<p>One enters the course details but where can the GPA be entered in the app?</p>
<p>Also where can courses like Computer programming, PE be entered? (as the a-g subject categories have none for these)</p>
<p>Please help!!!!</p>
<p>You don’t enter GPA. You enter the grades you earn in the courses that fit the a-g categories, adjusted as they request (e.g. remove any + or -). The UC application system will calculate your UC GPA which is what they use. It weights the GPA giving credit for up to eight total half-year AP or honors classes in grades 10 and 11, if they are approved. </p>
<p>If you have courses like PE that are not in the categories, then they are ignored. They don’t count in the UC GPA and are not considered academic coursework so are ignored. Computer programming might be an elective or it might not - if you attend a Cal high school the system has tools to help identify which courses meet the a-g categories, if not you have to use some judgement. The rules are that it must be academic. A course which is kind of a club does not count. A course that has a formal curriculum and tests for mastery of the material would probably count. A course studying world religions is probably an elective, but a course as part of a person’s religion or the official religion of the high school if church affiliated is not counted. </p>
<p>Cal and UCLA will also calculate various other kinds of GPAs to use when considering your application</p>
<p>Thanks so much!!! really appreciate it.</p>
<p>So, where does one enter AP Computer Science? Can it be entered as college preparatory elective?</p>
<p>Similarly can PE be entered as college preparatory elective (g category)?</p>
<p>Or can it be added in the non credit section wherein there is a choice to enter 5 such courses?</p>
<p>School calculates grades as A , A-, B+. I understand from your post that we have to ignore the plus and minus. But is it ok to enter the plus and minus and let them remove it (by changing the category of ABCDF grade pattern to “other” which lets one enter the plus and minus?) - have done so already and if it has to be changed from other to ABCDF category, I am afraid all the courses have to be reentered??</p>
<p>Also why is it called College Prep Elective? If someone takes a class in school (say for example entrepreneurship or Astronomy) which is an elective, is it considered as a college preparatory elective?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Here is the information about how a course is approved to be considered a category g class
[University</a> of California - a-g Guide](<a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/elective.html]University”>http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/elective.html)</p>
<p>You should not be entering the + and -, it shows you are disregarding the instructions and making more work for someone to convert - somebody you hope to look favorably on your application. I suggest reentering them. </p>
<p>PE is not a college prep course. It is never counted or entered. Computer science could be a category g course - most likely it is - again look at the definition above.</p>
<p>If your high school is in California you can check your courses <a href=“A-G Policy Resource Guide”>A-G Policy Resource Guide;
<p>The non credit section should be used for courses that make some point for admissions - like if you took courses that are not a-g but show a strong passion and sustained commitment to some subject area, but PE is not going to help you at all.</p>
<p>Thanks a ton! Will reenter as you advised.</p>
<p>One last question - courses taken via school as astronomy, entrepreneurship will be coming under which category? Typically they were taken as electives and chosen because of the passion for those subject areas.</p>
<p>Will they be categorized as college prep elective or as Lab science/history respectively or will it come under the no credit section (Even though they received academic credit during high school).</p>
<p>sorry to bother but your input is so much appreciated!</p>
<p>(PS —where is the explicit instruction which says that grades should be entered WITHOUT the plus and minus)? there is an FAQ in the right while entering but it is a bit vague.</p>
<p>Whether they received high school credit or not has no bearing on whether they are counted for the UC application. They have to fit the a-g categories. If you were in-state, the high school would have filed paperwork to have every course evaluated and the system would know if it was a-g or ignored. However, you have to use the guidelines yourself when applying from out of state or internationally.</p>
<p>Here is what the system says about courses that fit a-g categories:</p>
<p>The following general criteria must be satisfied for courses to meet the requirement:</p>
<pre><code>Be academically challenging;
Involve substantial reading and writing;
Include problems and laboratory work, as appropriate;
Show serious attention to analytical thinking as well as factual content; and
Develop students’ oral and listening skills.
</code></pre>
<p>Thus, an astronomy course that listed the major constellations and had students using telescopes to locate them might not be acceptable, while a course that went into detail on planets, star formation, structures, and other details, that involved more than simply memorizing a list of constellations, that required mastery of concepts at the complexity level of physics or bio or chemistry high school courses, is going to be acceptable as a cat g course. </p>
<p>Entrepreneurship is less clear - if it is similar in difficulty to a economics course in high school, you could make the case that it fits cat g, but without the depth and academic focus, it is more like a club activity. If there is a reasonable case to count it, I would put it down. category g is the electives section, but not exactly the same as your high school definition. If the system requires a specific number of courses in categories a-f, any additional courses in that area would be listed in g, even if they are not classified as electives in your high school because your state might have more coursework in an area as part of the standard curriculum than California has. Additionally, even if the high school considers it an elective, it if doesn’t meet the criteria above, it is not listed in cat g. </p>
<p>Any of those courses like entrepreneurship that you decide cannot be listed in cat g could be put into the no credit area if you think it shows the degree of extra work you took in school.</p>
<p>Look throughout this site for more on the categories and philosophy for courses on the application [University</a> of California - a-g Guide](<a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/purpose.html]University”>http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/purpose.html)</p>
<p>Again don’t bother listing anything that doesn’t suggest a reason to admit you - PE is a throwaway under this principle. You are building a case for why Cal or UCLA should pick you instead of another qualified applicant because you are more likely to take advantage of the incredible resources and opportunities here, or that you bring a unique dimension that will make the campus a more interesting place for fellow students. Had a novel published? Anything out of the ordinary is good to add. </p>
<p>Here is the closest I can find online to explain the requirement to drop plus and minus - technically this is to determine eligibility, but it is the ‘gpa’ that is used throughout the system, thus the UC GPA is calculated the same way. [University</a> of California - Statewide path](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/california-residents/admissions-index/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/california-residents/admissions-index/index.html)</p>
<p>Isn’t the entry on the application using pulldown menus that only list the letters, no + or - choices? Once you select the grading system then begin entering, your choices should be constrained.</p>