<p>this may have been discussed before but i cant find an answer... when applying to transfer to any UC, does the school look at your OVERALL GPA that includes non UC approved classes? or do they just look at the GPA in which your classes ARE UC approved?</p>
<p>they just look at the GPA in which your classes ARE UC approved</p>
<p>"they just look at the GPA in which your classes ARE UC approved"</p>
<p>yanlau, you should abstain from answering questions when you have no idea what you're talking about. </p>
<p>First, there is no such thing as "UC approved" courses. There are UC transferable courses.</p>
<p>Second, UC asks for and considers GPA in ALL ATTEMPTED courses, including those with W, F, I, and repeated ones. They look at your ENTIRE academic record including any vocational courses and courses that do not trasnfer to UC.</p>
<p>Berkeley requires 3.0 overall GPA. I'm not sure about UCLA.</p>
<p>ok, i'm not sure what the previous poster is talking about.</p>
<p>all UC's only look at UC transferable GPA. They DO look at your entire record, but they can NOT let non-UC transferable courses to affect your admission.</p>
<p>You will see: CSU/UC transferable next to a lot of classes. Take only those and avoid those that have: CSU transferable next to it.</p>
<p>GPA is not given with W's. Berkeley "requires" a certain GPA, but they can't stop you from applying. Applying to Cal with a 3.0 GPA is an automatic rejection, unless you have VERY special circumstances.</p>
<p>If you repeat a class, let's say you got an "F" or "D" in anything, you can repeat it and the F/D does not impact your GPA. Your F/D still shows on your transcript, but does not influence your GPA.</p>
<p>"they can NOT let non-UC transferable courses to affect your admission."</p>
<p>Wrong. UC can and do consider your performance in non-UC transferable coursework for admission purposes.</p>
<p>so wait, kinda confused here.... lets say my overall GPA is 3.0 but my UC transferrable GPA is 3.3, which one do they look at?</p>
<p>i'm sorry, but that makes absolutely no sense. maybe we can get a 3rd person in here to rule on this. I've spoken to a UCLA/UCSD rep and they say that you have to put the grade on your application, but it can not affect your admission decision as it doesn't even add into your GPA.</p>
<p>Did you even read UC instructions to their transfer form?</p>
<p>"54. Overall GPA: Enter the grade point average (GPA) for all college
coursework you have attempted or completed, whether or not you
believe the courses are transferable to the University."</p>
<p>So, your overall GPA refers to GPA for all coursework attempted, UC-transferable or not. They will consider your performance in all of the coursework.</p>
<p>Berkeley requires 3.0 in UC-transferable courses: "Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 UC-transferable GPA . . ."</p>
<p>This does not mean that they will disregard your grades in non-UC transferable courses. If you failed a bunch of vocational classes, they can still reject you.</p>
<p>alright, i stand corrected.</p>
<p>well, i got a C in a non-UC transferable class but it didn't affect my admission, clearly.</p>
<p>to the OP, regardless, if you have a GPA of 3.3, overall or not, it must be higher to have a chance for Cal and to be more comfortable at UCLA.</p>
<p>well not necessarily cal or UCLA, but what about UCSB, UCSD, etc? will non transferrable courses affect chances for those schools?</p>
<p>Although all UC Campus have the same minimum requirements for admissions, the selection process for each campus will vary. It is best to contact the campuses you are interested in applying to and verify what process they use. If you are interested in what GPA UC Davis uses, we use both the cumulative and UC transferable GPA for an applicant. Need more information please see post 12 of <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/428053-admission-process.html?highlight=transferable+GPA%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/428053-admission-process.html?highlight=transferable+GPA</a> for a detailed explanation.</p>