
<p>I’m not trying to convince you not to do it, just to be aware of both sides.</p>
<p>@TonyStark93 It’s definitely possible as long as you meet the residency requirements. I transferred to UCLA this Fall and I’m graduating in March. I’m just doing 18 units for 2 quarters, which isn’t too bad if you’re already adjusted to the quarter system. I agree with @2016Candles, it’s quite limiting to put yourself on a timeline like this especially if you haven’t had much of an undergraduate experience but weigh your pro’s and con’s and see what matters most to you. If expediency and cost end up being your top concerns, you can graduate in a year as long as you plan carefully. </p>
<p>You could definitely take courses at your UC summer 2015. I really wasn’t thinking about that. A lot of people participate in graduation ceremonies prior to actually earning their degree. I know people who walked in the graduation ceremony June 2014, but won’t actually finish their degree until the end of fall Quarter 2014.</p>
<p>speaking for myself I am participating in graduation ceremonies in June 2015, but I will still have one more class to take. I won’t officially graduate until July 2015, after I complete my last course. </p>
<p>@TonyStark93 you can walk in the Spring graduation in July as long as your finish by the end of the subsequent summer. It’s actually a pretty routine thing that a lot of people do and just make an appointment with a counselor to fill out some paperwork. I have a friend here at UCLA who walked last June but is doing two classes this quarter. What this means of course is that you won’t have your latin honors at your graduation but thats not really much of a concern.</p>
<p>If cost is an issue then go for it, you pay the same tuition to take as many units as you want. Are you considering graduate school afterwards?</p>
<p>I am not planning on graduate school. I do not have that kind of money and I am definitely not gonna take out loans for that.</p>
<p>So you’re telling me I can walk the stage and graduate in the class of 2016 and still finish up Upper Division courses for my major during Fall 2016 semester??? </p>
<p>What do you mean “you won’t have your latin honors at your graduation”??</p>
<p>I guess it could be doable, but you’re biggest challenge would be hitting minimum graduation requirements.</p>
<p>I know someone who went graduated in 4 quarters after transferring at UCLA, but they took a couple summer classes. I figure you could graduate in a year if you took 4 classes a quarter and 4 classes over the summer depending on the unit values of your classes.</p>
<p>@TonyStark93 I ask about grad school because that would make GPA a serious concern. Without that, you don’t really need to worry about your grades as much so you could just rush through. Most people that walk before they finish classes will wrap stuff up in the subsequent summer quarter but again, I do know somebody who is finishing now and they walked last June.</p>
<p>Latin honors is calculated based on your graduating GPA, if you walk before you finish your requirements they won’t be able to list your latin honors status at graduation but upon completion of your classes, assuming you score well, they will add it to your diploma and thats all that really matters.</p>
<p>The limiting constraint is whether you will be able to get in all of the required upper division courses within the one year (presumably, your previous course work is all lower division courses). You need to check the curriculum for your major at your target school to see if it is possible to complete all of the upper division courses you need within one year (three quarters).</p>
<p>Yeah but GPA still matters when it comes to getting hired right?? Lol… </p>
<p>And do I just ask for paperwork for this process? I’d really prefer wrapping things up in 1 year and taking classes even during Fall quarter if I have to instead of spending 2 full years.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus </p>
<p>I thought it was 49 units? Since I already have Econ 1-2, and Math 3A-3B completed.</p>
<p>40 from upper division, 9 from Econ 10A and PSTAT which would bring me from Pre-Econ to full Econ status.</p>
<p>@TonyStark93 well yes, it would be rather foolish to screw yourself over GPA wise just because you want to get things done faster so I’m assuming that you have some idea of what you’d be getting into with this accelerated education. And yes, at UCLA you need 60 upper division units to graduate so assuming you’ve done no upper division classes, thats an average of around 3-4 upper divs a quarter, which is daunting for any student. In terms of paperwork just see a counselor if you get admitted, they’ll walk you through the process.</p>
<p>If I were to take Summer 2015-Fall 2016 in order to graduate in June 2016, how many units would I have to take per semester? And would it really be that hard for my major?</p>
<p>Look at all your major requirements that you still need to complete according to your school’s department. You want to add up the total number of classes and also the total number of units.once you have that then you should be able to figure out how many need to take each quarter and if you need to take additional courses in the summers as well. </p>
<p>We’ve told you it’s possible, so now you need to start doing some of the legwork yourself. If you’re going to pull this off in just one year, you have to be on top of your game.</p>
<p>indeed, like @2016Candles said, we’ve proven that it can be done but both of us had to do extensive planning. You’ll have to work the data yourself to create a program that you can handle; nobody can tell you what that is but yourself.</p>