UCLA: Double Majoring and 216 Unit Cap

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Alright, so I scoured through most all of the websites.. but I wanted to make sure of a few things.</p>

<p>I take it that the majority of us will be on the high range when we transfer with 90-105 quarter units. Add to that upper division coursework (60ish units) that makes 165 max. That only leaves about 50 units which is about the equivalent of getting a worthless minor, or an extremely tight squeeze. I know you can petition to go over the limit, but I don't know how strict UCLA is with this unit cap policy.</p>

<p>If you're a double major, what are they? (I'm poli sci and wanna double in math or stats)
Anybody else worried about this? Any info would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>If your credits come from a cc, they will accept 70 max and give you subject but not unit credit. This means if you're a double major you'll want to take as many lower division units at your cc for both majors as possible. In other words, rack 'em up before you're at UCLA.</p>

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<p>i thought 230unit is the unit cap for UCLA!</p>

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<p>Nope, 216 is the limit, or at least for majors in the College of Letters and Science:</p>

<p>UCLA</a> General Catalog 2007-08: COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE</p>

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<p>Students with advanced placement or international baccalaureate (transfer) credit may exceed the unit maximum by the amount of that credit. what does this mean? does this include for transfer students?</p>

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<p>Damn, that means I've only got a summer to do those prereqs...
Torrance, where'd you hear that it was 230?</p>

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<p>You can petition ahead to exceed the unit cap, and it's subject to approval.</p>

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<p>yes it includes transfers. that's just a wordy way of saying AP units don't count if you want to exceed the max</p>

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<ul>
<li>what is the unit cap for UCB? and does the unit cap exceed approval work? is it strict?</li>
</ul>

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<p>UCB's a little different. There's a unit cap there too but also a choice of exceeding the cap as long as you complete your work in 8 semesters, I believe. I'm not entirely sure it's 8 but it's something very close.</p>

<p>It's really depressing how much we know about all this.</p>

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<p>Berkeley goes by the semester system</p>

<p>"130-Unit Maximum after Eight Semesters
If you stay in college more than eight semesters, you may not continue beyond the semester in which you complete more than 130 units."</p>

<p>Search "berkeley unit maximum"</p>

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<p>8 semesters?
that's 4year of work that does not make sense</p>

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<p>Info here.</p>

<p>Double</a> Major & Simultaneous Degrees</p>

<p>Sorry, 9 semesters or equivalent (?) of undergraduate work, not just after transfer.</p>

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<p>My guess on the equivalent is that they're not counting summer sessions and such but I think I'll call them tomorrow and find out.</p>

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<p>so 136unit is max for UCB and 216 ix max for LA right?</p>

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<p>found this in YahooAnswers. She's a UCLA counselor:</p>

<p>"If your units are bursting at the seams and/or you are unable to get approval, ask your counselor if transferring upper division courses from another 4-year college can meet the requirement for graduation. You can do the extra courses you need at a Cal State and transfer the units to graduate. Alternatively you can take the courses thru summer school at UCLA, the enrollment restriction for reaching maximum units should not apply for summer sessions.
1 year ago
Source(s):
UCLA Academic Regulations on Double Major: <a href="http://www.college.ucla.edu/up/counselin%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.college.ucla.edu/up/counselin&lt;/a&gt;...&lt;/p>

<p>My friend in college (Berkeley) maxed out his units before he was able to graduate; he took the last 4 or 5 upper division courses he needed at Cal State Hayward (now Cal State East Bay) and thru summer school at Berkeley and got his diploma."</p>

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<p>samus- so if you are over the Unit Cap they make you take it at CSU schools? but i thought summer school does count towards the units!</p>

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<p>Wait. So if you take summer school classes, it doesn't count towards the cap? Or is it that if you're at/passed the cap, you can still take summer school classes because they aren't restricted by the cap?</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>if anyone out there has answers (or more questions), please post</p>

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<p>how come the class you take during summer does not count towards the cap?</p>