Odd situation/chance me? [college credit in HS -> 4 year -> CC -> UC, 3.8? college GPA, economics]

Hi,

I am in a bit of an odd situation. I went to Northeastern for one semester and didn’t like it so I withdrew and I will be transferring back to a CCC this upcoming semester in hopes of transferring to a UC. Unfortunately when I realized I wanted to transfer the TAG filing period ended. I have already applied to UCD, UCI and UCSB because prior to enrolling at Northeastern I completed 45 UC credits during HS. This upcoming spring semester I will be fully finishing my IGETC and I will complete my last major requirement class, Calc 2. I am applying as an Econ major and my current GPA is 3.85 (my Northeastern GPA is around 3.7-3.8 grades are still being processed) and I will have finished all major requirements and IGETC prior to the start during fall. Has anyone been in a similar situation? I would greatly appreciate and info!

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@Gumbymom may be a help here…

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4 year to CC to UC does get mentioned on these forums occasionally.

How many total credit units will you have in each category?

  • Non-UC lower division.
  • Non-UC upper division.
  • UC lower or upper division.

Note: for quarter system credit units, multiply by 2/3 to convert to semester system credit units.

The reason this can matter is that if you total credit units will be > 80 or 90 (depending on campus) semester credit units, there may be the “too many units” issue. Non-UC lower division credit is capped at 70 semester units for this purpose.

Also, if you want to go on to graduate school in economics, additional math beyond calculus 2 is preferred (can be after transfer).

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Transfers by major | University of California can help with GPA ranges and admit rates for transfers to each major at each UC.

From the above, it looks like UCI is generally a harder transfer admit for economics than UCD or UCSB.

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Your transfer situation is not odd and since you are transferring from a CCC you will get priority if you complete 30 semesters units at the CCC by Spring. @ucbalumnus posted the most current Transfer GPA by major data for the UC’s to help you gauge your chances.

Good luck.

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