<p>If you guys notice- calc for example, 3 quarters= 2 semesters of calc</p>
<p>You dont cover more stuff. </p>
<p>at UCLA 31A, 32B, and 32A = Analytical Geometry and Calc 1 and 2</p>
<p>For physics- at many community colleges physics goes with lab, at the UC level lab is usually separate.</p>
<p>So what you get is community college Physics 1,2,3 is usually equal to
UC physics 1,2,3 + 1L and 2L (so that is 3 lecture courses + 2 lab courses)</p>
<p>Unit wise, for physics for example, at the CC level it is 4 units each (at my cc) so that makes for 12 semester units which should equate to about 18 quarter units</p>
<p>At UCLA physics 1,2,3 pus 2 labs will equal to 19 quarter units (5 for each lecture and 2 for each lab) </p>
<p>technically 1.5 years of physics is then taken during 5 quarters at UCLA (if you dont combine the labs into 1 quarter) and 5 quarters is a bit more than 1.5 years/</p>
<p>Dreamspace, you will probably have to do 2 lecture based physics courses and 1 more lab. </p>
<p>Units in a quarter system are worth 1.5 of a semester system unit. </p>
<p>They dont equate the way you guys think. Look over the actual classes individually. </p>
<p>For UCLA calculus- calc 1 & 2 = Calc 31A + 31B but for Cacl 3 it is equal to 32A and 32B = so 4 UC classes equal 3 CC classes and for all other classes that are equal 1 to 1, you do get more units per class. That is why at UC each class is about 4 units and at CC it is 3 units. But when you transfer you get 4.5 units for each 3 unit course you bring in</p>