<p>My grades during high school were not good, and I wasn't confident enough to apply for a transfer from UC Merced to another UC during the 2013 filling period. But after the first two semesters at UCM, I manage to get a 3.92 and 4.00 GPA in freshmen/sophomore courses. With a reasonable excuse for a UC transfer, is my GPA enough for a transfer to Davis or Irvine? And what are the UCs that will open for spring/winter semester transfers?(filling period being July 1-31 if I'm correct) Thank you.</p>
<p>Sorry, looks like you can’t do this. Which is a shame because if you had applied for a transfer this upcoming fall your GPA at least would make you a strong candidate.</p>
<p>“All University of California campuses are formally closed to all applicants for the Winter Quarter/Spring Semester 2014. However, special programs (NROTC, EOP, Academic Re-Entry, Veterans, Handicapped, etc.) may be open at some campuses. Please inquire at the program office at the individual campuses.”
[Check</a> for closed majors | UC Admissions](<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/check-majors/]Check”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/check-majors/)</p>
<p>I suggest you meet with a counselor at your school. You may not be able to transfer at all. It sounds like you are already a junior. UC schools do not accept transfers with senior-level status, and it looks like the earliest you will be able to apply is for fall of 2014 at which point you may be a senior</p>
<p>Sorry, I might of mislead you when I said “freshmen/sophomore courses”. During the 2 semesters, I had 8 classes in total + the 2 AP courses during high school, but I think only Organic Chemistry (chem 008) is the only sophomore level course at our university. So it should be 32 credited hours not including the APs, and is that still above the sophomore level?</p>
<p>I don’t know anything at all about spring/winter transfers. I was under the impression you could only apply for the fall and that spring admits were just deferred. Your best bet is to talk to a counselor and call admissions. I don’t think most of us here will be familiar with the process you are asking about.</p>
<p>Some golden rules regardless of when you transfer: keep your GPA high and finish your major pre-reqs for your target campus (way more important than GEs for a UC-UC transfer). </p>
<p>If you are going into your sophomore year this coming year, your best bet would be to apply for fall 2014, though. Just make sure you end the year with junior standing (not senior standing).</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>EDIT: Taken off UCD’s website
These spots are reserved for special circumstances.</p>
<p>Just to make sure that I understand Sophomore standing, is it just taking Sophomore classes? or finishing Sophomore classes? Here is a list of classes that I had and the classes I will be taking this upcoming semester.</p>
<p>Fall of 2012:
Writing 001 (Academic Writing [4])
Math 21 (Calculus I for Physical Sciences and Engineering [4])
Chemistry 10 (General Chemistry II [4])
History 010 (Introduction to World History to 1500 [4])</p>
<p>Spring of 2013:
Core 1 (The World at Home: Planning for the Future in a Complex World I [4])
Math 22 (Calculus II for Physical Sciences and Engineering [4])
Chemistry 8 (Principles of Organic Chemistry [4])
Biology 1 (Contemporary Biology [4])</p>
<p>Fall of 2013:
Writing 10 (College Reading and Composition [4])
Math 23 (Vector Calculus [4])
Physics 8 (Introductory Physics I [4])
Economics 1 (Introduction to Economics [4])</p>
<p>Don’t really know if my understanding of Sophomore or Junior standing is correct.</p>
<p>
At a UC school standing is determined by the number of units you have completed. Here is a link: [Enrollment</a> and Registration | Office of the Registrar](<a href=“http://registrar.ucmerced.edu/policies/enrollment-and-registration]Enrollment”>Enrollment and Registration | Office of the Registrar) Familiarizing yourself with the way your progress is monitored and your class standing is determined at the college you attend might be a prudent move.</p>
<p>You will be eligible to transfer for fall 2014, since you just finished your freshman year. You need at least 60 transferable semester units (all UC units are transferable), and under 80 semester units in order to be eligible to transfer. Make sure you meet the [minimum</a> requirements](<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/requirements/minimum-requirements/index.html]minimum”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/transfer/requirements/minimum-requirements/index.html). Most important aspects of your application: GPA and major pre-reqs! GEs are not nearly as important – I had this confirmed by an admissions officer.</p>
<p>It’s confusing and stressful to go through the transfer process when you have not been planning from the start. There are also a few additional complications with being an inter-campus transfer. For example, while all of our units transfer over, some of our courses might not (“they may not be the exact equivalent and our system is designed for CC transfers not UC transfers” -.-). There is no such thing as assist.org for us to find out when this is the case and when it is not. I am not sure how strict they are about these, though, as I haven’t had all my courses transferred yet. What admissions has told me is that they don’t really care about GEs, but they do look carefully at major pre-req courses. Hang onto your syllabi! And definitely stay in contact with admissions and counselors. </p>
<p>I was accepted and I wasn’t prime transfer material: I have no UC reciprocity, my pre-reqs are still in progress, and I’m missing a transferable English class. That said, these mistakes from not planning properly have come back to haunt me. So start digging around on transfer details and you can avoid the pitfalls I experienced. But my point was this: UC-UC transfer is possible so don’t believe those that tell you otherwise (I did, and I was way too stressed out for my own good). Focus on keeping your GPA up and writing a stellar personal statement. I’m hoping for the best for you!</p>
<p>EDIT:
To answer your question about GPA, yes it is high enough for Davis and Irvine. Why would you doubt a 3.9+? 
Also, you don’t need to have an excuse for transferring. I didn’t even include a reason for wanting to transfer in my essays; I wrote about my experiences and how they made me a stronger person and more passionate about my major. Admissions wants to see what you have to offer the university… so show them! :)</p>
<p>Hi, I’m currently registering for a transfer. But at the part of “Academic History- College Attended” section, I can’t pick Bachelor’s in “Degree, diploma, or certification received or to be received.”</p>
<p>Here is what it says:
“You cannot select Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D for degree, diploma or certification if you are applying as Sophomore, Junior or Senior transfer. Please correct your entry or change your transfer level to Second Baccalaureate or Limited Status.”</p>
<p>And when I do pick it, there is an error right next to it.</p>
<p>On the start page I picked as a
-transfer student
-I have taken college courses after high school (not including summer session immediately after graduation), but I do not have a baccalaureate or bachelor’s degree.
-60-89 semester (Junior transfer, I’m currently a sophomore)</p>
<p>Can someone tell me what I’m doing wrong? I already emailed them about it.</p>
<p>^ It tells me the same thing. I don’t believe it’s a problem… I did put my expected graduation date though.</p>
<p>Figured it out, just don’t put any options in there. I asked them and they told me that if I’m not going get a Bachelor’s, then I should just leave it as “Select”.</p>
<p>Hi,
I ran into another problem today with UC application. I’ve been following pretty closely to the requirements for UC inter-campus transfer, and I’ve completed </p>
<p>-General chemistry (full sequence)
-Organic chemistry (full sequence)
-Calculus (full sequence)
-Multivariable calculus
-Calculus-based physics (1 term)</p>
<p>Except for the second one, which is “Organic chemistry”, because I only completed one semester of organic chemistry and the other half of the sequence is already full before I can pick that class. So would this mean that my chances of getting a transfer from UCM to other UCs is almost gone now?</p>
<p>Are major requirements more really more important than GE requirements? I was always under the impression that we should complete our major requirements AND GE requirements before we consider transferring. </p>
<p>While we’re on the topic, if you fulfil the major requirements for say Economics in UC Davis, does it mean that you’ve also fulfilled the major requirements for Economics in UC Berkeley? In other words, are all courses transferrable within UC campuses?</p>
<p>With that said, does this mean that by the time we’re ready for transfer, we would have already completed a major?</p>