rescind admission if you get a d?

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<p>ok so things got a little bit...screwed up for me this spring semester. i was gonna take precalculus at my cc but the class was already filled by my time to register for it. someone on here suggested i do it online at byu, cuz that's what she is doing. so i signed up and am doing it, but the thing is...precalculus on there has 2 parts and each part is supposed to take 7 weeks to complete. but i have to complete BOTH PARTS by mid-april in order for it to go on my transcript. so its gonna be pretty darn hard to do. </p>

<p>basically, i'm gonna work as hard as i can to at least get a c and i'm pretty sure i can do it, but if all else failed and i got a d in the class, would i get my admissions to colleges rescinded? my grades in my three other classes (two AP and one honors) are all a's. :-/ </p>

<p>thanks for any info. :)</p>

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<p>Depends on the school.</p>

<p>Why does it have to be on your transcript?</p>

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<p>it’s fulfilling my required three years of math. :-/</p>

<p>so it does depend on the school? do you happen to know if there any way to find out each school’s policy? it seems most schools just say “if your academic performance has dropped severely” or something, but i have no clue if three a’s and one d = severe drop or not.</p>

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<p>anyone know?</p>

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<p>Yes, some schools will rescind you for getting Ds. Do everything you can – including getting tutoring – to get a higher grade.</p>

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<p>I agree with Northstarmom - do everything you can to raise the grade. While private universitites are able to make those decisions on a case-by-case basis, I know that you have some UCs on your list. If you do not fulfill the A-G requirements (and three years of math are an A-G requirement for the UCs), your admission will be rescinded, even if you had ELC. <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/subject_reqs.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/subject_reqs.html&lt;/a&gt; <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html&lt;/a&gt;
If the worst happens and you do get a “D,” immediately contact the university to which you have committed and present your plan to remedy the situation. A summer community college course with tutoring would be the only one I can think of that would be available that late - you might want to register and sign up for such a class as soon as your local cc opens summer registration just in case - many ccs are currently overenrolled.</p>

<p>Right **now **your best bet is to get tutoring and talk to your counselor.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>thanks for your replies! isn’t a d still considered a passing grade, though? so why would i have to retake it at a cc? </p>

<p>also i thought the uc requirement is that you maintain at least a 3.0 average senior year, which all a’s + one d would be, right? <em>confused</em></p>

<p>oh and one more thing: no college would rescind admission if i got a c in it right?</p>

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It may be a passing grade in terms of high school graduation, but classes required for the UC A-G requirement must have a “C” or better. From the UC website linked above:

<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/freshman/scholarship_reqs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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You are confusing/combining the requirements.</p>

<p>-Most UC campuses require that you maintain a 3.0 for your last year of high school with no grade lower than a “C” in order to maintain your acceptance. A “D” in a class that is not an A-G requirement (a fourth year of math, for example) might result in being rescinded, but each campus can consider that on an individual basis and choose to allow you to attend.</p>

<p>-A “D” in an A-G requirement (three years of math are required) means that you have not met the UC eligibility requirements and are not eligible to attend. This is not up to the individual campus - it is a system-wide eligibility rule.</p>

<p>*Remember, this only applies to the UCs which have very specific eligibility rules. Privates can choose to handle each case individually.</p>

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<p>oh ok, i see! thanks!</p>