question about GPA

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Hi,

I just started an ADN program and was wondering if when you graduate what you GPA is over:

A. only nursing classes

B. nursing classes and the other pre-reqs for nursing school (english, math, a&p, sociology, etc)

C. nursing classes and the pre-reqs taken into account for acceptance into the program (in my case: english, A&P 101, A&P 102, and psychology)

D. all classes you've ever taken at that school

I ask this because I was a business major for 1 year prior to switching to nursing. I have a 4.0 GPA in those classes so I just didn't know it those would effect my GPA (in a good way) or if they're unrelated.

Thanks.

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My grades transferred from another school as well and it screwed up my GPA at my new school because they used a different grading scale.

I'm really surprised your grades did transfer--all of the schools that I've either attended or know of won't transfer grades, just the credits for the course. But I guess some do.

I'm rather glad my grades from my first undergrad degree didn't transfer: that school used plus/minus letter grades and my NS used whole letters...so if those grades did transfer, I would have brought quite a few 2.0s with me (well, most were 2.7s which would have translated to 2.0s), which would have really nuked the GPA. :zzzzz

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My grades transferred from another school as well and it screwed up my GPA at my new school because they used a different grading scale. At my previous school our grades went on a number system of 3.2, 3.4, 3.8 etc. which would give you A+, A, A- and so on.You had to have a 2.5 to pass any class.

At my new school they only use 4.0,3.0, 2.0 A,B,C and you need a 2.0 to pass any class (nursing grades are on a stricter scale % wise but will still be put on your transcript this way) so when they transferred my grades over to my new school if I had a 3.8 which was an A at my previous school it came in as a 3.0 to the new school, if I had a 2.6 it transferred as a 2.0. I was not aware of this and it messed me up with my nursing prereqs I had to retake one of my science classes I passed to get a higher grade to up my GPA becuse of all my grades dropping in my new schools scale. It seriously ****** me off.

I can't even think of how mad that would make me. What state are you from? I've never heard of that happening. I'm in Chicago. It's completely unfair for your GPA to suffer because of the scale discrepancies.

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My community college takes the credits from the university I graduated from, but not the letter grades. This means that when I started at the community college, I already had some credits, but I had a fresh slate gpa-wise, which I very much appreciated!

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I'm really surprised your grades did transfer--all of the schools that I've either attended or know of won't transfer grades, just the credits for the course. But I guess some do.

I'm rather glad my grades from my first undergrad degree didn't transfer: that school used plus/minus letter grades and my NS used whole letters...so if those grades did transfer, I would have brought quite a few 2.0s with me (well, most were 2.7s which would have translated to 2.0s), which would have really nuked the GPA. :zzzzz

and that is exactly what happened with me, maybe it was because they were part of the Pre Reqs the new school required?? As for why they transferred over?? But it really screwed me up, you had to have a min. 2.5 on your science classes to get into the Nursing Program and I wasn't worried because in my old college you had to have a 2.5 to pass period so I knew I had the 2.5 well I had I think a 2.6 in one of the A&P and a 2.9 in the other and they both dropped to 2.0 in the new school so I had to retake Micro Biology and get an A to bring up my GPA. (got a B the first time).

That just confused me typing it all out so not sure if it made sense. LOL

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I can't even think of how mad that would make me. What state are you from? I've never heard of that happening. I'm in Chicago. It's completely unfair for your GPA to suffer because of the scale discrepancies.

I transferred from a CC in WA to a CC in Colorado, my credits were effected as well. My old school did quarters and my new school does semesters, my A&P classes in WA were 6 credits with the class and lab in the quarter, well here in CO they go for a Semester and are 4 credits, yet they transferred it over as 3.3 credits for each of them which is absurd. Serious it was a huge headache!

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I see why those of you whose GPA was affected would be upset, but I can't be too sympathetic since at my school we don't get those partial points, LOL. ;) There are no + or -, so we have to work as hard as possible to get the next higher grade.

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I see why those of you whose GPA was affected would be upset, but I can't be too sympathetic since at my school we don't get those partial points, LOL. ;) There are no + or -, so we have to work as hard as possible to get the next higher grade.

