<p>Would I be able to get into UCSD with a 3.0 as an International Studies-Business major?</p>
<p>I'm a CC "junior" who has previously attended a UC.</p>
<p>It’s unlikely if that’s all you have.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure they’ve lifted their requirements to 3.5 for next year. Even if it was still a 3.0 requirement, you’d barely be making it. AND, you’re coming from another UC. They give priority consideration to CC transfers. I’d say it’s a slim chance.</p>
<p>I transferred to a CC, so I’m a CC transfer as of now. I withdrew from my previous UC. does that affect my chances at all?</p>
<p>^
^ He’s not coming from another UC.
And 3.5 is only the TAG requirement
But I totally agree with the above 2 posters, that with a 3.0, unless you have strong ECs and essay, it’s very unlikely</p>
<p><em>Edit</em>
Not at all, just be careful of the units cap bc you were previously at UC</p>
<p>Definitely check the number of transferable credits you have against the unit cap for all the UCs you plan to apply to.</p>
<p>oh okay, I have 68 units, and that is 58 from the UC and 10 from my CC. I finished all the prereqs listed at UCSD for my major, does that help me a bit more?</p>
<p>@snipehunter - I know that those are the TAG requirements and I implied that but I guess I wasn’t as clear about it.</p>
<p>But if you can’t even fulfill TAG requirements, it makes it much less difficult to get into a school when you are applying with other people who are well above the TAG requirement. That’s just my opinion though… you’d be walking on thin ice. There were people this year who applied, had GPAs above the TAG requirement, and got waitlisted.</p>
<p>I think you should raise your GPA as high as you can (which I’m sure you will) and try to have some great EC’s. Then you can just apply and see. But I would definitely be smart and have some backups.</p>
<p>And sorry, didn’t catch the CC Junior part.</p>
<p>If you already have 68 transferable units, you need to go read this and make sure that you won’t be going over the unit caps at the various schools by taking too many classes this year. It does somewhat depend on the UC, college within the UC, and major. FYI I was rejected from UCSB, UCSD, and UCLA for having 92 units (essentially automatically) without them even looking at any other parts of my application, waitlisted at UCI since junior transfers take precedence (TAG and non-TAG) so you get bumped to the bottom of the list. </p>
<p>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 Berkeleys 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
10
semester units to ensure that they can graduate within a reasonable time.
Haas School of Business: No maximum limit.</p>
<p>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 College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the College of Letters and Science and the College of 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 deans review. Applicants subject to review will be admitted if a deans assessment is that the student is making good progress toward the baccalaureate degree and can complete the degree within the colleges 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 well prepared for the majors will be admitted to the College of Engineering even if they exceed the 80/120-unit standard.</p>
<p>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 completed by a student for the bachelors degree must be earned in residence at the UCI campus.</p>
<p>UCLA: With the exception of the School of Nursing (postlicensure), UCLA generally considers a student who has accumulated more than 86 transferable semester units (130 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 (130 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.</p>
<p>UCM: 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.</p>
<p>UCR: UC Riverside does not limit the number of units an applicant may earn at a four-year 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 deans office determines that the student can complete a baccalaureate degree within the maximum limit of 216 quarter units.</p>
<p>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 semester units from a community college; the admissions staff looks for those students who have accumulated 90 or fewer semester units.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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 is not subject to college or departmental interpretation.</p>
<p>@killmyentourage thanks for the post! </p>
<p>I am strongly considering UCI now, would my chances be higher than it is at UCSD?</p>
<p>yes. ha.</p>
<p>eff10characters.</p>
<p>do you know if UCI’s International Studies major is hard to get into ?</p>
<p>no, it shouldn’t be.</p>
<p>Correct me if I’m wrong but regarding the ECs and essay, I don’t think UCSD looks at it. They accept students based on GPA and pre-Rees completed.</p>
<p>^ I believe they will start to take a more holistic approach when reviewing applications. Can’t remember if I read that if it was for next year or not though.</p>