unit cap question

[socali909]

<p>my friend has a few units from a csu so she's a little worried about the unit cap for most uc's. she was wondering, what if not all her classes are uc transferable? so they still count toward the unit cap? and what if she takes a class that is similar to one she has already taken and that has "a maximum credit of one course". For example, this report says geography 1 and 5 will only allow credit for one class. So that means even if she takes both she'll only have 3 units right? This could be the difference between 90 and 93 units for her. Thanks in advance!</p>

[natjan]

<p>I believe unit caps only apply to classes that are transferable. If not, I think many people would be screwed. Also, not all of the schools have unit caps, you should double check to see which ones do. I know UCR does, but I don’t think UCI does.</p>

[citusguy]

<p>you got to be careful, when u apply, not every school count your units seriously, when they look at your file, they would say this student take some classes in 4 year university and some at CC, the total unit is over 86(I think for Cal), they might just put down your file. For example, I took Econ100,101,102 in my CC. It says maximum credit for this sequence are two courses. However, in application and my transq, they still count for 3 three course. I suggest, you get to let them know. when you fill out UC application, i think there is a box you can explain something you want them to know. you might be explain you situation a little bit on that box. try to do everything to prevent this small mistake. Because I make some mistake in my application, I got rejected by Cal. right now I did a lot of extra work to appeal the decision. this process just like takes forever. haha…Good luck.</p>

[iTransfer]

<p>Read This</p>

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What are the unit limitations or restrictions on admission for students who have attended a four-year institution before enrolling at a California community college? Do any majors or schools on your campus interpret this policy differently?</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
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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

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For example, this report says geography 1 and 5 will only allow credit for one class. So that means even if she takes both she’ll only have 3 units right?

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<p>And no, it won’t be only be for 3 units, the units you get will the how many units geography 1 + 2 is.</p>

[killmyentourage]

<p>FYI I applied to the UCs with 92 transferable units and I was denied right away from UCSD, UCSB, and UCLA and each of them specifically told me it was because of having excess credits. I was a pretty good applicant (3.8x GPA over the last few years, IGETC, pre-reqs done - missing 2 at LA that I would take over the summer). This isn’t to say that I would have definitely been accepted if I had less units, but I think I would have had a good shot especially at SD and SB.</p>

<p>I was hoping that they wouldn’t count my 2 units because they were from a 3 credit Calc class which I didn’t think would be transferable so I figured I would take a shot at it, but they did. Additionally, if your friend even applies to the other schools that sometimes accept senior applicants (UCI, UCR, UCB), they’re going to have lower priority than junior CC students even if they spend a year at a CC solely because they are a Senior. In addition to that, I know they can’t TAG UCI with credits from a 4-yr or UCSD because of 90+ units. My intentions were to go to UCI but since I had such low priority, I was waitlisted. Overall, I was accepted to UCR and UCB and I’m headed to Berkeley in the Fall. </p>

<p>Just in case, if your friend doesn’t mind spending the money, I would suggest applying to a LOT of UCs and double checking which colleges in them will allow excess units. For example, I applied to the College of Chemistry at UCB rather than L&S with a similar major (biochem). They might be able to get some information on what is transferable since they are both part of the state system but it’s going to take some work and they might just end up having to apply and hope for the best.</p>

[socali909]

<p>@killmyentourage so you applied with less than 90 right? and then this spring you took classes to bump you up to 93? and you were at a four year before transferring to a cc? are you sure about ucla? my friend talked to a rep and they said as long as you don’t have more than about 70 or so from a four year than you won’t reach the limit if you take just cc units.</p>

[killmyentourage]

<p>No I was at 92 during the time of my application: I had 22 from a 4 year university and like 100+ from my CC. In Spring 2010, before I realized that there was a rule against having more than 86 to 90, I already had 92 (70 from 2 years at my CC plus the 22) so another year there finishing my pre-reqs didn’t matter anyway since that’s the max I could transfer. You’re right though, at UCLA for L&S, the cap is a little bit different but I didn’t apply to that college at UCLA. Perhaps your friend applied to L&S so the unit cap rule didn’t affect them.</p>