<p>So I just finished 1st year at UCM & want to eventually go to UCB, but can't find a clear guide online to see if I am on track to transfer, in regards to my classes, credits, and general criteria. </p>
<p>Only thing I've read is that you need less than 60 units to transfer & that if you complete GE requirements at one UC you don't have to take any new ones. </p>
<p>That's all I know and if someone can point me in the right direction, that would be greatly appreciated. </p>
<p>@uckittychen: I’m all to aware of that, but I know that there is a slight chance & im tryng to figure out how to land in it, by figuring out this transfer information. </p>
<p>@killmyentourage: i did and the only information i could find was on collegeconfidential. nothing related to transfer on any uc site. maybe im not searching something specific? </p>
<p>Thank for trying to help guys, i appreciate it. </p>
<p>If any one knows the specifics of this I would really appreciate it.</p>
<p>I’m a UC transfer from UCR and I got accepted to all the UC’s I applied to, UCB being one of them. </p>
<p>What it means to receive UC Reciprocity is that you finished all the GE’s your college requires from you by spring quarter/semester of your second year. You would ask your counselor to then write a note to the UC you’re transferring to stating that you’ve completed all the GE’s. </p>
<p>This can certainly help in your application, provided you maintain a good enough GPA. I did not fulfill UC Reciprocity (along with some of my other friends, some who also got accepted to UCLA/UCB). </p>
<p>UCM is semester, correct? you actually need at least 60 units to transfer, and no less than 90 units. Basically you have to be a junior status by the end of your second year. Let me know if you need any other UC-UC transfer help.</p>
<p>Don’t listen to the misinformation regarding intercampus UC transfers. It is not necessarily harder to transfer from a UC to a UC than it is to transfer from a CCC to a UC (This is based on statfinder’s average GPAs and general acceptance percentages for both kinds of transfer, as they are essentially equal).</p>
<p>Get your prereqs done for your major at Cal, get your GEs done at UCM, and have your GPA at least slightly above the average for transfers for your major. Follow these steps and you should be fine.</p>
<p>@pug101. Thank you! This is EXACTLY what I wanted to find out, since i want to travel abroad before hopefully transferring at the end of that spring semester(correct!). Which bring me to my next question: do you think it is a good idea to travel abroad to give my transcript that boost, since my gpa hasn’t exactly been competitive thus far. What do you think about that? Anything else I can do to compensate for my gpa? & again thanks for taking the time to answer these questions, I sincerely appreciate it.</p>
<p>@mmsiphone. Thank you for that useful tip. All too often I hear about ccc being the only way to successfully transferring to UC’s. I wish more students knew this & weren’t deterred from attending a UC & gaining valuable experience as a college student.(not that cc students won’t get that.) * i was actually wondering about this so thank you for answering this.</p>
<p>Statistically it’s not harder to transfer from another UC. The acceptance rate is just a little bit lower than if you transferred from a CC. (24.78% vs 29.32%). I guess the only reason why people choose CC over UC are the difficulty of classes and costs to attend.</p>
<p>Regarding studying abroad: I don’t know much about how credits would transfer if you studied abroad. I wouldn’t be the best person to ask for that.</p>
<p>Make sure you finish your prereqs first, then GE’s. Those I know who got accepted to UCB finished their prereqs first THEN attempted to finish their GE’s. In fact, we all weren’t able to fulfill UC reciprocity yet we still got accepted to UCLA/UCB. (It’s quite difficult to fulfill UC Reciprocity especially if you’re a science/engineering major). So what I’m trying to say is, don’t get worked up about finishing your GE’s. Use them to increase your GPA, not decrease. As you probably know taking more than 4 classes at a UC is quite difficult to handle haha.</p>
<p>@pug101 I don’t understand what you mean by prereqs? are you referring to lower division classes for my major/minor(econ/mgmt)?</p>
<p>so far from what i’ve understood i should take step for a successful transfer(prioritized):
-complete prereqs
-have 60 uc transferable units(90 for quarter system, fyi ccers)
-fulfill uc repriocity or lsnp(or something like that where you have to take certain classes in like 5 different requirements)</p>