<p>Hi, im pre-med student and currently planning what classes to take coming fall.
With my AP credits, I am exempted from general biology class. However, few medical schools, including UCLA, require one general biology (not ANY biology) from undergrad (no AP credit).
I understand that I am not getting any credit or lettered grade for my gpa at my school since I am exempted from it, but does it stay in my transcript so I can use it when I am applying to Med School?
Therefore, does it mean that my school GPA and the gpa that Med School sees are different? (Do they recalculate it?)</p>
<p>Your AP credits if submitted to your undergrad, will show up on your transcripts. It will simply list the score you got and what you got credit for. In this case, med schools will see it. Your GPA is recalculated based on the AMCAS grade recalculation.</p>
<p>It is true that some schools won't accept AP credits but some will allow it. Many will allow you to be exempt but you must take higher level classes.</p>
<p>I am planning to retake the exempted course (general biology) only and not the higher level classes. Will Med Schools allow the grades from this particular class to be used on AMCAS application?</p>
<p>anyone? :(</p>
<p>If you get 0 credits for a course (like this exempted course), the grade will not be factored into your AMCAS GPA since your AMCAS GPA is a weighted average of your course grades. This also means that this bio course won't count for many med schools. Med schools often define their requirements not in terms of years but rather credits (for example, 1 year of intro bio=8 credits of intro bio). </p>
<p>The good news is that any med school will acccept upper level bio courses in leiu of the general bio requirement (even if they state it as a "General Biology" requirement). Just make sure the courses you do take have a lab component.</p>
<p>So A+'s don't count for med school? that sucks.</p>