Transferring to UC's with more than 90 semester units?

[Carenna]

<p>Hello, I went to a 4 year school for 1.5 years as a dance major. Most of the classes were dance classes bc this school has no general education requirements. Now I live in CA have been fulfilling IGETC which I will be done with this semester and I want to apply to various UC's I am noticing all of the websites say that I wont be admitted if I have more than 90 units which I do. Does anyone know if this is a hard and fast rule?</p>

<p>I really appreciate KNOWLEDGEABLE experienced feedback. Thank you!!!!!!!!</p>

<p>Best, Carenna</p>

[biochemUCD]

<p>you can have as much units as you want but uc only accept 60 transferable unit
I have 105 units when I applied n still got in</p>

[sparkyboy]

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you can have as much units as you want

Wrong
, as the OP said</p>

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Hello, I went to a 4 year school for 1.5 years as a dance major.

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<p>@OP: Please check with the school you want to apply to see which of the dance courses are TRANSFERABLE. After that, you can follow the following guideline:</p>

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What are the unit limitations or restrictions on admission for students who
have attended a four-year institution before enrolling at a California
community college? Do any majors or schools on your campus interpret this
policy differently?
UCB: Each of the individual colleges and the Haas School of Business establishes its
own unit limitation policies for students who have attended a four-year
institution before enrolling at a community college:
College of Letters and Science: A student who has accumulated more than
80 transferable semester units from a four-year institution is considered to have
excess units and will not be admitted. A student who has completed 80 or fewer
UC-transferable semester units at a four-year university and then transfers to a
community college will not accrue excess units and will be considered for
admission.
Students who have only attended a community college will be granted subject
credit, but not unit credit, for appropriate two-year college coursework taken in
excess of the community college 70-unit limit; such subject credit may be used
to satisfy/complete requirements.
College of Environmental Design: This college follows the same unit
accumulation policy as the College of Letters and Science (see above), except
that its limit on transferable coursework taken at a four-year university is 86
semester units.
Other colleges: UC Berkeley’s other colleges total both university units and
a maximum of 70 community college UC-transferable units. The limits on
combined transferable university and community college work are as follows:
• College of Chemistry: 80 semester units; applicants with more than
80 units require special approval.
• College of Engineering: 89 semester units.
• College of Natural Resources: 90 semester units. Though the college
does not have a specific unit limitation, it carefully reviews applicants with
90 or more semester units to ensure that they can graduate within a
reasonable time.
• Haas School of Business: No maximum limit.
UCD: Applications from students who have completed 80 or more transferable semester
units (120 or more transferable quarter units) of combined baccalaureate
institution and community college coursework are subject to review by the deans
of the Colleges of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Letters
and Science and Biological Sciences. Units earned through AP or IB
examinations are counted separately for this purpose; AP and IB units do not put
applicants at risk of being denied admission or of having an admissions decision
delayed due to a dean’s review. Applicants subject to a dean’s review will be
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admitted if the assessment is that the student is making good progress toward the
baccalaureate degree and can complete the degree within the college’s maximum
unit limit. All transfer applications to the College of Engineering undergo
careful screening to assess the level of academic preparation for the major; the
College of Engineering does not conduct a separate review of applicants who
have 80 or more transferable semester units (120 or more transferable quarter
units) of combined baccalaureate institution/community college work. Students
who are academically well academically prepared for the majors will be admitted
to the College of Engineering even if they exceed the 80/120-unit standard.
UCI: UC Irvine does not set a limit on the number of units an applicant may earn at a
four-year institution before enrolling at a community college. It is important to
note, however, that at least 36 of the final 45 quarter units completed by a
student for the bachelor’s degree must be earned in residence at the UCI campus.
UCLA: With the exception of the School of Nursing (post-licensure), UCLA generally
considers a student who has accumulated more than 86 transferable semester units
(129 transferable quarter units) at a university to have exceeded maximum units
allowable for admission. Such a student will not be admitted. For the College of
Letters and Science, a student who completed 86 or fewer UC-transferable
semester units (129 or fewer transferable quarter units) at a university then
transferred to, and remained exclusively at, a community college does not exceed
the maximum units allowable for admission purposes.
UCM: UC Merced considers a student who has accumulated more than 80 transferable
semester units (120 transferable quarter units) at a university to have exceeded
maximum units allowable for admission. Such a student will not be admitted
without committee review and approval. A student who completed 80 or fewer
UC-transferable semester units (120 or fewer transferable quarter units) at a
university then transferred to, and remained at, a community college does not
exceed the maximum units allowable for admission purposes.
UCR: UC Riverside does not limit the number of units an applicant may earn at a fouryear
institution before enrolling at a community college. However, UC-eligible
applicants who have attended a four-year institution and who present 80 or more
semester (120 or more quarter) units in transfer credit will be reviewed by the
dean of the college for completion of a specified pattern of courses that provides
continuity with upper-division courses within the major. An applicant will be
admitted if the dean’s office determines that the student can complete a
baccalaureate degree within the maximum limit of 216 quarter units.
UCSD: UC San Diego considers a student with more than 90 transferable semester units
(135 quarter units) from the combination of a two-year and a four-year institution
to be in senior standing. UCSD sets a 90-semester-unit limit when a student has
attended both a two-year and a four-year institution. UCSD will transfer a
maximum of 70 UC transferable semester units from a community college.
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UCSB: The College of Letters and Science does not accept applications from students
who have earned 135 or more transferable quarter (90 or more semester) units
from a combination of two-year and four-year institutions.
UCSC: UC Santa Cruz does not accept applications from students who have earned 135
or more transferable quarter (90 or more semester) units from a four-year
institution or a combination of two-year and four-year institutions. This
campuswide policy applies to admission to the campus and is not subject to
college or departmental interpretation.

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