LSDAS GPA and Study Abroad

[clairea11]

<p>I studied abroad with an Ivy League program the summer after my junior year in high school. I did not take the courses for credit, but when I looked at my transcript, it seemed to imply that I had indeed received credit. I'm still not entirely sure whether or not I did receive it. Would it be possible to switch the courses to not-for-credit courses, or is it too late? Does it matter whether or not I sent these courses in when I applied for college? I ask because I was placed in a course that was too easy, then was moved into one that was far to difficult, and then transferred back. This resulted in a very poor grade, as I had to struggle to catch up with the work I had missed while in the other class.</p>

<p>Do I even need to submit these courses to LSDAS if they weren't taken for credit?</p>

[clairea11]

<p>Does anyone know the answer?</p>

[Columbia_Student]

<p>[LSDAS</a> GPA : International Study Abroad for US Based Schools?](<a href=“http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=77106]LSDAS”>http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=77106)</p>

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I know this thread is a little old, but having just gotten off the phone with my school and with LSAC, I figured I’d put it here for posterity:</p>

<p>LSAC will count your study abroad grades into your LSDAS GPA IF:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>There is “Credit attempted and earned” assigned to each individual course, as they are listed, on your transcript. The credits cannot be on your transcript in a lump (ie: “Study Abroad: 8 credits”) with the courses simply listed underneath.</p></li>
<li><p>There are LETTER GRADES associated with each credit (no pass / fail accepted).</p></li>
<li><p>Those resultant letter grades are calculated into your home institution’s GPA.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>LSAC will NOT count your study abroad grades if you’re missing any of the above pieces, even if you your home institution writes a letter of explanation, nor if you send in a transcript directly from your international institution.</p>

<p>However, the transcript from your international institution, as well as any grades that are visible on your home institution’s transcript, will be sent along to the individual schools, who can then do whatever they want with them, including recalculating your GPA based on them.

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I suppose what I described in my initial post is the way LSAC will handle it if you study abroad through your own university by directly enrolling in a host institution, and then those grades are not counted into your gpa.</p>

<p>however, if you study abroad through another US-based university, those grades can wind up in your LSDAS GPA by being counted as ‘transfer credit’ to your home institution.

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[clairea11]

<p>Thank you!</p>