Medical Should I retake failed major course( which is considered as science GPA) but not considered as pre-req for medschool?

[Goro]

Hello all, I am in dillema whether I should retake failed major course ( Neuroscience) that I got a D in but not a pre-req for medschool course. This class however is considered as a science GPA. My counselor said that I can graduate because the institution considers D as a passing grade.

Right now my Science GPA is at 3.0 with downward trends up till Summer 2019. (I was not enrolled in fall 2019). I came back to school in Spring 2020 took 3 nonscience and 1 science courses where I received an A- in a science course and a mixture of A & A- in nonscience courses.

Would I be better off taking a different science class such as microbiology (300 level), cell bio (200 level), genetics (200 level), botanical medicine (400 level),etc than retaking the same course?
(The failed course was a 300 level)

Any thoughts/advice would be appreciated.

Thank you for taking your time and effort in advance. )

Do not retake it.

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[Mr.Smile12]

If it's not a prerequisite, you are not obligated to retake the class. Now that said, I would always suggest you take classes that you have D's in, but you need to be sure you nail the A.

 

[Goro]

could I ask you the reason why? Then do you recommend taking upper science course?

Because it's not a pre-req and you can show your stuff in other upper level science courses.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

Retaking would not raise your GPA because they no longer do grade replacement. If it's not a prereq, just do well in your upper-division courses and the poor performance may be overlooked.