<p>well...I am applying to almost all of the UCs trying to major in electrical engineering..and as you know they each have somewhat different pre-reqs. I calculated the number of units I will have at the end. The total comes out to be 78 units...is that too high? anybody know anything?</p>
<p>You are OK as long as u don't exceed 80 for most of the UC's. one of them had a maximum of 70 units i think, i forget which but recall</p>
<p>i will also have a lot of units completed (around 75), and if you make them into quarter units it's even higher! i am a little worried about that
i dont see how taking so many units can afffect us.
but in fact, some UCs have a limited. I think it was SC but already got accepted there</p>
<p>Isn't there a policy where you have to complete at least two years (60 hrs) of coursework at the school you transfer to?</p>
<p>I think I don't fully understand the difference between a unit and an hour.</p>
<p>fei, I spoke to a counselor at our school about that and she said that it should be ok as long as you don't reach 90, because 90 makes you a senior transfer, not a junior transfer. However, some UCs make the cut-off around 75, so that made me a little confused. She said that that cut-off is for units you're actually going to transfer, not units you've taken in total. </p>
<p>This might sound confusing so if I were you I'd go see one of the counselors for an individual analysis. The above explanation was specifically for the my goal UCs, and their specific departments. The counselor(s) may also be able to help you out because there may be exceptions for you. Not sure there are, but you never know -- Keep in mind that since you are in engineering, it is naturally a high-unit major. I think your best shot in getting the best answers is to go see one of our counselors, and/or call the schools you plan to apply to.</p>
<p>Although there is a maximum unit amount, UCs are still not allowed to reject you for having too many units. There is a maximum amount of units you can transfer over though. Some schools like Haas which are competative do frown upon so many units, however it is against general UC (L&S) policy to discriminate against extranneous units. My counselor told me this.</p>
<p>mead, unit = hour</p>
<p>is there a reason that they frown upon extra units?</p>
<p>I wondered a lot about this since I have been at a cc for three years (trasnferred once before and returned to transfer again) and finally got the answer straight from admissions reps at several southern california uc's (ie ucla, ucr, uci, and ucsb) they don't really care how many units you have comppleted but they will only count a maximum of 60-70. To quote a ucla rep at a TAP conference "you can apply with 200 units but we'll only take 65 into consideration and we don't take courses in which you attempted to repeat a class where that you received a c in" so they will count the class that is in igetc or in your major course breadth that you completed first. Say you took general chem and received a c and for some odd reason you took it again or an equivelent course and received an A they will not transfer latter. I say this with some reservation as I have heard that UC berkeley does have a cap on the number of units an applicant can have completed at the time of applying.</p>
<p>^ Not true according to the UCLA website:</p>
<p>*Q: I am in senior standing at my four-year institution; can I disregard some of my courses so that I am eligible to apply to your school?</p>
<p>A: UCLA only admits transfer students from 4-year institutions who are at the junior level<a href="minimum%2060/90%20semester/quarter%20units;%20maximum%2086/130%20semester/quarter%20units">/b</a>. We **do not allow students to disregard any transferable coursework. Therefore, a senior at a 4-year institution is not likely to be admitted.*</p>
<p>EDIT: Actually, now that I actually read carefully, it says 4 year institutions. One can only assume this doesn't apply to a community colleges.</p>
<p>I already applied to several UC's as a junior (60-70 units) including the units I transferred with the first time. I transferred to a csu as a lower division transfer (30 or less units) after one semester at a cc completed 24 units of work there and decided to return to the same cc I transferred out of the first time and complete the 60 units there. I don't think they do lower-division transfers anymore but I know I was eligible because iv'e been admitted to ucsb and ucsd already waiting for ucla and berkeley though. The information I posted is what was told to me after having doubts on whether I could even apply.I don't know if they "frown upon it" but I know you are not disqualified as a candidate.</p>
<p>the Berkeley rep at my CC said that the minimum of 60 units (for semester system) is enforced, but a student cannot be ineligible just for having more than 80 units. But, yes, they will only transfer 80 units maximum. this is berkeley, though; i'm not sure about the other UCs.</p>