How will the UCs calculate my G.P.A as a transfer student?

[Kender]

<p>I’m not applying, I’m already accepted (winter 2010 transfer) and have been for quite some time. And when my high school transcripts were requested, I was just as shocked as you are. On the plus, I got a good laugh out of the “official” transcripts from my high school. Thank god UCSC has seen transcripts from my school before or they’d think these were forged by how unprofessional the envelope looks. It’s just a white envelope with my full name written on it haphazardly, a stamp that says “official transcript,” and a sticker that has my high school’s information along with the standard “official until seal broken” text sealing it shut.</p>

<p>But yeah, no such thing as starting over although some would call course repetition “starting over.” However, I interpret starting over to mean having no record of previous work. Since you must always provide all work you have done, no matter the grade, by my reasoning you cannot start over. It really depends on your definition I guess. I’ll concede that.</p>

<p>For those asking about UC Berkeley, if you’re interested, here is their course repetition policy (again, note this is just for students already in attendance and not transfer specific):</p>

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You may repeat only courses in which you received a grade of D+, D, D-, F, NP, or U. You may repeat an I grade subject to limitations listed below (see Grade I). Courses in which you received a grade of D+, D, D-, or F and courses that you undertook for a letter grade but for which you received a grade of I may not be repeated on a passed/not passed or satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Repetition of a course more than once requires approval by the dean of the college, school, or division in which you are enrolled at the time you repeat the course. Without this approval, a course repeated more than once will not be included in the GPA, but a passing grade in the repeated course will be accepted in satisfaction of unit requirements for the degree. Degree credit for a repeated course will be given only once, but the grade assigned at each enrollment is permanently recorded. If you repeat courses in which you received a grade of D+, D, D-, or F, the units are counted only once and only the most recently earned grades and grade points are used for the first 12 units repeated. In case of further repetitions, the GPA is based on all grades assigned and total units attempted. If, however, you receive a grade of I upon repetition of a course, the grade of D+, D, D-, or F will continue to be computed in the GPA until the I grade is replaced. If you repeat an I in a letter-grade course, the I will lapse to an F unless you have permission of the dean of your college or school to retain the I grade for a longer period.

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<p>Source: [General</a> Catalog - Policies - Repetition of Courses](<a href=“http://catalog.berkeley.edu/policies/repetition.html]General”>http://catalog.berkeley.edu/policies/repetition.html)</p>

<p>It seems that Berkeley (again, note this is for students attending Berkeley currently, this is not transfer nor department specific) will allow the first 12 units of repeated courses that initially received sub-par grades to be grade replaced and will not average those grades together.</p>