Will a UC reject me because of one D?

[mikemac]

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The issue is not alone a D but also whether the course is needed for you to meet an A-G course requirement, in which case a D can prevent admission to any UC unless rectified in another way.

This is true, but the UCs also have screwy rules including a concept called “validation”. And lucky for you, validation is going to give you credit for that year of math. “What is validation”, you might ask?

UC Faculty recognizes the completion of a higher level (advanced) course with a letter grade of C or better, in areas of sequential knowledge as demonstrating proficiency of lower level c oursework in the same subject area for the purpose of satisfying two of the UC freshman admission subject requirements.
<a href=“University of California Counselors”>University of California Counselors

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The math (“c”) subject area is one of two subject areas where a grade of C or better earned in the second semester of the course can validate a grade of D or F received in the first semester. This validation rule pertains to all levels of math courses, including Geometry.</p>

<p>Using a second-semester grade of C or better to validate a D or F grade earned in the first semester will not replace the deficient grade calculated into the UC GPA. Only if the first semester of the course is repeated would the repeated grade replace the original D or F in the UC GPA.
[University</a> of California - Frequently asked questions](<a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/a-g-requirements/c-mathematics/faq/index.html]University”>http://www.ucop.edu/agguide/a-g-requirements/c-mathematics/faq/index.html)

So you may end up rejected because of your GPA. But not because you haven’t satisfied the A-G requirements.

I heard that UCs don’t accept any D’s.

What you heard is wrong.</p>