<p>hi everyone,
it is finals week, and i have a chance of getting a "no pass" in biopsychology. (not a D or and F letter grade, a "NP"). this is my first semester at berkeley (im a transfer student), and i didnt know before it was too late that i took on too many upper division classes. i plan to make up this class in biopsychology if i get a "no pass" but im wondering how is this going to impact me when i apply to grad schools? does anyone have any experience in this? please help!!!!!!!!!! thanks!</p>
<p>You should contact your advisor. I thought that you could retake any F or NP once and replace the last grade with the new one. This says otherwise, but might be wrong.</p>
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<p>May I repeat courses?</p>
<pre><code>You may repeat a course in which you received a grade of F, D-, D, D+ or NP. The first 12 units of repeated letter-graded (F - D+) course work will be counted into your GPA replacing the first grade you received in the course. The first grade will remain on your transcript but the second grade will be reflected in your GPA. After 12 units of letter-graded course work have been repeated, for any subsequent repeats the second grade will be averaged with the first grade in your GPA.
If you repeat a course in which you have received a grade of C- or higher, the course will appear on your transcript twice but no unit credit will be granted for the repeat and the second grade will not be reflected in your GPA. "
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<p>thanks so much for taking time to post that site. i really appreciate it, drab. what major are you at berkeley? any advice for me for my subsequent semeseters?
i understand i can take it over, but will this kill my chances at grad school if i have good everything else? (ie other classes are a's/b's, gre score good, research exp, letters of rec good, etc)
thanks again. are you a grad student?</p>
<p>I'm an undergrad, intended philosophy and rhetoric double major. As to graduate school, from what I can tell, it depends on your field. Will it kill your chances of graduate school? No, probably not, and there are many things you can do can easily mitigate one retaken class. It might negatively affect it somewhat, but there will always be room on the graduate school aplications for you to explain why you have that one not-pass from you first semester at Berkeley. If this is the only negative thing in your application, you'll be fine. Really, you should talk to professors in your major department about graduate school admissions, how they think this will affect your chances, and if you can do research with them. I would say concentrate on getting A's in your field of study and doing research in it as well (if you're in a science or social science field, which I think you are, psychology). Also ask them how GRE scores weight into graduate admissions for your intended program of study, as they may mean very little compared to grades, letters of rec, research, and work experience. I may be wrong, but it might.</p>
<p>thanks again for your post. i feel a lot better. i talked to the psychology advisor, and she said in her opinion that it shouldnt matter much if everything else is ok. i just never have been on the brink of failing a class before, and it scares me. this semester has just been so overwhelming academically and transition wise, and thank god it's almost over. </p>
<p>btw, if anyone is reading this who is a psychology major, DO NOT take psychology 110 with professor Noam Sobel. unless you like your grades determined by 100 points: 50 points for midterm and 50 points for the final. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr</p>
<p>Well, soon the lovely, long break will be upon us, and you can stop worrying about this semseter. Hopefully you will feel better about next semester. :)</p>
<p>thanks again drab =)
ok, can anyone tell me if i just take a class for "Pass," will grad schools just factor that into my gpa as a "C?" i will not be taking this class as part of my requirements; i will just be taking it "for fun." (in other words, i am taking another class to replace this stupid class that fulfills the requirements to graduate. i will still retake this course if i get a no pass just to take it to pass.)</p>