<p>Hi All,</p>
<p>I just had a quick question in regards to putting my GPA on my resume. I have a 3.57 while doing a double major in Accounting and Information Systems & Operations Management. However, before I transferred I had a 3.8~ at a community college. I don't put my community college on my resume due to space limitations, so can I combine the two? </p>
<p>I'm assuming not since my school doesn't include the grades on my unofficial transcript?</p>
<p>I would just put my current institution GPA. Did your transfer credits play a role in your current GPA? I just transferred and my GPA is calculated based on my transfer credits and the credits I took at my current University, so I only include my current GPA.</p>
<p>No, after I transferred I started fresh. I have a tendency to slack off with gen ed classes :)</p>
<p>I wouldn’t combine it because it is misleading and if they happen to ask for a transcript it won’t even show up. I would either a) put your community college under your current institution or b) completely leave out the GPA or just mention your major gpa. I was advised to mention GPA only if you think it is impressive enough to mention. However I don’t see how leaving it off could hurt you unless the recruiter specified they have a GPA cut off.</p>
<p>When it comes to reporting your GPA, the rule of thumb is to report it exactly as it appears on your transcript. If you are reporting your major GPA instead of your cumulative GPA, calculate it to the same precision as your GPA (unless it is officially reported somewhere). And in general, if you report a GPA, it should be for the school it is next to and nothing else - a GPA earned at one university is different from a GPA earned at another, so blending them is not right.</p>
<p>Your school may have guidelines around reporting GPA - for example, some schools allow rounding (for example, you can round a 3.416 to 3.42), but others do not. While your school cannot control what you put on your resume, they do have control over access to their career center, so that’s why it is worth looking into that stuff.</p>