gpa calculation on application

[jlee110]

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so im working on the application and i am entering all my courses and grades on the coursework section. I have undergrad and grad coursework from three different universities, but all three have different credit system.. i.e. 1st university is 4 credit for one course, the 2nd university is 1 credit for one course and 3rd university is 3 credits for one course.

Does this get normalized by the system if i enter the number of credits this way? or is there some kind of conversion i should use?

Thanks

 

[H4LfAd1ME]

I had the very same issue. You have to enter the number of "semester hours" the university's course credit is equivalent to. (It should say it at the back of the transcript) Ie. My university had its own credit system where they gave 1 credit for one course. 1 credit = 4 semester hours. Thus, I input 4 in the credits column.

Q: How do I enter my coursework if my transcript indicates course credits or units (1 course = 1 credit) rather than semester or quarter hours (1 course = 4 semester hours)?

A: Certain institutions grant credit by using a course credit/unit system, in which the majority of courses are equivalent to 1 course credit or unit rather than some number of semester hours or quarter hours. In order for your GPAs to be calculated correctly, you must list your coursework with semester or quarter hours rather than course credits/units, even if your transcript lists course credits/units. Institutions that use the credit/unit system generally have the semester/quarter conversion ratio on the back of the official transcript. For example, 1 credit = 3.33 semester hours or 5 quarter hours. If you can not locate this information on the back of your transcript, you should call your institution's Registrar or Records office.

http://www.adea.org/dental_educatio...letingAADSASApplication/Pages/Coursework.aspx

 

[jlee110]

I had the very same issue. You have to enter the number of "semester hours" the university's course credit is equivalent to. (It should say it at the back of the transcript) Ie. My university had its own credit system where they gave 1 credit for one course. 1 credit = 4 semester hours. Thus, I input 4 in the credits column.

Q: How do I enter my coursework if my transcript indicates course credits or units (1 course = 1 credit) rather than semester or quarter hours (1 course = 4 semester hours)?

A: Certain institutions grant credit by using a course credit/unit system, in which the majority of courses are equivalent to 1 course credit or unit rather than some number of semester hours or quarter hours. In order for your GPAs to be calculated correctly, you must list your coursework with semester or quarter hours rather than course credits/units, even if your transcript lists course credits/units. Institutions that use the credit/unit system generally have the semester/quarter conversion ratio on the back of the official transcript. For example, 1 credit = 3.33 semester hours or 5 quarter hours. If you can not locate this information on the back of your transcript, you should call your institution's Registrar or Records office.

http://www.adea.org/dental_educatio...letingAADSASApplication/Pages/Coursework.aspx

Thanks!