Hello! I am currently a transfer student at a California community college. I am in my 2nd semester. So far, I have been doing great academically. I got all As my first semester with a 5 course load. I was also in a couple clubs and honors society. I am a Communications major and I’ve been trying my hardest to be able to transfer to the UCLA class of 2022.
The only issue with my situation is that before my 1st official semester at college, I took some dual enrollment courses while I was a junior/senior in high school. I got one C and a couple Bs. Would UCLA consider those grades while reviewing my application as a transfer student? Because technically the courses I took could count towards general ed./IGETC credit.
Additionally I got a couple Bs/Cs in some of the AP courses I took in high school but I got scores of 3s or above on the AP exam. UCLA has the right to give me credits because I passed those AP exams, and they do not consider the grade I ended up while I took the course for my transfer app.
If they don’t consider my AP course grades from high school, and with that same logic applied, would UCLA consider my dual enrollment grades? I just got low grades, and am worried they will affect my chances of getting in because the GPA for my major is very competitive.
Unfortunately, each UC will calculate the college courses from high school and you have to list them. That kind of throws a monkey wrench into UCLA Comm but it still could work out. They will be more lenient with older grades.
Re AP, check out this link. You need to look at College of Letters and Science for each UC, plus you need to look at the top of assist for each of your majors at each UC to see if they have any exceptions.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/exam-credit/ap-credits/index.html
They don’t bother with the high school grades. I’m not sure what you were asking here. If a UC wants your high school transcript they won’t ask for it until after you accept an offer. And then it still means nothing unless there’s something relevant in it (such as language to fulfill IGETC).
Summary:
- College (including dual enrollment) grades in transferable courses count in your college GPA for transfer admission to UCs.
- AP scores (not duplicated by college courses) count for units and possibly subject credit as determined by the campus and major you want to transfer to, but they do not affect college GPA for UC purposes.
- High school grades are not considered for UC transfer admission, other than possibly for some base level requirements like American History and Institutions, or indirectly if IGETC certification uses them.