<p>Hello,</p>
<p>one quick question. I found the following on the EECS website:
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<p>I don’t understand. What does it mean I am “allowed” 20 extra units? Arent’ I allowed to take as many units as I want (up to 20.5 at least) every semester anyway? So what’s the benefit of 20 “extra” units?</p>
<p>I think it’s more like you get an extra semester</p>
<p>Something like that. You are required to demonstrate some decently profound interest in another subject. Many will choose math. One of the smartest EECS majors I knew (now graduated) chose literature, because he loved it.</p>
<p>I still don’t quite understand. How is it determined how many extra classes you can take? So, you get one extra semester after you finish your EECS degree requirements (regardless of how many non-EECS classes you took up to then)?</p>
<p>You do realize that there is an upper limit on the amount of total units you can receive from the university right?</p>
<p>Not for engineers - some people have over 200 units.</p>