<p>1) Does it replace your old grade (only the new grade is factored into your gpa)? Or do both grades show up on your transcript?</p>
<p>2) If it does replace your old grade, does your transcript show that you retook the class?</p>
<p>3) Can you retake a class even if you did not fail it (but got a B or C)?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>1) Yes; Yes
2) Yes (it will show the title and number of the course both times you took it)
3) Usually no. You're sometimes welcome to take the class twice, but the grade from the first time you took it will NOT be replaced.</p>
<p>General</a> Catalog - Policies - Repetition of Courses</p>
<p>..yep^^^^^</p>
<p>Some grad schools will recalculate your GPA to include the first grade as well as the retake, so beware.</p>
<p>I took multi variable calculus in high school at a local community college and got a B. I am aware that the college credit will transfer over, but can i still retake it for a letter grade once I'm at Cal?</p>
<p>Since i had 8 classes when i took multi variable calculus, i feel like i didn't spend enough time on it, and i would like to retake it to fully understand the concepts.</p>
<p>You should probably be able to take Multi-Var Calculus when you get to Berkeley, as I think it's only the units that transfer and any specific subject credit must be approved by someone in the department once you get on campus. You can just choose not to transfer the subject credit for multi-var.</p>
<p>In the administrative sense of the word, though, you cannot "retake" that class. You will just be taking it again. Both grades will be visible, though of course on the one taken at Berkeley will affect your GPA.</p>
<p>how many times can you retake a class if you get a c- or below?</p>
<p>moving on up..</p>
<p>Once per class, I think. With a maximum of 12 units of retakes total.</p>
<p>Can you retake a class if you’ve got a B in it but need a B+ for your major?</p>
<p>Short answer: No.</p>
<p>Long answer: It’s possible you can take it again and have both grades on your transcript, but many (most?) classes have a restriction disallowing you from taking the same class twice unless it’s a variable topics course.</p>
<p>ESPECIALLY if it’s a major prereq in high demand.</p>
<p>Slightly longer answer to augment what undecided has said. If you get a D+ or lower in a class and then retake it, the new grade replaces the old and your GPA is improved. If you got a C- or higher, then the old grade remains part of your GPA and the new one is not counted, even though both grades will be listed on your transcript. Some other complications exist, such as a limit of 12 units of repeated courses to replace bad grades with new. These are College of L&S policies, other colleges may have different rules.</p>
<p>hmm what do grad/professional school think about retakes?</p>
<p>Depends upon the school, but some clearly consider both in calculating a GPA, thus your GPA will be lower than it appears on your Cal transcript. </p>
<p>This is why Withdrawal and Incomplete are important strategic weapons to consider, not just retake.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the information! [:</p>
<p>what’s difference between withdrawal and incomplete…?</p>
<p>Medical school applications (AMCAS) will calculate in all grades from every time you have taken a class and from every college.</p>
<p>Withdrawal is when you drop the class for whatever reason.</p>
<p>Incomplete is when the professor feels like you missed too many classes, for whatever reason (better be a good reason) that are you are unable to complete/continue the course. If it’s not a good reason, then F for you. </p>
<p>Sorry if it sounds jumbled. @__@;;</p>
<p>Withdrawal is a permanent removal of a class and its grade. You will earn no units, you will get no grade – you get a W. This happens when you withdraw after the deadline that’s been set. The course will always appear on your transcript, but the grade will be “W” and it will award 0.0 units.</p>
<p>An Incomplete is optional – either the professor grants it to you or you petition the professor to allow you to take one. It happens when, for whatever reason, you are unable to complete the requirements for the class right now but can work with the professor on a way to finish it after the end of the semester. It will show up as an “I” on your transcript until you pay a fee, submit a form and your professor submits the grade, at which point there won’t be any indication that the grade was not there all along.</p>
<p>An Incomplete can lapse into an F or NP grade if it is not cleared by a certain time (generally the beginning of the next seasonal semester in which you took the I – ie, an I Spring 2007 must be cleared by the START of Spring 2008). You can petition to have this extended with your professor’s permission (also frozen as an I, and I think there’s another option as well), but it must be cleared no later than the day you graduate.</p>
<p>^
Thanks for the clear up.</p>