Hello. So i wanted to know something about transferring to a UC. I took all my classes at my college district but also took one class at another college which is not part of my major and got a C(5uniy class). The thing is i know ill include the collegees i attended but will that C be included into my gpa? That would make my 3.52 to a 3.4. Also its not a prereq for my major and i know people who add additional colleges they attended but usually dont have the grades included. Just want to know how it works Appreciate your help thanks!
You should only include the grade if it is UC transferable. To check if a course is UC transferrable, call the CC you went to and ask them if it transfers over to UC campuses or look at their catalog of courses; there should be a description of where that particular course transfers to. Also, there are a lot of courses that are not apart of your major prep but still transfer (i.e. - IGETC courses) so even though this class may not be apart of your major prep, it still has potential to be UC transferable.
It is important you know if this course transfers or not because not reporting it on your UC application may jeopardize your admission.
Thanks. Yes it is UC transferrable thats why i am concerned. Its not even a part of my major and i would for a 5 unit C to drop my gpa.
@futbolfanatic10 Unfortunately, you must report it in your UC application since it is UC transferable. Do this to maintain the integrity of your application. Regardless, you have a great transfer GPA! Your GPA says that, on average, your get grades higher than a B. Be proud!
Also, understand that there are so many factors other than GPA that go into an admissions decision. No one is admitted or denied to the university based off one aspect of their application. If I were you, I wouldn’t sweat the C you received, especially if it is not a majors course.
Yes that will be my gpa ia after i submit academic renewal on 3 Ds i got. And i plan on doing TAG to UC Davis and apply to irvine. For My Davis tag i need a 3.20 or above for admission so hopefully ill be above than that when i apply. Thank you so much for your help :).
@futbolfanatic10 I am not worried about you at all; continue towards your destiny!
All grades and coursework from all colleges or universities after high school must be reported. Being UC transferable or not is irrelevant when reporting grades. Every single course/grade must be reported.
Leaving out any grade could jeopardize one’s application, especially when they receive transcripts and see things weren’t reported yet they appear on the transcript. Or if there are discrepancies when transcripts are compared against the records at the National Student Clearinghouse.
@briank82 I am pretty sure this information has already been provided.
You said “Unfortunately, you must report it in your UC application since it is UC transferable,” which isn’t the case @RAHforHEE, as all courses regardless of transferability need to be reported.
Transferability is irrelevant.
If it needs to be reported regardless, I’m not sure why you’d say it needs to be reported because it’s transferable, since everything needs to be transferred. If that’s not what you intended to mean, you need to be careful about what you say because that is what you said implies. People following poorly communicated advice can affect their application.
Since everything needs to be reported*
Typo.
@briank82 I apologize, I stand corrected. I know all coursework needs to be inputted, but for the sake of this question, I didn’t bring it up.
@RAHforHEE You said “You should only include the grade if it is UC transferable,” which is exceptionally bad advice, considering not including coursework whether it’s UC transferable or not is grounds for being rescinded. You didn’t just not bring it up, as you said to @briank82, you said it wasn’t true. At that point you didn’t know whether the class was transferable, so if it turned out not to have been and OP took your advice and didn’t report it that could have been really bad.
@music1990 Thank you.
I’d also like to point out that whether the information given is dead-on correct or outright false, students or researchers should always “double check” with official sources such as the actual school of interest website, UC application center, etc. for the sake of validity.