<p><em>Bump.</em></p>
<p>A thread like this should stay on the front page!</p>
<p>Just out of curiosity does anyone know how the units required for graduation work?</p>
<p>I read on the UCLA website that a (any non-engineering major) student needs 180 units to graduate.</p>
<p>I will be transferring out of my CC with 76 UC transferable semester units.
How are those semester units converted into quarter units?</p>
<p>My major requires 44 upper division units, assuming that my unit number from my CC doesnât change that would only leave me with 120 units. Thatâs an extra 60 units needed (and I really want to, for financial reasons, graduate in 2 years).</p>
<p>Am I restricted to taking classes only pertaining to my major to complete the extra 60 units?</p>
<p>@AnthroFlo</p>
<p>Semester units are multiplied by 1.5 to obtain quarter units.</p>
<p>Youâll have 76 semester units when transferring, so if you go to UCLA, thatâll be converted in to 114 quarter units because 76 x 1.5 = 114.</p>
<p>Those 44 upper-division units are quarter units, so after transferring, youâll have to complete those units in addition to the 114 quarter units you already have. 114 + 44 = 158.</p>
<p>Since you can complete this major without reaching 180 quarter units, you can take electives if you wish. Most non-STEM majors can do that. In your case, you only need to take 22 quarter units to get your degree.</p>
<p>Only 70 UC transferable units will count towards the 180 unit requirement, so thatâd be 105 quarter units</p>
<p>No, you are NOT restricted to only taking classes for your major. There is something called âfirst passâ and âsecond pass.â Basically, you can enroll up to 10 units during first pass, and I believe only people within a certain major can enroll in their major related courses. During second pass, itâs a free for all. You can enroll up to 19-21 units (Depends on your major and sometimes Dean approval to go over your unit limit) and in any class except certain courses like capstone courses.</p>
<p>This is what Iâve learned by digging through UCLAâs website, class schedule, archives, etc. I am not sure if this translates to other UCâs.</p>
<p>Does UCLA force transfer students to leave after they hit the unit cap like Berkeley does?</p>
<p>@BurntCorpse</p>
<p>lol, forgot about the 70 unit transfer limit. Thanks for that correction.</p>
<p>@alsjfllakejfa</p>
<p>No, only UCB does that, but I think Iâve heard of some UCâs pressuring students to leave after hitting 200+ units because by then youâre costing them money instead of making them money</p>
<p>@BurntCorpse</p>
<p>Thatâs certainly the case with UCLA; they want you to earn your BA/BS degree without exceeding 200 units if possible.</p>
<p>~bump.~</p>
<p>I think one can only transfer up to 70 semester or 105 quarter units. </p>
<p>UCLA usually comes out a week before Cal but last year they came out on the same day. What date is everybody anticipating?</p>
<p>April 18th or 25th. </p>
<p>i asked a UCLA transfer rep at my school a few weeks ago, and they said they are trying their best to do it before Cal</p>
<p>@RamonaFalls @BlaiseAM</p>
<p>Usually UCLA does try to release their decisions about a week before Cal. Letâs hope they succeed.</p>
<p>Last year, they released on the same day as Cal for some reason. Too many applications, I guess.</p>
<p>Any other people transferring here from a UC?</p>
<p>Im worried my major is comm. and my gap is 3.81 but i have had a 4.0 every semester except my first. And Iâm the team captain of my sports⊠do i have a chance? i feel like its 50/50</p>
<p>@apocallypso</p>
<p>You might just be competitive.</p>
<p>Might as well do something while we wait. Can we see what type of competition we have this year? This year weâre competing with over 105,000 other applicants so itâs going to be tough. Post your college GPA, major and any extra curriculars/work/sports to see what this class will have in store!</p>
<p>GPA 3.88
Pre Econ
3 years bookkeeping
Senate</p>
<p>@rambo831</p>
<p>To be fair, transfer students donât compete with all the other 100,000 applicants for a space at UCLA, just the 19,000 who applied for transfer at UCLA.</p>
<p>Anyway,</p>
<p>GPA 3.83</p>
<p>Philosophy</p>
<p>Basically no ECâs besides a little volunteering at my local food bank.</p>