Is UCB or UCLA less firm on 2 year transfers?

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<p>2 years as in, they want you out in 2 years once you transfer.</p>

<p>I want to stay an extra year or semester to finish some classes or maybe take semester off or study abroad.</p>

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<p>They want you to graduate as soon as possible. If you stay an extra semester, a prospective applicant will not be admitted. </p>

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<p>UCLA is pretty draconian with getting students out on time.</p>

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<p>I’m not really sure where Lay’s and Descartes are getting there info from, but we have a whole lot of what we call “Super Seniors” throughout the campus. They’re usually 5th or 6th years who took on an extra minor, double majored, or did a study abroad program. Also you can take an extra year to finish a research project, or whatever you need to. UC Berkeley is hardcore with their time constraints, UCLA is all about making sure you stay on track with your Academic Progress and not going over the unit limits. </p>

<p>I know that in the Geography Dept almost everyone is doing a double or triple minor (GIS, Enviro Systems, and either EPSS or A&OS) so we’re all on the path to being super seniors. </p>

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<p>I based it off the fact that UCLA is pretty strict on finishing prereqs for transfer admissions, and a friend of mine at UCLA complains about the ECP system (Expected Cumulative Progress). Also, this chart heavily suggests they want transfers out in two years.
<a href=“http://www.transfers.ucla.edu/timeline.html”>http://www.transfers.ucla.edu/timeline.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Not to say that transfers can’t stay 3 years, but it appears to be discouraged.</p>

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<p>Yeah, UC Berkeley is the one that breathes down your neck to make sure you transfer out in two years.</p>

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<p>Everyone I know who has ever transferred to UCLA has been there for 3 years.</p>

<p>Berkeley is a pain, and I’ve read people having to take classes through Berkeley extension to graduate (if you mess up, a lot of classes are only offered once a year for certain majors).</p>

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<p>UCLA does not enforce the 2 year time limit like UCB does. My cousin has been at UCLA for 3-4 years since transferring in 2010-2011.</p>

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<p>So is there a specific limit cap on how many units you can take in total, including the units I transferred from my CC?</p>

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<p>@reacts</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/counseling/max-units.html”>http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/counseling/max-units.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>UCLA says 216</p>

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<p>@BurntCorpse‌ </p>

<p>Thank you. So that’s considered quarter units correct? Also, I’m looking at the class scanner and I’m wondering, are the units given to each class in their description in the form of quarter units as well? For example Math 31A is 4 units and so is 31B.</p>

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<p>@Reacts‌ </p>

<p>If you’re looking at UCLA’s schedule of classes and catalog, the units are shown as quarter units.</p>

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<p>I looked up math 31A in the schedule of classes and it’s shown as 4 units.</p>