How
many units do I need to transfer to UC or CSU?
Students are required to complete
60 transferable semester units to transfer as a junior to either
the UC or CSU systems. Most private and out-of-state colleges
don't require 60 units to transfer -- students can often transfer
to these schools with fewer units.ome to the MESA center (Room
714) and sign up in the appointment book. It's to the left
when you come in, on the wall above the water cooler.
How
many of my community college units count towards a B.A. or B.S.
degree?
The maximum number of California
Community College units that count toward a B.A. or B.S. degree
is 70 semester units. Students can take more than 70 units if
they need to fulfill additional G.E. or major requirements for
admission or for financial reasons, however, only 70 will count
toward the total units needed to graduate from the four-year campus.
There is no problem with admission if a student transfers with
more than 70 units, however, whether the student enters with 70
or 100 semester units, the student will still need to complete
the same number of units at the university to graduate.
Is
there an issue with too many units?
There is no problem with being
admitted to UC or CSU if a student has more than 70 units as
long as all of the units are from a community college (or
two-year college). A student could have 200 units or more and
still transfer to either UC or CSU.
There
is a serious problem, however, if a student attended a four-year
college prior to attending the community college and has accrued
units from both four-year and two-year colleges combined. The
UC system has a policy that will not allow them to admit seniors.
The only way a student can become a senior is if they have attended
a four-year college or university in the past. Each UC campus
has a slightly different policy. Most will not admit these students
if they have units in excess of 80-90 semester units.
CSU does
not have this policy, so there is no problem with students having
too many units for the CSU system - even if the student has attended
a four-year university in the past.
