Out of state transfer to UCB, UCLA, and UCSD

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As far as getting accepted, the major hurdle for OOS/4 year applicants is that not all courses transfer over for credit. If you’re serious about transferring to a UC, you should be in contact with admissions long before you plan to submit your application. Your communication with a UC admission officer is going to be your best asset for getting accepted. Too many times OOS / 4 year transfers, just assume classes they’ve taken at their current university will count for credit because the curriculum appears similar to an admission requirement or prereq when the UCs will determine otherwise. Last year, there was an OOS poster with very competitive stats (3.9 GPA) but they were rejected because they assumed a literature class met the English critical thinking requirement. The UC’s felt differently and that person wasn’t even eligible to transfer and was rejected from all the UC’s. If you’re planning to transfer this cycle, it’s already too late because you’ve already taken all the classes they’re going to use to evaluate you. But if for some reason you’re transferring next year, be sure to get in contact with the UCs ASAP to plan your courses for the next couple terms.

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<p>I called the admissions office and asked if my application could be rejected if some of my classes don’t count for UC credit.</p>

<p>The person I was speaking to said that they don’t look to see if the classes meet their requirements until after you are admitted. </p>

<p>They said that you just need at least 60 credits at your college, it doesn’t matter if they count as UC credit until after you are accepted. Basically you won’t be penalized if your credits don’t transfer.</p>

<p>I guess what could happen (and this may be what you are saying) is if you take a pre-req then the pre-req doesn’t count which puts you at a disadvantage. But then the person I was talking to said they don’t evaluate the classes until after you are admitted, maybe they only look at certain classes? Or this is only true for reaching the minimum credits and it isn’t true for meeting the pre-reqs?</p>