How are 1 credit courses such as labs factored into your GPA when it's calculated come application time. Do they count less then then 3 or 4 credit courses.
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Wow.
Grade point average weights every class by how many units it's worth.
So say you got a C in a 3 unit lecture, and an A in the accompanying 1 unit lab.
A C is worth 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, and an A is 4.0.
The lecture is worth (2 grade points) * (3 units) = 6 points.
The lab is worth (4 grade points) * (1 unit) = 4 points.
You took a total of 4 units, so the average is (6 + 4 points) / (4 total credits) = 2.5.
Given how this forum's been today, now you'll probably bitch about how unfair this is...
Grade point average weights every class by how many units it's worth.
So say you got a C in a 3 unit lecture, and an A in the accompanying 1 unit lab.
A C is worth 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, and an A is 4.0.
The lecture is worth (2 grade points) * (3 units) = 6 points.
The lab is worth (4 grade points) * (1 unit) = 4 points.
You took a total of 4 units, so the average is (6 + 4 points) / (4 total credits) = 2.5.
Given how this forum's been today, now you'll probably bitch about how unfair this is...
Sounds perfectly fair to me actually.
