Too Many Units at CC?

Transfer Students
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<p>Right now I have 21 units in Santa Monica College and I am just about to graduate high school. I took classes while I was in high school thats why. Anyway, if I were to take all my Chemistry, Biology Classes, Physics Classes, Anatomy, and all the prerequisites I need to get into pharmacy or physical therapy school in the future, I think I will have over 60 units when I want to transfer to a CSU or UC college. Is it bad to have too many units or how does it work when I get over 60 units?</p>

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<p>The “too many units” problem when transferring to UCs and CSUs typically manifests itself if you have any units from a four year school.</p>

<p>If you have a very large number of units only from community colleges and then transfer to UCs or CSUs, then you may only be able to apply 70 semester or 105 quarter units to the 120 semester or 180 quarter unit bachelor’s degree graduation requirement (although all courses taken will count for subject requirements).</p>

<p>The community colleges themselves may reduce your registration priority if you have more than 100 units. See [California</a> community college board OKs new registration policies - Los Angeles Times](<a href=“http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/11/local/la-me-colleges-register-20120911]California”>California community college board OKs new registration policies)</p>

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<p>so… does that mean once i get into a UC or CSU school it will show that I have completed 105 units even though I have completed 110 units for example?
if i take chem 10, chem 11, chem 12, etc. etc. and go to UCLA with overboard units that means those subjects are already cleared right since I already will have took them at SMC?</p>

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<p>They are going to take the 70 credits(seen 60 also) that apply the most to your major. For example if you are majoring in science, they would transfer all science and math credits before your humanities credits. </p>

<p>But be careful which you take. I have seen some schools that do not accept anything 200 plus level as transfer for your major. They want you to take your higher level courses there.</p>