Studies on the time bachelor's degree recipients required to earn their degrees at California State University (CSU) and the University of California during the years 1975 to 1985, were reviewed by the California Postsecondary Education Commission. The California Legislature requested information on: the number of graduates, by campus and ethnicity, who graduated in 4 or 5 academic years or longer; the effect of impacted majors on average time to degree; and reasons why students took longer than 4 years to graduate. The universities were allowed to use existing information for the reports; however, the Commission found this data to be inadequate. CSU's data on graduation, continuation, and tracking rates covered only 1973-1978. These rates are reported by students' category of admission, ethnicity, sex, and campus. Time to degree at the University of California is reported for regularly admitted freshmen who graduated in 1985. Priorities for improving the data are recommended: effects of transfer on attrition and time to degree; effect of impacted majors and course availability on attrition and time to degree; effect of admission status; and insight about time required to earn degrees at comparable public universities in other states. California Senate Bill No. 2066 is appended. (SW)