Morinphen Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Hey everyone, I'm thinking about retaking a course that I bombed back in 2013. I'm about to graduate, and unfortunately my school isn't offering the course during the summer. I called admissions and they assured me only courses taken during my degree will count towards GPA calculations. However, I'm thinking I can take another course in the summer that is equivalent to the one I want to replace, i.e they're course exclusions. I emailed admissions and haven't heard back yet, but wondering if anyone's tried this or know someone who has? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morinphen Posted March 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Got a reply from admissions; for anyone in the future who's wondering, they said to enter the particulars in comment box, and to provide course descriptions so they can evaluate whether the courses are equivalent. Makes sense, but it's nice to get official confirmation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
652398 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Do you know anything about retaking one of the 7 prerequisites? I did bad on one of them and I want to retake it. The rest of the 6 are pretty good just that one is bad. Would they use the higher grade between them if I retake it ? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribou Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Do you know anything about retaking one of the 7 prerequisites? I did bad on one of them and I want to retake it. The rest of the 6 are pretty good just that one is bad. Would they use the higher grade between them if I retake it ? Thanks My understanding is that the courses you took during your degree (even if these included prerequisites) would still be considered in your GPA calculation, regardless of whether you retook the same class after graduation. However, if you retake the class, you could use your higher mark in the prerequisites section of the application, as these aren't necessarily specific to the courses you took as part of your undergraduate degree (ie, some people took them in CEGEP, during undergrad, or afterwards). Hope that's clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morinphen Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 My understanding is that the courses you took during your degree (even if these included prerequisites) would still be considered in your GPA calculation, regardless of whether you retook the same class after graduation. However, if you retake the class, you could use your higher mark in the prerequisites section of the application, as these aren't necessarily specific to the courses you took as part of your undergraduate degree (ie, some people took them in CEGEP, during undergrad, or afterwards). Hope that's clear Yes, this was another question I asked admissions. You can't re-take a class after graduating to replace a grade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
652398 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 My understanding is that the courses you took during your degree (even if these included prerequisites) would still be considered in your GPA calculation, regardless of whether you retook the same class after graduation. However, if you retake the class, you could use your higher mark in the prerequisites section of the application, as these aren't necessarily specific to the courses you took as part of your undergraduate degree (ie, some people took them in CEGEP, during undergrad, or afterwards). Hope that's clear I haven't graduated yet, I'm currently almost done my 3rd year undergrad. Would it make a difference? cause i retook one of my prerequisites course last semester. Im also thinking of retaking another prereq this spring, if they do take the higher one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haribo7173 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I think the idea is that you can always retake a prerequisite and have the second attempt count towards the prerequisite section of the application. However this same class that you retook can't replace a class that counted towards your undergrad GPA. Example: You did really crappy in organic 1 during undergrad. You decide to retake it after you graduate and you do better. This new grade will be your new prerequisite mark but it will not have an effect on your cGPA (your cGPA will remain the same). I hope I'm clear (and right)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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