<p>I took chem 1a during the fall, didn't pass the course but passed (not letter grade) lab. Should I retake it? I'm not sure if it's necessary, but I'm going pre-med and my intended major is public health. Also I took math 1a ended with a C, I am not too happy with that grade is there any way I can take the equivalent course to math 1a at a community college back home so I can replace that grade?</p>
<p>Unless you AP passed out of chem, you will generally need 1 year of intro chemistry, and 1 year of organic chemistry - so yes, you should retake. Also, you may want to check with your major as to whether it allows you to take these courses P/NP. And, I think that even if you did retake math 1a, all that would happen is it would show up twice on your transcript, not erase/replace the first grade.</p>
<p>I’m retaking chem 1a this semester, but not the lab section… is there anyway I can take it during fall 2012 without being enrolled in the lecture? Or would it be better that I take it over the summer, the summer is a bit complicated for me because of financial issues.</p>
<p>Medical schools will want to see all grades from all college courses you ever took; how Berkeley calculates grade point average with respect to repeated courses is irrelevant to how the medical schools calculate grade point averages.</p>
<p>Grades from other colleges that are not other UC campuses are not included in Berkeley grade point average.</p>