<p>I might want to transfer from one UC to another. By the time I transfer, I will have earned more than 80 unit hours.</p>
<p>So here's my question: Is it impossible to do this? Or will the UC to which I transfer simply not count some of my units toward my final degree?</p>
<p>(By the way, I only just decided on a major this year, so most of my unit hours are for non-major classes.)</p>
<p>If all your units are from community college, you are fine. However, most of the UCs will only give you credit for 70 units.</p>
<p>I believe the strictness of this rule depends on the UC, what UC’s do you plan on transferring to? By the way, AP credits don’t count towards this 80 unit count. A lot of people don’t know this. Also, it’s 80 semester units, not quarter units, meaning that if you are at a UC on the quarter system, you actually have a unit cap of 120 units!</p>
<p>Source: a fellow intercampus transfer!</p>
<p>Sorry I completely missed the part where you said UC to UC transfer. There’s a link that tells you the unit limits for each UC, I’ll find it for you when im at a real computer.</p>
<p>Page 14 has all the info on unit caps</p>
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<p>Thanks for replying!</p>
<p>andrewexd, that link was really helpful.</p>
<p>slapus, I have ~ 75 units from a community college. By the end of this year, I’ll have ~ 50 units from UC San Diego, which is on the quarter system, so it looks like I’m fine. I plan on applying to Berkeley, Davis, and LA (and some other schools outside of the UC system).</p>
<p>@cmonet, you won’t be eligible for transfer admission at Berkeley or UCLA (your combined units from CC and UCSD would have exceeded the maximum cap), and you are subjected to a review by the dean at Davis.</p>
<p>I’d say that at schools where you are “subject to review” you have a really low chance, but you should still apply anyway.</p>
<p>AskMsSun, is that true for Berkeley’s College of Letters and Science? In the link that andrewexd posted, it says that someone who has earned “more than 80 transferable semester units from a four-year institution is considered to have excess units and will not be admitted.” Other colleges total the CC and 4-year college units, but the College of Letters and Science apparently does not … Is this correct?</p>
<p>@cmonet, the general idea is that Berkeley and UCLA will not consider transfer applicants who have reached “senior standing” so arguing about where your units accumulated is moot. Because you already transferred to a 4-year college, you will reach senior standing by the end of the academic year and that is what makes you ineligible for admission consideration.</p>
<p>The whole “senior standing” issue is true at most UCs; some UCs just have a more strict definition of “senior standing” than others (combining the units rather than timing how the units accumulate). The loophole of going to CCC before you reach senior standing at a 4-year has to do with the fact that you cannot reach senior standing by attending CCC alone, so that is a benefit Berkeley and UCLA are extending to applicants with unusual educational situations. But once you transfer to a 4-year college, you will be progressing toward senior standing whether you like it or not.</p>
<p>Ahh, all right. Thanks for clarifying.</p>
<p>You are very welcome. My best wishes to you, whatever you decide to do.</p>
<p>Just looking to clarify. You cannot exceed ~80 TRANSFERABLE credits? I have over 80 but i’m 100% confident that all 80 will not be transferable. I wouldn’t be shocked if a good 20 were completely thrown out.</p>
<p>yeah, it’s specifically transferable. I would call an admissions officer or compare course descriptions to make sure you have the minimum of 60 transferable semester units though. where are you transferring from?</p>
<p>@slapusillydawg Penn State</p>
<p>@yupper, you won’t know whether the units are transferable until after you apply. Calling the admissions office doesn’t do anything for you because the campuses will not evaluate the coursework until you apply (pay the $70 for them to do the work). If you head to a community college though, the transfer center or the counseling office may be able to make educated guesses on the transferability of your courses.</p>
<p>Hello, sorry to bring up this topic again but I had a question.
I transferred from CCC to USC with 38 units. I am currently at USC and will complete a total of 32 USC units so far. My plan is to go back to CCC and try to transfer to UCLA from the CCC because I want to complete the rest of IGETC in which I didn’t completely finish since I transferred to USC way back before. If I want to complete the rest of IGETC, it will be just 17 extra CCC units. But after those 17 units completed, I will be at 87 combined units from CCC and USC (38+32+17=87). I know the unit limit for UCLA transfer is 86 units. I’m wondering what I should do?
On the side note, only 16 of the 32 USC units are upper division units. Also, not all of the USC units may be transferable because UCLA may not accept all of the USC units depending on the USC courses I took.
Any advice would be awesome :)</p>
<p>@Chorean you should be able to barely transfer in. </p>
<p>You will have 55 Units from CC and 16 lower-div units from USC for a total of 71 lower-division units BUT UCs only accept 70 units of lower-division coursework for credit. </p>
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<p>Plus the 16 upper-division units from USC puts you at 86 transferable units total. Just .5 under the unit cap. </p>
<p>Call UCLA to confirm tho.</p>
<p>Also do those upper division units go with your Major? Because you may hit the unit enrollment cap before finishing your major coursework after transfer. </p>
<p>@bomerr Thank you for your reply!</p>
<p>Ok, so I will be able to transfer in but just barely.
I thought I would have to withdraw from one of my classes at USC this semester in order to be below the unit limit but I’m fine.
I do know for sure that 8 upper division units of the 16 USC upper division units I took fulfill major requirements.
Question: I’m a little confused on what you mean about hitting the unit enrollment cap before finishing my major coursework after transfer?</p>
<p>Quick question: I’m most likely not going to do this but just in case if I wanted to take more USC lower division courses, I would still be (barely) eligible to transfer to UCLA? As long as I don’t take any more upper division courses because I already have 16 upper division units?</p>
<p>@Chorean</p>
<p>A) Call UCLA and double check my math
B) Double check the number of units you need to take at UCLA.
It says 144 on one of the webpages which means you can only take 58 units at UCLA before they kick you out. </p>