<p>I went to a private institution right out of H.S. and never went to class. Basically I have a few F's and I read somewhere on here that the UC system will not let you in with any F's. How much truth is in that? I'm going to a CCC now and getting a 3.8 gpa. I want to make up those F's but I also read on here that I have to retake it in the same district? My previous college is 6 hrs away from me. HELP!</p>
<p>can you try getting academic renewal at the private school?</p>
<p>You're going to have to retake those F's at that private college. It'd be impossible for you to retake it at a school in the same district because private colleges don't have districts. Community colleges do.</p>
<p>Where did you read that?</p>
<p>Academic renewal is determined by your school not the UC's. If you get a F at a school they will usually only let you repeat that grade by retaking the course at that school. If your school does not have an academic renewal policy then no matter how many times you retake it your gpa won't change on your transcript and the UC's will not replace the grade.</p>
<p>"If another college or university grants academic renewal and the corresponding grades are zeroed out, UC will calculate the GPA the same way as the institution sending the transcript. The information provided on the UC applicatin must appear exactly as it does on the transcript."</p>
<p>The UCs will use the GPA that is on your transcript. Since the only institution that will be able to change your transcript from a F would be the original institution you're going to have to take the class there.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if this will help or not because this is a private school you are talking about...
But, I have retook community college classes in a different district before. Usually there is a petition you can fill out to see if the classes match. If they do, they will take the replacement grade.</p>
<p>Major and UC of desired attendance?</p>
<p>i was a bio major at the private uni. Now i am a psych major and hoping to go to UCD or UCSD. So i would have to re-take the courses there if they do not have academic renewal?</p>
<p>If those are the UCs of choice then sign the TAG for UCSD and TAA for UCD. You will need at min 30 (or 30+) units at your current community college and your OVERALL GPA including those F's and anything you did at the private insitutuion will have to be 2.8 and above. </p>
<p>You will not need to make them up if your GPA will be above 2.8 or 2.9 or whatever the agreements stipulate.</p>
<p>IF however you plan on attempting admission without any agreements what is your OVERALL gpa with the F's and with the courses you passed from the private institiution</p>
<p>great thread title</p>
<p>Superstar9928: "Basically I have a few F's and I read somewhere on here that the UC system will not let you in with any F's."</p>
<p>I know that F's won't transfer for credit at any college, but the GPA of an F or 0.0gpa out of how many attempted units that class was for will still be counted in your overall GPA (assuming you don't do any academic renewal).</p>
<p>However, I have never heard of any school that automatically rejects someone just because there is an F on the transcript. Can you please post the link of where you read this? I would love to hear more about this topic.</p>
<p>You have to retake those courses you received in F at the school that you have previously attended. Since it is a private institution they will average out your grade received taking it for the 2nd time around. As for UC's denying you about having an F on your transcript, I really never heard of that. But I have heard that an academic renewal on a prerequisite course will mean instant denial for selected majors for certain colleges.</p>
<p>ex. UCLA - Business Economics and failing in economics or calculus</p>
<p>an F does not mean instant denial. </p>
<p>I personally never heard of that for any major especially considering the holistic admission process.</p>
<p>When UC's calculate the gpa they only count Uc's transferable course and the highest grade for that class. So you might be lucky since its from a private school those classes don't transfer. If they do transfer and you have taken the class at a CC UC's will use the higher grade.</p>