7/6     If you're a student in L&S, what are the chanses of being able
        to register for your last semester (say to complete a minor in CS) if
        you have already completed over 130 units (say, 136)?
        \_ What's wrong, Afraid of facing the awful job market? or
           getting thrown out of the country for not being able to otain
           a non-student visa?
           \_ If you're Afraid, does that mean you have The Fear?
              \_ Yes.  I Think So.
        \_ Here's the secret to survival at Cal: there are no rules.  You can
           break any and all rules no matter how deeply carved in stone with a
           good story and a signature from someone.  For a situation like
           yours, it used to be possible to simply ignore the credit limits
           and keep signing up for classes forever.  I'm not sure how the
           current computer system works.  It might automagically graduate
           you and not allow the next semester signup.  If the computer lets
           you do it, then you're golden.  If not, go to L&S and beg, plead,
           and sob how you love CS and never got a change to finish and didn't
           realise you couldn't just finish it up, etc, etc.  Unless you get
           some complete asshat they'll give you an extra 1 or 2 semesters
           without a big fuss.
           \_ I second that.  It's really true of any big institution, though.
              I think one of the best things you learn, or should learn, at
              cal is how to deal with this and have it work to your advantage.
        \_ You asked in the best place for this sort of advice. Got tons
           of slackers on soda. But yeah, agree with the above stuff but
           also read the L&S rules and regulations and work them to your
           favor. You can always deduct the AP and transfer units from your
           max. Besides, you can easily beg for ONE last semester if for good
           reason like your CS minor thing -- but they'll double-check
           you on it to make sure it really is true and will work.
           Also, if you ever had to repeat a class, make sure they didnt
           double-charge your 130unit limit because the class changed
           class-numbers, even though it was the same/overlapping class.
           I always tried begging only as a last resort, as in life, work
           the hard rules before working the soft.
           There are others tricks, but i gotta go for now.
           \_ [stupid out-of-order followup deleted]
              \_ fuck you
           \_ Thanks. I was a transfer student, and LOTS of classes I took
              before going to cal simply don't count. That's why I am having
              problems with the unit limits. I had earned 70 units before
              transferring to Cal, yet more than half of that probably doesn't
              count for anything at Cal. Of course, I should have known better
              what classes to take at the previous college in advance but
              transferring to Cal did not occur to me until something like the
              end of sophomore year. Would that make a good case to stay one
              semester longer? -OP
              \_ Pretty much anything that sounds reasonable will do.  That
                 sounds reasonable to me.  "Oh woe, I just didn't know!" is
                 usually enough for a simple request like an extra semester.
                 You should still find out how the computer thing works first
                 before going in and getting it in your record that someone
                 did you a favor.  You might need that favor for something
                 else later.  No reason to burn it if you don't have to.  And
                 to the person 2 up from here: slackers on soda?  Au contraire
                 mon frere!  They are merely engaging in advanced studies!