Does anyone know if KSU has a history of an internal GPA cut off?
I don't know. I would call the admissions office and ask. They are very friendly and easy to talk to. I don't know that they will tell you that answer though, but I don't think it will hurt to ask.
I think K State looks at grades a little differently than some other schools. From their website, they consider three different GPAs and they calculate each of those separately from the VMCAS application: The prerequisite course GPA (64 credit hours), the science prerequisite course GPA (34-35 credit hours), and the last 45 credit hour GPA (could be more than 45 hours). These are the GPAs they use to determine interview invites. The minimum GPA to be eligible for an interview and admission to the program is a 2.800 for each of the three GPAs.
All courses must be graded. Pass/Fail or credit/no credit course are not accepted to fulfill requirements except for pass/fail credit/no credit grades earned during the Spring, Summer, and/or Fall 2020 semesters. AP and Test credits appearing itemized on an official transcript will be accepted for fulfillment of requirements, but are not used in the GPA calculations.
Any grade less than a "C-" in a required course is not accepted. A course grade of a D or F on a transcript at the time of application, in any required course, will disqualify the application. Required courses that have been repeated or replaced, and the grade improved, will be accepted. If a course has been repeated, the grades will be averaged together for calculating the relevant GPA. A grade can be replaced (meaning the D or F grade will not be considered) if a higher level course was taken and a satisfactory grade was earned.
Here are the average science prerequisite and last 45 credit hour GPAs for the past 6 years (prerequisite GPA is not listed):
Class of 2029: 3.79 / 3.85
Class of 2028: 3.78 / 3.84
Class of 2027: 3.67 / 3.77
Class of 2026: 3.68 / 3.82
Class of 2025: 3.7 / 3.8
Class of 2024 3.51 / 3.68
While these GPAs are high, they are the average... meaning half of the class had a GPA below what is listed (we just don't know how much lower than average the lowest was).
From the Successful Applicants C/O 2029 thread, here are the listed overall GPAs that were accepted to KSU CVM that I could find:
3.86
4.00
3.5 (interview invite, waitlisted)
4.00
3.56
3.64
4.00
I'm just writing what I'm seeing. The K State website says you have a chance if you have at least a 2.8 GPA using their calculations.
