<p>Hi,
Im a one year transfer student and I was just wondering how important do the SATs and high school GPA count towards admission for a UC since I am just straight out of high school. Are there other things that matter since I am a one year transfer?! Does this vary between UCs? How about Davis/Irvine/San Diego? Thank you so much!!</p>
<p>Most successful one year transfers are those that are able to complete two years of transfer coursework including the 60 unit requirement, IGETC, and their major prereqs with the supplement of high school AP courses and/or summer school courses. In those cases high school GPA and standardized test scores don’t factor in to the admission process. </p>
<p>If you won’t have finished the required coursework to transfer as a junior in just one year, you’ll be considered a lower-division transfer, which are accepted much more rarely accepted to the UC’s. As a lower division transfer I believe they don’t take into consideration your SAT or high school GPA also, but maybe someone else can confirm this? You can also get in touch with a UC admission officer directly, but going to any of the admission websites and emailing them your question.</p>
<p>Don’t quote me on this but I believe you are considered upper-div if you complete the 60 units by the end of the spring semester. I don’t know if missing some major prereqs will affect if you are a lower-div or upper-div. IIRC, you are considered upper-div JUST by completing the 60 transferable units. However, since you are a one year transfer I THINK? they consider your SAT score and high school GPA since they don’t really have anything to see when they receive your apps. I know this conflicts with dilapidatedmind a bit but that was how I believed it was. If dilapidatedmind can read this and clarify, please do! And if anyone else wants to clarify, please speak up!!</p>
<p>So it is still possible to transfer from UC to UC within one year even if 90 units may not be completed by spring quarter since you will just be considered a lower-div transfer student? Would you still be able to get UC reciprocity and complete the GE requirements for your old school by taking classes at your new transferred school?</p>
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This always comes up. The answer is yes if you want to go to Merced. And if you’re lucky Riverside will also take lower division xfers; varies year by year. That’s it. </p>
<p>See page 5 of <a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors;
<p>Oh okay thanks!
Well I am a freshman at UCSC so I wanted to see if I could transfer within 1 year. I have 28 units of AP credit coming in and I will have 17 units in the fall so they would see those grades before I apply right? Since I would have 45 units at the end of fall quarter, would I be considered sophomore standing? So would UCLA/UCB/UCSD consider me for admission and give me the benefit of the doubt that I would take 20 units during winter and spring quarter and take summer courses since that is what I am planning to do?</p>
<p>Sophomore standing means nothing to the schools you list; to be a xfer you must be a junior. The requirement to be a junior is 60 semester units. That is the same as 90 quarter units. UCSC is on the quarter system. If those 28 units are quarter units, and you take 17/20/20 quarter units your first year at UCSC you will finish with 85 quarter units. </p>
<p>Unfortunately that is 5 units shy of the xfer requirement of 90. You are not eligible at UCLA/UCB/UCSD. If you look at the chart at <a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors; you will see none of the UCs let you finish up those 90 units over the summer prior to enrolling. Had you taken 5 units at a CC this past summer you would have been over the threshold, next summer is too late.</p>
<p>Is there anything I can do such as take an online course and get college credit from that as well as continuing school at UCSC for just those 5 units?
Should I just apply and see what happens or will they just automatically not consider me?</p>
<p>Its okay if one year doesn’t work out, I am happy to be at UCSC and if I still feel like something is missing I can try the second year! :)</p>