Thank you lookingforward for your feedback. I did email my professor about retaking the exam. I also asked if we could meet up in person to talk about other options and I even offered to give him proof of my grandmother’s funeral. He denied all of my requests. This was not main reason for my poor grades. I missed the exam to be able to attend her funeral, which affected my grade a lot, however, I knew I still had the chance to pass the class. I lost the motivation to keep studying for class and put all my effort into organic chemistry, a class that I was retaking because I needed to improve my GPA. I passed ochem with a C, but failed Calculus.
One thing I did notice, though, my original grade for Ochem did not get deducted from my GPA. This is something I need to speak with the registrar about because if the original grade was taken off my GPA, my GPA would not be below a 2.0. Obviously, this makes a BIG difference in my academic status. BUT I know it does not change the fact that there are ways I need to improve and change the way I approach my studies.