Unit cap for transferring...is it really 90 semester units (or 135 quarter units)??

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<p>Unit cap for transferring...is it really 90 semester units (or 135 quarter units)??</p>

<p>i transferred from a ccc to a uc, but i'm thinking of coming out of my current uc and want to go to another one..maybe i made a bad choice as far as picking my current school</p>

<p>now, i am very near 90 semester units (or 135 quarter units)..i was wondering if i come out of my current uc and go to my ccc:</p>

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<li> can i take classes in the winter and spring semester, and go over the 90 (or 135)</li>
<li> can i still be able to sign the tap/tag agreements (i asked my counselor at my ccc about signing the tap agreement; she said that it should be possible to still sign the tap agreement if i unenroll from my current uc, but that i need to stick under the 90 semester units- this is the part i'm not sure about??)</li>
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<p>the part that's confusing for me is that if this is true, that if you have over 90 units, you can't transfer, what about all those people who switch their majors, get out of their universities, enroll at a ccc, and still transfer?</p>

<p>another thing is that i took classes a two 4-year institutions, but the bulk of my classes are at my ccc</p>

<p>please comment/post links/ask questions
i'm considering do this</p>

<p>thx</p>

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<li><p>from what i understand the UC’s cap you out for subject matter…meaning they don’t care how many units…they just won’t give you credit for any over the limit. not totally sure though…you should talk to a counselor at UC</p></li>
<li><p>i don’t believe you are eligible for TAG if you have coursework from a 4year. you can look at any of the UC’s TAG websites for eligibility guidelines.</p></li>
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<p>–if you are at a UC now, why not try inter-UC transfer?
–do you mind telling us which UC you are currently attending?</p>

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<p>currently attending uc irvine (though i got into 3 higher ranked uc’s)…</p>

<p>so are you saying that i can get out of uc irvine like now, and still take courses (going over the 90 sem units/135 quarter units) and still transfer</p>

<p>i’d like to sign the tap agreement with ucla, i don’t think i’ll do tag (if i can’t sign it)</p>

<p>any other comments you guys, this is bugging me sooo much…man, i feel out of place
please post links/additional stuff </p>

<p>thx</p>

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<p>The moment you hit 90 you’re screwed for most schools especailly because you went to a 4 year. When did you start attending UCI? UCLA is probably out of the question if you’ve already completed 86 units.</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 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
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 dean’s review. Applicants subject to review will be admitted if a dean’s 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 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 bachelor’s 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 dean’s 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>

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<p>wow, JetForcegeminix, where did you find all this? this helps quite a bit</p>

<p>i started (starting) uci as of fall of 2009</p>

<p>as far as ucla, you said i’m screwed? why? i have not been going there since i was a freshman. i was going to a ccc (main campus), cross enrolled at cal poly, and took 2 classes at uci during this summer that just went by</p>

<p>here’s the deal, i have:</p>

<p>73 semester units from a ccc
12 quarter units from cal poly
10 quarter units from uci</p>

<p>now, for ucla, it says: 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</p>

<p>…so, does the part where it says “at a university” mean i’m ok…since i have relatively fewer units from the the universities which i took classes in, and the bulk of my units from my ccc</p>

<p>it also says: 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.</p>

<p>…so, b/c i obviously have less than 80 units from a 4-year school(s), i should be fine right?</p>

<p>even if i take classes at uci during the fall, and decide to unenroll afterwards and attend my ccc, i’ll be ok, b/c i have less than 80 quarter units from a 4-year school?? could i still sign the tap agreement, like i did before? hopefully; so by what you posted, i could still transfer from my ccc to ucla…and i think the same applies for berkeley</p>

<p>any body who has more comments/links/suggestions, please post. i’m highly taking this into consideration</p>

<p>thx</p>

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<p>What are your reasons for transferring? Do they have to do less with the school itself and more with you or vice versa. If you were to go back to CC, what courses would you take? Are you switching majors? Is it a financially wise decision? Will you be eligible for financial aid after all of this? Are you confident you’ll be comfortable in a new environment? The list goes on. This is an important decision that can have many implications. Have you thought this all through?</p>

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<p>reasons for transferring: more personal
if i go to back to my ccc, then i would take a couple of courses that i could use</p>

