<p>So, I've made a horrible grade in a class I found out was non-transferrable (my fault for not checking). It lowered my GPA. :/ When I transfer and the credit isn't used, will my GPA be improved? I'm just worried sick over screwing up so early. I feel really stupid right now.</p>
<p>If it helps, I'm entering my second semester.</p>
<p>Thank you to whoever helps me!</p>
<p>Also -- do English majors have to take math courses? Can I not take math courses and if need be, take them all in my junior/senior year?</p>
<p>All majors have to take some kind of math courses
I dont suggest u take them ALL in junior year. Some math courses require prereqs and others can just flat out ruin your gpa. Best bet is to look at your degree plan and make sure ur making it up to snuff. Otherwise, you will end up with math courses that will not count. Believe me it sucks to have that happen.</p>
<p>Check the Transfer Admissions 101 sticky thread for a little more detail on your first question. But the short answer is that when you transfer, your GPA does NOT transfer - you receive credit for some (or all) courses, but the grades do not transfer.</p>
<p>Whether you will have to take any math courses varies by school. There is quite a variation in how distribution requirements are handled. At some schools, you will need to take a “quantitative” type course, but it might not have to be math. At others, math requirement might be lumped in with science and you might be able to take a non-quantitative science class. I’m sure there are other variations. You will simply have to check the requirements for each school of interest to you.</p>
<p>It depends on the school on whether/how the grade transfers. For small set of examples, transfering into UCLA, your old GPA doesn’t matter anymore. For transfering to San Jose State University, in terms of honors at graduation, the grades do transfer. For transfering to Santa Clara University, for honors at graduation, the grades do not transfer, but one can not earn honors higher than their previous GPA (so if one had a 3.0 at transfer time, but earned a 3.7 at SCU, they would NOT qualify for honors because their previous transfer was too low to earn an honors). </p>
<p>So, it depends on what you mean by grades transfering…</p>
<p>As for math courses, again, you must check the college/s you wish to transfer to. Another set of examples… for a big UC like UC Davis, a college level (post-Algebra II level) math course is required to even be considered for transfer. For San Jose State University, a post-Algebra II math course is required, but a few “easier” math courses (Math for Liberal Arts) qualify. For the private university University of Southern California, for many majors, NO math other than high school math is required.</p>
<p>Colleges look for trends… as long as you continue to trend upwards, one bad semester shouldn’t be a problem!</p>