<p>Hi, I saw that undergraduate GPA is calculated by including classes at the 4 year instiution as well as any courses taken at community college. I took two english classes in high school at my local community college. As I understand it, these grades will count towards my LSAC GPA. What I'm trying to figure out, though, is if I take discard these community college credits and retake the credits at my 4 year institution, will the community college grades still be used to compute my LSAC GPA, or will they be discarded and the 4 year institution grades for those classes be used in their place? Thank you.</p>
<p>From my understanding, LSAC’s policy is to include everything the appears on your transcript. Unfortunately, you need to send in a copy of your transcript from the community college, so it should be factored in. If you had taken the courses at your four-year institution and then retaken them, LSAC may not have included them if your school would thereby remove the original grades from your transcript. But, as it stands, it looks like they will be included.</p>
<p>Even if you retake a class, both grades still get included in the LSAC GPA calculation. They include all of the classes you took at every institution prior to receiving your first bachelors degree. So the CC classes, even those taken in HS will count. The only ones that don’t get factored in are study abroad programs that are less than a year. There are some instances where study abroad grades are factored in, but you should check the LSAC web site for details.</p>