What To Do After Realizing It Is Too Late and Failing a Class at a UC

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<p>So, I'm a first year at a UC and like some college freshmen, I didn't take things as seriously as I should have and I have realized that I am most likely going to fail my chem class. Even though I do have regrets, like maybe I should have picked an easier professor or just taken more time to study, it's too late to do either of those things. Finals are within 3 weeks at max and my last chance is to do extremely well on the finals (which although is unlikely, I'd like to hope that it is a possibility). Ultimately with the coming holidays, it makes it really tough to manage my time. Even though it is also a bad idea to be thinking that I'll fail, at least, I'd like to be prepared. Does anyone know the policies for failing a required class? Since it's my first year, I am honestly worried I will get kicked out and I was also wondering, if I were to retake the class, is it like high school in which your retake grade simply replaces the F?</p>

<p>Sorry if this question seems rather redundant.</p>

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<p>You won’t get kicked out for failing a required class, but if your GPA falls below 2.0 as a result of one failed class, I believe you will be put on academic probation. You’ll get the opportunity to repeat a class for which you got a D or F in, and then your retake grade replaces the F–HOWEVER, your official transcript will show both the F and the new grade.</p>

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<p>If you are taking 16 units now then you can withdraw the class to receive grade W on transcript instead of D or F. W does not count for GPA.</p>

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<p>Correction: You cannot withdraw if you go to UC Davis.</p>

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