Hello, I have gotten about 3 w’s (all uc courses) however, I have also taken uc courses that i haven’t passed, and have gotten an A. I was wondering if those w’s and non-passing but retaken courses are counted and will be included in the 70 units cap? (for example, I took a class got a non passing grade, the class was 3 units, then i re-took it and got an A. Does this mean I basically wasted 3 units and used up 6 out of those 70 units?) Do the W’s also count towards those 70 units? if this is true, how am i supposed to bring up my gpa?
If you don’t pass or withdraw from a class, you didn’t earn the units. When you re-take and pass, you earn them.
if it is the same class at the same school, your re-take should replace the non-passing grade completely. Replacing an F with an A will have a big impact on your GPA.
Some places cap the number of courses you can re-take for the renewed grade so, tread carefully.