<p>I just went into a combined program where 2 of my undergrad courses are being used towards a masters degree. I have an overall GPA of 3.73 but in these carryover classes I got a 3.3 and I will be a graduate student this fall. Would it be misleading to use my combined GPA? I mean it is a combined program. In my field GPA is used to screen out people so this is why I’m considering it.</p>
<p>Your university will report it their official way. At Illinois Tech, we report two separate GPA’s for these cases and if a course is double-counted, it is counted used for both GPAs. The most correct way to report it is to include all the courses which are counted for the M.S. so yes, it is misleading to report your combined GPA as the GPA for your M.S.</p>
<p>Ok that makes sense. What if someone has a 3.0 for their b.s. and a 4.0 in carryover courses? I bring that up because it seems like the b.s. is disregarded when it might represent someone’s ability more. I mean wouldn’t you judge someone over 4 years’ worth of classes instead of just 2?</p>
<p>I would look at the totality and specifically in physics courses at the upper division level (I am a physics professor, of course).</p>