<p>Just wondering about engineering grad school GPA consideration in general, will abstract math courses be counted towards major GPA for engineering grad school? And I understand that for Law Schools, Pass/No Pass courses are detrimental, engineering grad schools don’t count pass/no pass courses towards GPA like any other institutions right?
Thanks and have a happy new year, everyone!!</p>
<p>Pass/fail courses do not count towards the GPA, no. </p>
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I just did a quick google search and there does not seem to be a stanford policy. I found one university that only counted courses taught in the engineering department, and another that counts all math, science and engineering courses (regardless of how relevant they are to the declared engineering specialty).</p>
<p>If your university does not compute a major GPA, you might have to compute one yourself for your graduate applications. Unless you are given specific instructions, you will have three choices:</p>
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<li>Include all math, science and engineering grades</li>
<li>Include only those math and science grades which were required for your engineering degree, but do include all engineering courses</li>
<li>Include no math and science grades at all</li>
</ol>
<p>All 3 are defensible if you are asked to justify your computation.</p>
<p>The grad program will generally tell you which courses they will count in determining GPA; usually they will ask for your major GPA (ie all courses specifically included on your major coursework) or classes (regardless of subject) in your Junior/Senior year of college. </p>
<p>If your overall GPA doesn’t reflect performance in relevant coursework, be sure to highlight that in a CV or a supplemental document during the application process.</p>
<p>I see… Thank you!! But do you know if the grad schools take in account for math and science related courses taken for pass/no pass?
And how do they generally take in account for calculating grade from a student majored in physics?
And finally, could you maybe list the universities that count only the engineering courses and all math and science courses?
Thanks again, and have a great new year!!</p>
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That was meant to read standard policy. I’ve been thinking too much about Stanford recently…</p>
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Sure. Here are three different policies for computing an engineering major GPA.</p>
<p>Arizona counts courses in your major specialty only:[College</a> of Engineering || Major GPA Requirements](<a href=“About | University of Arizona College of Engineering”>About | University of Arizona College of Engineering)</p>
<p>Portland State counts courses in all engineering disciplines: [Electrical</a> & Computer Engineering | UG Advising FAQ](<a href=“Electrical and Computer Engineering | Portland State University”>Electrical and Computer Engineering | Portland State University)</p>
<p>Penn counts all math and science courses in addition to the engineering courses: [Penn</a> Engineering - FAQ](<a href=“http://www.seas.upenn.edu/undergraduate/handbook/faq.php]Penn”>http://www.seas.upenn.edu/undergraduate/handbook/faq.php)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot guys!!! I just have one more question about the policies. </p>
<p>Do you know of any standard policy(or consideration), if not different universities’ policies, on courses that have been retaken?
Especially for a course that has been taken first for pass/no pass, possibly didn’t pass first, then taken for a letter grade? I know it’s bit more specific in this case. </p>
<p>But thanks!! Again, happy new year, and thanks again for taking your time to answer my questions!!!</p>
<p>I don’t think there’s any standard policy. I just averaged all of my grades for classes with my major’s prefix in the course number (weighted by credits).</p>