<p>I took intro Psych this semester and I did not switch sections like I should have. I took the course in a face to face setting and the professor told us he would only be grading us off of 4 exams. I should've dropped when I found this out. I did bad on my first exam and then pretty much each exam after that I gained 2 more points. Pathetic I know, but I did change my study habits. It was a research section so all of the other professors who taught for the study had to agree to a curve and sadly for me they decided not to give a curve at all. So after my extra percentage points I will be receiving a solid C for the semester.</p>
<p>My question is I already signed up to retake the course even though for my major, Kinesiology, I am fine to continue on all you needed was a C or higher. Do I really need to retake the course? I want to go to DPT school so for that reason I know I probably should retake the course for GPA reasons. I plan on retaking it on-line where all they grade you on is quizzes. You also get to re take quizzes once every hour until you get a 90% better which you need in order to move on..I honestly don't see how this if fair in a study where they are receiving grant money. I would think the grading system should be the same. Just my 2 cents though.</p>
<p>Any advice is helpful. My school will take the highest grade for the gpa but both will show up on a transcript.</p>
<p>You cannot repeat a class in which you got a C in for a better grade, unless your college does things differently (but most colleges will NOT let you repeat classes if you received a C).</p>
<p>soprano, I don’t think that’s true. At my school, you can retake ANY course. So if I got an A- on a course and REALLY wanted an A, I could retake it. The only thing is, whatever you get the second time around is the grade you get. So if you get a C, then retake it and fail, you get the F. Judging by OPs last line about how at her school they take the higher grade, it’s fair to assume they did their research and that your school’s policy doesn’t apply here.</p>
<p>To OP: would it be possible for you to enlist as a summer course? If you live close to campus take it there, or you even said this was an online course so that should definitely not be a problem. This way you dont have to worry about being a couple credits behind, or having to overload you fall schedule. I would definitely recommend this if possible because you’ll bring that GPA up and the environment of the course seems like you’re much more comfortable with it than the previous one you took.</p>
<p>If summer isn’t an option, than it’s really up to you. I’m not sure about DPT schools or the like, but if your GPA is really hurt by it, I’d still consider it. If you have a solid GPA even with the C, and you’re allowed to progress past it, I’d just move on.</p>
<p>Assuming you can get an A the second time around, the difference is going to be about .05 on your final GPA when you graduate. So just weigh the costs vs the benefits: how much time and money is retaking it going to be, versus how badly do you need that extra .05 boost for your career goals, and how much do you really want to learn psychology.</p>
<p>Honestly, if I was worried about my GPA but didn’t especially care about Psyc, then rather than pay twice for the same course I’d take one or two extra interesting and useful electives as GPA boosters.</p>
<p>Awesome advice! I asked my adviser who said I could retake it, but I only need a C in order to apply for my major. So it is really up to me if I want to spend the money and time to take it. They do not offer it on-line in the summer, and I actually commute to my local school. I just saw some of the schools for DPT require additional courses in Psychology but when I looked at the courses I should be fine because I took the only pre req course majority of them need and it doesn’t say you had to achieve a certain grade.</p>
<p>I did not realize there was just a .05 difference so I guess it may be better for me to save the money in case I need to retake a course like Bio-mechanics which is very important for both my major and DPT. I wouldn’t be very behind if I re take it because I am taking summer, and possibly winter courses so it will just be a factor if I want to take less class my spring semester to focus on my two 5 credit courses which are weed out and both departments are known for being difficult in terms of academics. </p>
<p>I have a lot to think about, but now I’m leaning to just taking the C. I can always re take later if I feel I need it. Thank you for the advice!</p>
<p>@ alesteor: which is why I said MOST colleges. I did NOT say “all colleges.” I even looked up whether there were any colleges that allowed course repeats with a C grade on Google before answering, and most results that I got said something along the lines of no. I NEVER said anything about my school’s policy.</p>
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<p>What do you mean only 4? Did you expect a test every week or something? My classes only have 2-3 tests and nobody here complains.</p>
<p>^ I assume what OP means is that they may not be a great test taker or would like more things to be graded on like small quizzes or regular homework so that the tests aren’t so substantial in the grading.</p>
<p>In my university a student is allow to retake a course once and only once. They have to appeal to the dean first to get permission, otherwise there are no restrictions.</p>
<p>In mine we can retake up to 5 classes or 16 labs</p>
<p>Just wanted to say I decided to take the C for now and take a different course next semester. Since the C won’t limit me in terms of taking additional courses in psych, or applying for my major next spring. I plan on stopping by my advisers office later in the summer to see if it will really affect me in terms of admissions into the dpt program at my school.</p>
<p>I would recommend anyone who is looking to repeat to always check their university’s guidelines and rules for it. I am only allowed to repeat a course once without dean’s approval for it. All universities have different rules it seems.</p>