<p>I got in an University of Davis for Psychology Major and I was wondering how much harder is the coursework over there compared to a semester system of a community college? I currently have a 3.4, but only because I did horribly one semester and I had to work my butt off to raise it up. </p>
<p>I am afraid my GPA will drop due to the much harder coursework.</p>
<p>I cannot speak for all colleges but I asked the associate dean of engineering at umd this very question in regards to transfer gpa drop and retention. Transfer students average gpa was 3.09 and native students were 3.12, in his words, “not statistically different.” What was interesting was that transfer students had a 5yr graduation rate (including an assumed 60 credits of work prior to transfer) of between 85 and 90 percent, compared to native students who were closer to 70%. Granted a lot of that is the freshmen/sophomore weed out, but I still view it as a confidence booster.</p>
<p>I’m not so sure the coursework is harder, CC ad 4 yr college courses teach the same material. However, the competition for grades is likely to be more difficult; this will be particularly relevant in classes that curve.</p>
<p>Thanks. </p>
<p>I herad it is around the same, but some say harder.</p>