<p>I'm wondering how credits from summer programs and community colleges work. Why do you need credits? What are they for and how can they be of benefit to you when you apply to colleges? Are credits generally associated with a corresponding GPA? Do taking classes at a community college, summer program affect your overall GPA?</p>
<p>Bump. Does anyone know anything about this?</p>
<p>Nothing will affect your High School GPA unless you did some dual enrollment program in which you gain high school credit and college credit simultaneously for the same class. State Universities normally take CC credit, but private colleges, especially the prestigious ones, will give you a tougher time. For instance, MIT will give credit after they review your course syllabus, lab assignments, and textbook chapters used in a committee .</p>
<p>Are you 100% sure about this and does this apply to all schools? I've gotten different answers from the community college enrollment staff and high school registrar. The staff member said that all courses that you take will affect your GPA while the registrar said that the courses you take will only affect your GPA if you decide to transfer your grades onto your high school transcript. So if you took courses at a CC and did poorly on them you could just not report your grades at all and it wouldn't affect your overall GPA? Could you send the scores separately to colleges so that the GPA's are different for each? Which ones do they consider or do they combine them? Do colleges see al of the grades you obtain in CC courses or do you need to send them in yourself?</p>
<p>Anyone have any experience with community college credit/gpa?</p>
<p>What state are you in? Are you still in high school? Are you taking these courses on your own or are they part of your high school curriculum? </p>
<p>How the courses are treated in your high school GPA is a question that's particular to your individual high school; they can do what they want. Generally, however, if you are taking community college classes on your own, without your high school's involvement (i.e. not dual enrollment), the courses have no effect on your high school transcript. </p>
<p>For example, my d got 3 college credits from Cornell's summer program, and the course and credits did not appear on her high school transcript, the grade was not there, and it had nothing to do with her GPA. When she applied to colleges, she listed the course on her application and had Cornell send an official transcript to the schools to which she applied. She is hoping that the 3 credits will transfer to her college. The purpose of having those 3 credits is to give her a bit of "breathing room" - for example, she could, if desired, take an easier courseload one semester and still have enough credits to graduate on time. The grade will not transfer to her college and will not affect her college GPA.</p>
<p>To answer your other question - college applications ask you to list all other colleges you attended. If you don't tell them that you went to community college while in high school, you'll be lying. Getting caught in that lie is serious business. Don't do it. If you went to community college, tell them. They may or may not ask for a transcript from community college.</p>
<p>Whether you have to report the classes to your high school is up to your high school.</p>
<p>thanks chedva that was really helpful, anyone want to back this up? do any schools function differently? I've emailed staff at my school but have had no reponse yet.</p>
<p>Anyone else have any thing to say??</p>
<p>I agree 100% with Chedva's post. In my experience it is all correct.</p>
<p>What state you live in and what your goals for college are will really affect whether or not any of these are good options for you.</p>
<p>I graduated from community college while in high school. It was through dual enrollment. My college courses were paid for by the state. I attended no high school classes and my high school GPA was determined by how I did in my college courses.</p>
<p>Summer programs/CC courses you take on your own are not factored into your high school GPA. Definitely report your full academic history to colleges.</p>