<p>I am attending a California community college and have earned 45 credits as of now. By the end of the spring quarter of 2013, I would have earned 45 more credits that I need to transfer to University of California. However, I read that UC San Diego requires people to apply online to their university in November of 2012 if they want to be admitted to UCSD in the Fall of 2013. By November of 2012, I would only have earned about 12 or 16 more credits; the total would be about 57 or 61 credits at that point. This part is what confuses me. </p>
<p>Do UC San Diego or other UC campuses only view how I have performed from when I started attending this community college to the spring quarter of 2012 to decide in March or April of 2013 whether they will admit me or not? How does it work?</p>
<p>I am a very confused soul and would greatly appreciate replies.</p>
<p>If i am correct, you only need 60 credits to transfer. And also, when you apply, i believe they ask you which classes you plan to take during your spring semester and that also counts towards your credits</p>
<p>Most people only have around half of their work done when they apply to a UC. In November you’ll list what courses/grades you’ve completed up to that point and courses that are in progress for fall. The UC’s will make you update fall grades in January and planned spring courses; they don’t actually start reading the transfer apps until February-ish. They evaluate your application with everything up until the fall before you transfer and if you are accepted give you a GPA you need to maintain for spring. As long as you will have your 90 quarter units and the few required classes, you’re good. </p>
<p>Also, if you really want to go to UCSD and have 3.5+ GPA and will complete IGETC you should look into the UCSD TAG if you haven’t already.</p>