UC to CC to UC/CSU transfer?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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I’m a freshman at UCSC and I haven’t been doing as well academically as I hoped I would. I’m also not feeling the social environment at this school as much, and feel like I would have a better experience at another college/location with a major that I’m planning on switching to. Also with the coronavirus scare and COLA strikers, spring quarter might or might not be entirely online.

I’m only getting 15 credits instead of the 30 that I would have got if I passed all my classes. Which got me thinking of starting again at community college. I was thinking of transferring to either UCI/UCR/UCSD/UCD/SDSU/CSULB for international relations/ public policy.

I guess the questions I have is if I could retake the failed courses at CC? Or do I have to retake the classes at UCSC to replace the grade? Does my course/ grade history from UCSC count into my GPA when its time to transfer? I’m kind of worried I won’t do good at CC either and might not be able to transfer anywhere. I’m also scared of missing out on some of the college experience for the time I’m gone.

Any advice appreciated.

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Any courses that you fail need to be completed at any UC or UC extension (assuming the extension course is transferable -not all are). But it doesn’t have to be UCSC.
Yes, the gpa will be factored in. Also Ws don’t count.

Just do well at a CCC and explain that you weren’t ready or whatever the issue is. The UCs are forgiving. Repeated courses will erase the bad grades.