Grade Change after Transfer

<p>I got a D in a class at Ariz State. I'm gonna be transferring into a UC next fall. Am I allowed to retake this class and get my D replaced? It's the diff between a 2.96 and a 3.3 gpa as of now, and considerign I wanna go to law school this is a huge thing. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks</p>

<p>They usually average the two grades, not replace the earlier one with the latter.</p>

<p>Is that true most places? The catologue at UCD and UCSB said that they strait up replace them with the most recent grade and gpa... but then again I only checked two schools? I was wondering if it would be a problem because I would be retaking the class at a different school.</p>

<p>It is true of mist places, and grad schools will use both grades to calculate your undergrad gpa. If you retake at a different school, you'd have a transcript at the other school as well as the one from your first attempt. They would have to use an average.</p>

<p>However, if you took a class at UCB, then took it again....abn the schools policy is to take the better grade, you're safe.</p>

<p>Yeah grad schools require transcripts from all Universities, so basically they're going to look at both grades (D vs. A) and average the two (IMO).</p>

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<p>I'd like to call you on this. I got a 'D' in one of my classes and it was replaced completely on my transcripts and not factored at all into my gpa.</p>

<p>My school uses the same policy as CardinalFocused's.</p>

<p>Let me guess...California, right?</p>

<p>The problem with that is that most other places do not do this, never mind the top schools. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Colorado generally do not. Private schools like Harvard, UPenn, Columbia, etc...do not. Most LACs do not. And, if you do retake it, it is noted on the transcript. Occidental does not, nor does Stanford.</p>

<p>So make sure than when you speak in general, that you don't pass information that will affect others in a negative way...I know a lot of CC kids on here are from CA, but there are others here as well. UC's are great, but some might get the wrong idea about grade replacement policies. </p>

<p>That is why I used the term 'usually' in that particular sentence. Just like the idea that colleges only look at 10th-12th grade, there are far more schools who do look at the 9th grade than don't. Becuase some California schools do this does not mean that it is true of all the other schools in the nation, competitive or not.</p>

<p>According to Cal's website: Yes, the letter grade, if taken as part of your undergraduate degree, will be factored in to your law school GPA; however, the NP will still be factored in too. Likewise: If you retake a course either at a community college or at Cal, both grades will show up on your AMCAS application GPA. This just means that you are going to want to do well in your other courses in order to achieve an competitive GPA overall. Medical schools would prefer that you were successful in this pre-requisite at Berkeley. Retaking it at a community college will not be as highly valued. Check out the Pre-Med FAQ's on Grades for more information that might help you. </p>

<p>So the lower grade is factored into the gpa, at least for grad school.</p>

<p>Also:</p>

<p>For the first 12 letter-graded (D+ or lower) units of
repeated courses, the grade you receive in the
course the second time will replace the original
grade in the calculation of your grade-point aver-
age (GPA). Your original grade will remain printed
on your transcript. The second grade replaces the
original grade, even if the second grade is lower.
Note: Some professional schools, including law
schools, use both grades in calculating your GPA
for admission.</p>

<p>If you have repeated more than 12 units, both
new and original grades will be averaged into
your GPA.</p>

<p>You may not take a course for a third time and
receive grade-points for it unless you have
obtained special approval from the dean.</p>

<p>If you repeat a course in which you received a
grade other than a D, F, NP, or U, the course will
count as part of your class schedule for the
semester and the grade you earn will be listed on
your transcript. However, the grade will not be
included in your GPA, and the course units will
not count toward graduation.</p>