<p>Hello, </p>
<p>I'm planning to go back to college to get a degree in Math (finishing up comp lit degree now) and I currently have pretty bad grades (C/C+) in some of my calculus classes which i took freshman year. I was wondering if the GRADE would transfer along with the credits once i start my new major? Would i be advised to just retake the classes? FYI I go the UCI right now but i want to change schools to maybe UCD or UCSC.</p>
<p>Hmm I’m a little confused here, but if you transfer, the grades likely won’t be calculated in your GPA, but they will still be on your transcript, of course. If you’re going to get a degree in math, you definitely want a more solid foundation than a C’s worth in calculus classes, so it may be to your benefit to re-take the classes and get those grades off your transcript (most universities allow you to re-take the class and overwrite the grade). That is assuming you are retaking these before you transfer. I don’t know what would happen if you do it after you transfer, as it’s uncommon, since most people just care about getting the credit, so I would check with UCD and UCSC.</p>
<p>If you go from UC to UC then the grades transfer. If you go from any other school to a UC only the units but not the grades transfer. I do not think the UCs will allow you to retake the classes for credit, although you can always retake them at a CC if you just want to learn the material. You’ll have to look into whether a UC school would even let you enroll in those classes.</p>
<p>BTW with the CA budget crisis the UC schools are severely limiting or completely prohibiting people from getting 2nd bachelors degrees. So check to see if it is possible at the schools you are considering; info to get you started is at <a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors; for the UCs</p>