<p>The GPA does not transfer from one institution to another; only the credits transfer. Generally, courses in which a student has a grade lower than a C are not transferable anyway and the student will receive no credit for them at the next institution. </p>
<p>The only effect that the low grades might have is to make his application less attractive to any other colleges he is applying to as a transfer student. Once he has been accepted at the new institution, however, he starts afresh with a GPA of 0.00 (a blank slate).</p>