Can you graduate summa cum laude,magna cum laude, or cum laude from a college if you
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Members are discussing whether GPAs from previous schools are considered when transferring to a new school and aiming to graduate with honors. Some members believe that only credits transfer, not grades, while others mention specific policies at different institutions that allow for a fresh start in terms of GPA when transferring. The consensus seems to be that the GPA at the new school is what determines graduation honors, with varying policies in place at different schools.
I just copied this from a Yahoo answer question, I wanted y'all's insight. A guy like me is always curious.
Someone posted this: "So, I was reading the school handbook and it shows how you can graduate with honors. I am just trying to understand it. When you transfer, your GPA turns back to 0 in that school right? So, for example, if I did poorly my first two years in college and transferred to another school and got like all A's. Can I graduate with honors?"
I will admit I didn't read all the posts, so I don't know if I'm going to be helpful or not. At my university you can. The hours that are transferred are transferred as credit only (no grade). So you get credit for the coursework, don't have to retake anything, but your GPA isn't determined until after the first semester at your new school. That GPA then applies to all of those other credits. So if you transfer 60 credits, then take 12 credits at the new school, and get a 3.4 at the end of the semester, then you have 72 credits and a 3.4. Because of this it is very important that you do very well your first semester at the new school (assuming that it is a similar policy), because if you don't do well, then you have the not so hot gpa applied to all of your transfer credits too.
At the school I graduated from your GPA transfers from other schools. BUT.....You can't graduated with honors if you don't get at least a 3.5 in nursing school. For example, if you had a 4.0 from your other school you can't graduate with honors if you get a 3.49 in nursing school.
The credit for the classes transfer, but not the grade. Your new gpa reflects the coursework you're completing at the new school. I believe it's only true if you have completed over 60 credits at a particular school.
Obviously the grades are still important because they determine your acceptance.
I graduated from a community college with 60+ credits and a degree and a 3.26. This semester I transferred to the 4yr school and if I get all A's this semester, my transcript will have a 4.0. My old transcript will still exist and be on record, but it isn't calculated into my new gpa.
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I went from an adn program to an rn-bsn program. You needed a certain amount of credits in the 2nd program to qualify for those honors. I had a 3.75 but not enough credits, and so was not eligible. Many of us were in the same boat. Very unsatisfying and lame.
Very odd how different schools have different policies. I started an ABSN program this year, and my prior credits transferred did not transfer with GPAs. I started from square one with my ABSN, and possible to graduate with honors.
your grades are cummulative. If the GPA from the old school did not matter then you would not be able to transfer that course to the new school.
My courses from other schools all transferred in without GPA. The only GPA on my transcript for the nursing program are for coursework I completed in that school.
Yes, there is such a thing as a cumulative GPA but that's something I would have to sit down and calculate myself. My GPAs don't carry over from other schools.
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I will admit I didn't read all the posts, so I don't know if I'm going to be helpful or not. At my university you can. The hours that are transferred are transferred as credit only (no grade). So you get credit for the coursework, don't have to retake anything, but your GPA isn't determined until after the first semester at your new school. That GPA then applies to all of those other credits. So if you transfer 60 credits, then take 12 credits at the new school, and get a 3.4 at the end of the semester, then you have 72 credits and a 3.4. Because of this it is very important that you do very well your first semester at the new school (assuming that it is a similar policy), because if you don't do well, then you have the not so hot gpa applied to all of your transfer credits too.