sapphire_ocean

Not including the possible 28-32 more credits from this years AP tests that i may earn[since i dont know my scores yet] i have 36 units[confirmed this on their AP page on UCLA website] and will get 10 credits from freshman summer program... is it possible to enter UCLA with 70 units out of the way? or is there a limit? and what does 70 units in mean for my length for graduation or priority signups for classes?

sapphire_ocean

bump-a-liciousness

sapphire_ocean

please, anyone know?

confidentiality

45 units = sophomore standing

90 units = junior standing

135 units = senior standing

You will have sophomore standing. After two quarters, you will have junior standing and will be allowed to sign up for classes the same time juniors are able to do so with your first/second pass.

There is no unit cap coming in as a freshman. I will be attending UCLA as a freshman too and will enroll with about 90 units. A friend of mine enrolled as a freshman with 100+ units so I am pretty sure there is no max. Even if there is, you are safe with 70.

You need minimum 180 units to graduate. Those 70 units will count towards that.

desilu77

AP credits really don't mean s**t though at UCLA, with the exception of the basic core classes (Writing I, American Institutions, Basic Foreign Language, and Quantitative Reasoning, basically).

No AP credit will count towards your General Ed, and very, very few departments will accept AP credit for your required major courses. You'll just have an arsenal of elective credit that will only help you a bit in the long-run, but its also possible that your major department will up the credits you need to major because of all your incoming elective credit.

sapphire_ocean is right, though, you will technically have "sophomore" standing, although I'm not sure if UCLA will actually recognize it as that, and it's likely you can take upper division courses sooner (as long as a prereq is not required).

SIMPLY PUT, AP credits will only pragmatically mean two things: getting out of core (NOT general ed) classes and not having to take placement exams (for example, I believe if you got a high enough score on AP Calculus, you can place right into Math 31A (Derivative Calculus) without a placement test).

Sorry for such a long post, haha. I was pretty disappointed when I found out that I wouldn't be getting really anything from my AP credit.

ThisCouldBeHeavn

She'll have sophomore standing after the 1st quarter, so she'll enroll with other sophomores, and she'll have junior standing after the 2nd quarter. Obviously UCLA will actually recognize that, because, you know, it's THEIR RULE!

The main advantage of AP Credit is higher enrollment priority, which can be helpful. The amount of time it will take to graduate won't be impacted, unless you would have been significantly affected by full classes.

For future reference, there is no max.

Ervonix

I have already checked with several counselors and they have assured me that students are allowed up to 75 college units to transfer and count for GE. Beyond that they will let you count them for completion to enter upper division courses, but they won't count as units for standing.

viking32

I came in with 72 units, so I had junior standing by the end of the year. It's a little bit earlier of an enrollment time, and as stated, gets you out of a few basic classes. In the long run, all your AP credit did was get you in the door.