<p>Yes, units matter more than years for Cal. I was at my CSU for 5 semesters, or 2.5 years, and all they look at is how many units transferred over. That will show on your transcript.</p>
<p>Fee, if you have 61 units now, and you are a single major, you have 69 units to go. Given that you must have a minimum of 13 a semester, that’s about 5 semesters worth of work. </p>
<p>How to solve this? Well, take more than the minimum per semester. If you take 15 units per semester (which is what I’m taking this semester: three 4 unit classes and one 3 unit class), you’re still a little over 4 semesters, but it brings it down. Add summer classes into that… let’s say 2 summer classes in total, which run at about 4 units each… that knocks off 8 units. </p>
<p>So in a nutshell, if you take 15 units a semester for 4 semesters, plus 2 summer classes, then you’ll have 68 units. </p>
<p>The Berkeley minimum units to graduate is 120. The maximum is 130. If you complete 68 units at Berkeley, and have 61 units from your old college, that makes a total of 129.</p>
<p>Summers DO NOT count as a semester. Take advantage of this!</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I suck at math, any kind of math, so check these numbers for yourself.
Disclaimer 2: I am not an adviser, so I would suggest speaking to one at L&S to make sure you have a good plan to graduate on time.</p>