Yes but your A- is still a 4.0, you have a class that is worth 1000 points, if you get between 895-1000 you get an A, 4.0, at my previous school you got lets say the 920, so you get an A- 3.9 or 3.9, you go to this new school that does it like your school does and that A- that still would have been a 4.0 A for you is not a 3.0 at the new school a B. And it goes on and on down the line.

IMO and this is coming from me now going to a school that is like your school, it doesn't promote ones best effort. Is one knows they only need to get those 895 points to get that 4.0 A and it will be the SAME grade if they get 995 points, what is to push for that extra effort to get those extra 100 points??

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When you transfer credits to other colleges they show up as a "T" if you passed they do not carry other college's grades because not all college's use the same grading system.

I am curious why some are saying grades from other schools don't count toward your GPA.

At my current school, I have done very well and should have almost a 4.0. However, when I view my grades, it lists the GPA for the semester and cumulative. My cumulative GPA is affected by my grades from a different school. Many years ago, I didn't withdraw properly and received failing grades for 4 or 5 classes. So, what should be a 4.0 if only this school's grades counted are instead around a 3.2.

So why would other schools' grades not count? That makes no sense to me.

If the OP is asking how those previous business classes would affect her GPA, I would think that would depend. For example, if you would be applying to a Masters or BSN program, it would depend on if the program looked at just the pre-req's, or your cumulative GPA.

Maybe I'm mistaken. Please somebody explain.

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When you transfer credits to other colleges they show up as a "T" if you passed they do not carry other college's grades because not all college's use the same grading system.

Again, this is not always true, as I stated, I had my grades transferred over and my grades were lowered to accommodate the different grading system my new college uses.

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That is so random that some college's do that. I wonder if it has something to do with articulation agreements, or lack of articulation agreements with certain schools on how credits transfer? My school does not record the actual number grade on transcripts (like 95 or 92) just the letter (A) so I don't know how that would work, how would the college I am transferring to know if my A was a 93 or 98?

You learn something new every day!

Again, this is not always true, as I stated, I had my grades transferred over and my grades were lowered to accommodate the different grading system my new college uses.
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That is so random that some college's do that. I wonder if it has something to do with articulation agreements, or lack of articulation agreements with certain schools on how credits transfer? My school does not record the actual number grade on transcripts (like 95 or 92) just the letter (A) so I don't know how that would work, how would the college I am transferring to know if my A was a 93 or 98?

You learn something new every day!

My new school lists A B C D F on the transcripts followed with a 4.0 3.0 2.0 etc. and at the bottom gives the cumulative GPA. Looking at how my grades transferred over they took whatever the whole number was and brought it in that way. So if I had a 3.8 it came into a 3.0, the 4.0 I got in Psych stayed that way, and like a 2.9 came in at a 2.0

it seriously messed things up. I assume though they HAD to transfer the grades in because some of them were pre reqs and you had to have a set cumulative GPA to start the program so they needed the grades to figure that out, they just transferred the grades in a way that screwed me.

Then again they brought in my Co Req transferes that you need by the end to get your diploma and did the same with my grades in those ones as well and those weren't GPA dependent. If any of the classes I took were not dependent on me getting my Diploma they didn't transfer them over.

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How much does that suck having a 2.9 transfer as a 2.0!! A 3.8 as a 3.0! My gosh, I am glad my school does not do that.

My new school lists A B C D F on the transcripts followed with a 4.0 3.0 2.0 etc. and at the bottom gives the cumulative GPA. Looking at how my grades transferred over they took whatever the whole number was and brought it in that way. So if I had a 3.8 it came into a 3.0, the 4.0 I got in Psych stayed that way, and like a 2.9 came in at a 2.0

it seriously messed things up. I assume though they HAD to transfer the grades in because some of them were pre reqs and you had to have a set cumulative GPA to start the program so they needed the grades to figure that out, they just transferred the grades in a way that screwed me.

Then again they brought in my Co Req transferes that you need by the end to get your diploma and did the same with my grades in those ones as well and those weren't GPA dependent. If any of the classes I took were not dependent on me getting my Diploma they didn't transfer them over.

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