Now that we're all into a UC, how long do we get to stay? Can we stay over 2 years?

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<p>Most classes at Cal are 3 or 4 units. You can also take DeCal classes (especially if you’re not into P.E) which are typically 1-3 units, and are graded pass/no pass: [DeCal</a> : Get Started](<a href=“My Dating Tests – What I learned to avoid”>My Dating Tests – What I learned to avoid)</p>

<p>My first semester, I look 3 classes that were 4 units each and the Teach in Prison DeCal, which was 2 units. I had a total of 14 units.</p>

<p>I wanted to take it slow my first semester to see how much I could handle, which is why I took 3 classes instead of 4, which I am used to. I’m glad I did this, because it helped me build confidence, and now I know that taking 4 classes a semester is very possible.</p>

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<p>Sheesh, so if you need to stay a little longer they’ll just kick you out of college? That is ridiculous. What then?</p>

<p>It makes me happy that I don’t want to go to Cal anymore. As someone who wants to double major, I will not go to a U that will hassle me for wanting to take advantage of my educational opportunities while I am in college. That’s really terrible of UCB.</p>

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<p>barnaby…all Universities have unit caps or time limits, otherwise people would be career students and stay way beyond their necessary time & like some of us have posted, they don’t just kick you out, they have unit caps & most people at Cal keep track & graduate w/in 4-6 semesters after transferring. I certainly have not had any pressure to graduate early…they have all been really helpful to me</p>

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<p>does anyone know the unit cap for the other UC’s?</p>

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<p>I <em>want</em> to finish in 2 years. -_-;;
The IGETC is the general eds, right? So once we transfer we <em>only</em> take the courses that go toward the major? Right? Right?</p>

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<p>What if I’ll have around 70 units completed when I transfer in to Cal…can I eliminate 10 units and transfer in with only 60? That way, I can take more classes at Berkeley.</p>

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<p>What about engineering majors at like UCSB or UCSD? There’s a lot of upper division and hell theres a bit of lower division to do (a lot isn’t even offered at my local CCC’s), it would seem pretty unrealistic to force everyone to be done in 6 quarters.</p>

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<p>heerapatel, I don’t believe that’s possible. They want you out as fast as possible. </p>

<p>UCeric2010, engineers usually have their own college within a UC. They have different policies regarding a unit cap and maximum length of stay compared to the colleges that have been discussed in this thread, mainly the College of Letters and Science. My friend recently transferred as an engineer to UCB and was flat out told he would need to stay a fifth semester to graduate. My feeling is that engineers get more leeway because they have more courses to take.</p>

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<p>bumps bumps</p>

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<p>Note that policies on maximum number of semesters or units at Berkeley depends on the division.</p>

<p>Letters and Science: [Office</a> of Undergraduate Advising: Unit Ceiling](<a href=“http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/registration/unitceiling.html]Office”>http://ls-advise.berkeley.edu/registration/unitceiling.html)
Engineering: <a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/advising/advising%20handbbk%2011-12.pdf[/url]”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/advising/advising%20handbbk%2011-12.pdf&lt;/a&gt; (see the section about normal progress)
Business: [Academic</a> Guidelines, Undergraduate Program - Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley<a href=“see%20date%20of%20graduation”>/url</a>
Natural Resources: <a href=“http://cnr.berkeley.edu/site/forms/oisa/undergraduate_handbook.pdf[/url]”>http://cnr.berkeley.edu/site/forms/oisa/undergraduate_handbook.pdf](<a href=“http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/academic_guidelines.html]Academic”>http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/Undergrad/academic_guidelines.html)</a> (see your status as a student)
Environmental Design: [CED</a> - College of Environmental Design - Degree Requirements](<a href=“http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/advising/continuingstudents/degreereqs#sem]CED”>http://www.ced.berkeley.edu/advising/continuingstudents/degreereqs#sem)</p>

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<p>guys don’t get your panties in a bunch about it. You have 2 years if the school has a unit cap. Be diligent about taking a worthwhile load while you are there. If you need more time, petition. If you need 10 more credits to graduate, the university is not going to say no if you have been making adequate progress. </p>

<p>Just don’t expect to take 12 units a semester and no summer school and then expect for them to give you an extension.</p>

<p>And yes engineers get more leeway. I know a few schools have 3 year transfer plans that you can follow for engineering majors. </p>

<p>example UCSD: <a href=“http://www.ece.ucsd.edu/sites/ece.ucsd.edu/files/ece/assets/docs_undergrad/Transfer%20Plans_11_12.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ece.ucsd.edu/sites/ece.ucsd.edu/files/ece/assets/docs_undergrad/Transfer%20Plans_11_12.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The leniency in taking extra semesters or quarters for engineering majors is due to many of the engineering degree programs requiring lower division engineering courses for which most community colleges do not have equivalents of. If that describes your community college, you will be spending the first semester or quarter after transfer taking “catch up” courses, which may be a difficult course load if many of those courses have labs or computer programming.</p>

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<p>I would never wanted to stay that long.</p>

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<p>im still confused. By 2 years i hope you are not referring to exactly 2 years but as in credit years?</p>

<p>Like can we stay there for 4 years and take 8 units only per semsester?</p>

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<p>I think that the UCs want you to be enrolled full time.</p>

<p>That’s 12 units per quarter/13 units per semester.</p>

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<p>Generally, they want you to be full time (minimum 12 or 13 units per semester or quarter; 15 units is the nominal average) and graduate in four semesters or six quarters after transferring as a junior.</p>