Is this possible?

[SDGoldenBear]

Sorry. I may have mistaken the whole process. Basically if I had let’s say from both institutions I only have lower division credits. I will be capped at 70 among transfer but if I were to have upper division courses then those upper division courses gets added among the 70 correct?

Correct. You would receive the maximum of 70 units towards the graduation unit requirements. The remaining surplus would be used as “subject credit” where you don’t have to retake the classes, but they won’t add towards the graduation unit requirements.

Also, aren’t you supposed to take a bunch of upper division courses at CCC. So wouldn’t that cause me to exceed the 70 unit cap? If I were to change majors towards Computer Science? ( I think they require you to take a bunch of upper division courses, but I am probably wrong ).

All CCC courses are lower division.

So what I am getting is that I will be able to go to De Anza and take the required courses for my dream school (UCSC) and changing my major to Computer Science without having to worry about exceeding the limit cap and being able to apply?

Yes as long as you don’t take any 300+ level courses at UNR or any other 4 year institution.

Also, I completely agree with @briank82 in that the only foolproof way to get your residency change approved will probably involve taking a gap year and not taking any classes – even from DeAnza.