Too many credits?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I would like to know how the 90 credit cutoff works. Are they 90 UC transferrable credits? For example, would a class like "Florida History" be thrown out and not considered? The reason I ask is because I have 91 credits (I couldn't make this up :() and I am very much hoping for entry into UCSD. I have also applied to UCI, but I am simply curious how strict the cutoff is and how it is determined.</p>

<p>I am transferring from University of Hawaii.</p>

<p>Thank you very much.</p>

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<p>only the units for classes that will transfer from University of Hawaii will be counted towards the unit cap. Unfortunately you cannot find out for sure which classes transfer(UC’s do not evaluate your transcripta until later). The only way to figure this out is, get a UH catalog and UCSD catalog and compare the course descriptions to see if any classes match up.
I highly doubt that each and every class from your university will be transferrable. I think you should be fine since you are barely over the unit cap.</p>

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<p>^i thought that if anyone received over 90 credits from their school then they couldnt transfer to a UC PERIOD.</p>

<p>i could be deathly wrong though.</p>

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<p>I forgot to mention that I got my AA from St. Petersburg College (in FL), and I am unsure whether or not it is considered a community college because they do offer a few 4-year degrees. I have only completed 18 credits at UH (definite university credits). Still, the transfer cap is my biggest concern very closely followed by the fact that less than 5% of transfers admitted were from out of state schools last year. That hurts my heart a little. Haha.</p>

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<p>oh wow, thats kind of a weird situation you have. i guess you could always apply and see where you get in.</p>

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<p>@sargfloyd: The 90 unit limit means that UCSD will only apply a maximum of 90 units toward your degree. If you have more than 90 units, you won’t get credit for them, but they’ll still count into your transfer GPA (assuming they’re UC-transferable classes.) </p>

<p>You’re permitted a maximum of 20 4-year units within that 90 unit limit, so that’s where those UH units are going to apply to. </p>

<p>You’ll need to check with UCSD to see if they count St. Petersburg as a CC, which I’m assuming they would but don’t know for sure.</p>

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<p>@redoplease. there is no unit cap if you went only to a cc. And Iam pretty sure that if a class does not transfer to UC, then those units will not be counted.
@sargfloyd. your situation is a little complicated. you should contact a UCSD counselor. Hope they can help :)</p>

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<p>Oops, 30 units completed at UH, not 18. It is pretty complicated :slight_smile: the counselor basically told me to apply and see what happens. But that’s $120 I prefer not to waste if I have no chance.</p>

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<p>@cici - but OP has 4 year units too…and cc units that he’s not even sure if it was a cc!</p>

<p>and sargfloyd - it would suck wasting 120, but atleast you’d get a definite answer that way…LOL</p>

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<p>Touch</p>

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<p>lolz sorry i saw floyd and i assumed :/</p>

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<p>Ah, I figured it was the sarg, tbh.</p>

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<p>Your chances of acceptance are low not because you are from out of state, it is because you are attempting to transfer from a four year university. While low, your chances of acceptance are still higher than those of a California State University (CSU) transfer applicant to a University of California campus.</p>

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<p>Do they take things into consideration like Military service? It hasn’t really been my choice to move every two years…ha</p>

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<p>No, UCSD doesn’t do comprehensive reviews.</p>