GPA guestion

[Immy]

When I apply to grad school, will classes taken after I've graduated be able to count towards my GPA. I'm taking an undergraduate math class this semester as a non-degree student?

 

Thank you!

 

[33andathirdRPM]

I wouldn't think so. There should be a way to state that you're taking additional courses somewhere on applications though.

[cyberwulf]

You generally have to provide transcripts for all courses you've taken, whether as part of a degree or not. However, courses taken as a non-degree seeking student will not influence your undergraduate GPA.

[Shostakovich]

SOPHAS system (for Biostats/Public Health applications) included post-undergrad courses in the "postbac" section of the GPA (but not the "undergraduate" section) as well as the overall GPA.

[health_quant]

If you apply to any schools using SOPHAS, your GPA will be calculated several different ways, with some measures aggregated across undergrad, grad, and presumably non-degree coursework. (There will still be a separate GPA for undergrad, which, as cyberwulf noted, will not include that non-degree course.)

 

Also, some schools state on their websites that they're less concerned with exact GPA calculations than they are about performance in the relevant coursework (and whether that coursework provides the appropriate background in math/stats).

Edited January 25, 2013 by health_quant

[health_quant]

SOPHAS system (for Biostats/Public Health applications) included post-undergrad courses in the "postbac" section of the GPA (but not the "undergraduate" section) as well as the overall GPA.

ah, beaten to the punch by seconds!

[cyberwulf]

Also, some schools state on their websites that they're less concerned with exact GPA calculations than they are about performance in the relevant coursework (and whether that coursework provides the appropriate background in math/stats).

This is absolutely how schools view things. A 3.7 student with a couple of C's in humanities classes is in much better shape than one with C's in calculus.