<p>i just wanted to confirm about what i posted before, with all the quotes, can some one confirm/comment/link/etc.</p>

<p>thx</p>

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<p>can someone verify my statements/questions that i posted no 09-25-2009</p>

<p>need to make a decision soon</p>

<p>thx</p>

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<p>??? suggestions/comments</p>

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<p>why don’t you just contact an admissions officer who will actually make the decision instead of random people on an internet forum?</p>

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<p>just wanted to get people’s input/experiences</p>

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<p>bump…</p>

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<p>bump again</p>

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<p>Why do you keep bumping this? Obviously, all the information anyone knows is in Jetforce’s post. Call and find out from the admissions officers.</p>

<p>Also, I think you’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>so, yeah i called ucla admissions about my situation, and they said that they would count my ccc units at 105 units, not 109.5 units, bringing my total quarter units down to 127 (below the 129 cap). this counselor said that if i wanted to transfer to ucla, i would have to unenroll from uci and enroll in my ccc, and would be able to take sign the tap agreement this way, b/c i would be a ccc student then; additionally, i would be able to take classes at the ccc (even if i go over 129 units - this is the main privilege of being at a ccc…there’s basically no unit cap)…</p>

<p>so, i would have to drop all my classes before the end of the 6th wk to not get w’s…
so, i guess it could be done, but it’s cutting it close</p>

<p>we’ll see what happens…idk, it’s kind of a risk…and part of me is telling me to stay at uci, but the LA side of me is saying “do it”</p>

<p>comments/suggestions/etc??</p>

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<p>so what do you all suggest…</p>

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<p>If you want feedback, you should specifically state the reasons for attempting this. I’m not trying to coerce you, but there is a difference if motivation to do this is based on superficial reasons (i.e. “prestige”) or personal/health related issues. Personally, I think it’s a waste of time and money.</p>

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<p>I’d be very careful. I applied to UCSD last fall and got accepted with what I thought (and what I was told by an admissions adviser) was exactly 90 semester units, but found out almost four months after I’d been accepted that I was actually at 94 semester units because of how a previous pair of classes I had taken like 6 years ago at the University of New Hampshire actually transferred as 4 credit courses, not 3. And now instead of being at UCSD right now I have to apply to UCI and UC Davis because they both take senior-level transfers, and hopefully get in for next fall.</p>

<p>And as far as UCLA goes, if there’s any similarity with the admissions process of UCSD, they WILL reject you if you go over their unit caps. I appealed and tried everything to get re-accepted, but they were adamant about strictly adhering to this policy.</p>

<p>So be careful! And if an admissions adviser gives you any information saying that you will not go over the unit cap, PUT THEM ON RECORD! Sounds crazy but if I had just gotten the a record of the adviser who assured me that I would not go over the unit cap after looking at my transcripts, my appeal could have worked.</p>

<p>Either way UCI isn’t a bad place to be, but I hope you succeed!</p>

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<p>Yames1307: thanks for your insight, what you stated is much appreciated…you see i spoke with a “senior admission evaluator” at ucla, and they told me that my units would be cut. now what i have is 73 ccc semester units, 22 quarter units from university cross-enrollment/extension. </p>

<p>This adds to 131.5 quarter units total (87.6 semester units); however, they told me (and i have this person’s contact info/name) that instead of counting 73 of my semester units from my ccc ( = 109.5 quarter units), they would only count 70 of them ( = 105 quarter units)…which brings the total to 127 quarter units…now, i would be under the units cap. the person i talked to told me that only 70 of my ccc units would count but all my university extension credits would. </p>

<p>so, this is what they told me (2 people, one being a “senior admission evaluator”)…so i don’t know how your situation was with ucsd…i think what happened to you was that you had units from a university that put you over 90, otherwise if you were over 90 units at a ccc, i think you would be fine…at least that’s what they say</p>

<p>so yeah, you guys this has been helpful… final decision by next week needs to be made, please feel free to add/comment/link from your/others experiences/situations</p>

<p>thx</p>

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<p>oh, this person also told me that my last 30 units would have to be from my ccc…i asked whether extension/cross-enrollment would count…they said yes</p>