<p>I got a D 69.9% my first semester of spanish 2 my teacher was an A** so he didn't round it up. But second semester with a new teacher i received an A does this hurt my chances at getting into a UC or Cal state because of the A-G requirements. I have a high GPA and many AP classes. Does the A cancel out the D or something please help.</p>
<p>My understanding…you must have a C or better in your A-G classes. Therefore, you will need to repeat your Spanish 2 first semester class. You will need to do this before your senior year, as you can not repeat a class for A-G requirements after your Junior year.
[University</a> of California - A-G subject requirements](<a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/a-g-requirements/index.html]University”>http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/a-g-requirements/index.html)</p>
<p>Check with your counselor as to how best to go forward.</p>
<p>Check the attached link which defines the specifics of the ‘validation’ process :</p>
<p>[University</a> of California - Validation](<a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors)</p>
<p>“When a student has successfully completed advanced work (earning a grade of C or better) in an area of sequential knowledge, the student is presumed to have completed the lower-level coursework (e.g., Spanish 2, successfully completed, validates Spanish 1). Validation can occur with just a semester of a higher-level course.”</p>
<p>Further down the page in the Q&A’s, there is an answer to a scenario similar to yours:
"If a student earns a D in the first semester of Spanish 1, would a grade of C or better in the second semester validate the first-semester grade?</p>
<p>Yes. A grade of C in the second semester of Spanish 1 validates the first semester. Both grades are used in calculating the GPA for the Scholarship Requirement."</p>
<p>The validation policy means that, for Spanish 2, the second semester A allows you to count the first semester D for a-g requirements. (Or a C or higher in Spanish 3 would do it also.)</p>
<p>But the D still counts in your GPA for UC and CSU purposes, unless you retake the course, or you got the D in 9th grade.</p>