Non-major course grades?

College Majors Business Majors
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<p>I’m an econ major and as the end of the semester closes in, my intro. to sociology prof. just announced that if you skipped more than 3 lectures, you’re grade will drop by 10%… </p>

<p>****…</p>

<p>that class never sparked my interest and i hated it. i hated his teaching style and the way he lectured so i skipped at LEAST 4 classes. I’ve been going through my notes to see the dates I took notes, and it seems like I might have missed even 5 lectures…</p>

<p>The grades I’ve been getting on the tests and papers are in the high 80s (88s, 87s) so I’d be getting a B+ or w/e without participation.</p>

<p>Now, if it drops 10%, that basically puts me in the C+ range… ***!! I know this is my fault and I have no one else to blame but me, but will a C in a course unrelated to economics hurt my grad school prospects?</p>

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<p>Maybe…your GPA will definitely drop.</p>

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<p>It will hurt your GPA…but aside from that it depends what type of grad school program you are interested in.</p>

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<p>That doesn’t seem entirely fair. If it wasn’t on the syllabus he shouldn’t be able to change the game after it’s already started. I would talk to him about it and see what you can do. If he’s hard headed about it I would talk to the department head.</p>

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<p>Most teachers put a statement on their syllabus stating they can change it at any time. If the teacher doesn’t have it, then I would challenge it.</p>