Application Question Regarding Courses Taken After Undergrad

[Jokster13]

Hey everyone.  I was wondering if PhD and MA programs look at your undergrad GPA only when making admissions decisions or if they are also factor in a class or two that you take after you graduate from undergraduate.  I realized only a few months ago that I want to pursue a masters/PhD in psychology after being pre-med.  I graduated with a B.A already with a 3.6 but I decided to take a pre-med class after I graduated.  I don't need the class anymore and I feel like I might get a B in the class which might look unfavorably.  Will that get taken into account to my overall GPA?  Should I just drop the class since I don't need it (I can explain it easily saying that I just didn't need the class).  

[JoePianist]

If you're pursuing a subfield in Health Psychology or Behavioral Medicine, programs actually are impressed by pre-med courses. I think getting a "B" in a pre-med course is fine especially if it's a more difficult course like Physics II or Organic Chemistry. 

Classes taken after your undergraduate degree don't count towards your "overall undergraduate GPA" specified on applications. 

[TakeruK]

Although the GPA is a summary statistic they use, most programs I'm aware of do not simply stop at the GPA. They will review your full transcript and take into account specific grades for relevant courses and also which courses were taken. So, courses after your degree still matter. However, as others said, you shouldn't count this in calculating your overall undergrad GPA (although if they asked for something like "GPA for the last 60 credit-hours" then you should count them).