I have an independent study course at my school, which is considered research. It is 3 credits and I have been doing it every semester since sophomore year and do get a grade for it. How should I list it in my course work section of the application? Technically it is the same course taken 4 times, with 4 grades, and 12 credits towards my GPA.
From AMCAS Applicant Guide p32:
Repeat (R)
This selection applies to each completed attempt for any course attempted more than once,
unless the final grade initially received was Withdrawal or Incomplete.
A course entry must be made for each completed attempt of a repeated course, even if any mention
of enrollment in the course has been removed from the transcript. To comply with the needs of medical
schools, AMCAS includes all attempts of repeated courses in GPA calculations, even if they are not
included in schools’ GPA calculations.
If you take a college-level course for which you already have been granted AP credit by the same
institution, AMCAS considers the course a Repeat. For example, if you received AP credit for your
AP Psychology course and took an Introduction to Psychology course at the same undergraduate
institution, you should list Introduction to Psychology as a Repeat.
Do not select Repeat for courses designed to be repeated (e.g., independent study, thesis, chorus).
