Unit Cap Limits?

[liek0806]

<p>Is there a unit cap limit for full time price tution per semester? if so what is it?</p>

[Columbia_Student]

<p>18 units. 10 characters</p>

[liek0806]

<p>after the 18 units, they start charging per unit? I only ask because if one were to try to double major or even take up a minor, it’ll be kind of difficult for the person in financial need like myself, because taking over 18 units would come out of my pocket?</p>

[Columbia_Student]

<p>After 18 units, you pay $1249 per unit.</p>

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Tuition (semester), (Estimated)
Undergraduate Students
(12-18 units) $18,548.00
unit basis 1,249.00

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[liek0806]

<p>That sucks. I wanted to double major, or take more electives besides my major if I were to be admitted as a transfer. It definitely doesn’t benefit the financially needy if one wanted to double major or take up two minors. </p>

<p>Thanks Columbia_Student.</p>

[mdcissp]

<p>Have you considered going to summer school to pick up some units or do you already have enough units from being a transfer student?</p>

[liek0806]

<p>well if you transfer, isn’t there also a capped amount of units. like they’ll only take 70 or so?</p>

[intelliot]

<p>You may want to discuss your options with an advisor. Some classes, if taken over your 18 unit “cap”, will be paid for by the university (e.g. I’ve heard this is the case with the Engineering Honors Colloquium). Also, if you have a Presidential or Trustee scholarship, they offer an “Exceptional Funding” application for the purpose of doing more than 18 units.</p>

<p>Doing summer school (at much less expensive community college) is a reasonable option as well.</p>

[Columbia_Student]

<p>[USC:</a> Trustee & Presidential Scholars](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/arp//funding.htm]USC:”>http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/arp//funding.htm)</p>

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About Exceptional Funding</p>

<p>Your scholarship covers a set percentage of flat-rate tuition (up to 18 units) for the Fall and Spring semesters. The purpose of Exceptional Funding is to support academic pursuits in addition to this academic course load within the eight semesters (ten for Architecture) of scholarship eligibility. Exceptional Funding cannot be used to compensate for past semesters of underenrollment. It is available to Trustee & Presidential Scholars who entered the university as Freshmen.</p>

<p>Examples of appropriate reasons to request exceptional funding include, but not limited to:</p>

<p>Additional courses are required to complete a second major or minor that cause enrollment in more than 18 units a semester
Additional major courses are required that cause enrollment in more than 18 units a semester
Summer study abroad where USC tuition is charged and USC credit is earned
Summer classes at USC
Trustee Scholars: Maximum amount of 8 units may be funded
Presidential Scholars: Maximum amount of 8 half-tuition units may be funded

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<p>

Frequently Asked Questions</p>

<p>Can I use the Exceptional Funding units to extend my scholarship beyond 8 semesters?
No. Exceptional Funding can only be used within the 8 semesters (10 for Architecture) of scholarship eligibility.</p>

<p>You approved me for “x” units of extra funding, and it still hasn’t appeared on my bill.
The additional scholarship will be credited by the tuition settlement deadline published in the Schedule of Classes, if you are already registered for the extra units. If the scholarship has not been credited by the tuition deadline, please contact our staff.</p>

<p>Do I need to pay for the extra units myself to be later reimbursed by Financial Aid?
No. If you have been approved for extra funding, and you are registered for all of your classes, Financial Aid will apply the extra funding toward your tuition before the tuition settlement deadline (published in the Schedule of Classes).</p>

<p>As a Presidential Scholar, can I combine the half-tuition units to pay for 1 full unit?
(For example, 8 half-tuition units = 4 full units of funding)
Half-units cannot be combined into one unit. A Presidential Scholarship is a 50% tuition scholarship, which also applies to Exceptional Funding. At no time will Exceptional Funding pay for 100% of extra tuition costs for Presidential Scholars.

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[mdcissp]

<p>To Columbia Student: Thank you so much for this information. It is very helpful.</p>

[arcticdragon]

<p>I just want to point out, even with Exceptional Funding, you’re only allowed to take a maximum of 20 units per semester. anything beyond that, even with Exceptional Funding and a Trustee Scholarship, any additional units beyond that must come out of your pocket.</p>

<p>so yes, Exceptional Funding covers 8 additional units, but at a max of 2 units per semester.</p>

[liek0806]

<p>well i think for my situation as a transfer student, it doesn’t really benefit me especially because i’m financially needy.</p>