Took an EMT Course at a CC and I have a few questions

[StressfulMD]

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So I'm a current freshman and I took a state-accredited EMT course at a local community college on weekends (while simultaneously at my actual college; I live an hour away from school but live on campus). I would like to be state certified, and am going for my practicals in 2 weeks.

The course is 2 halves, 4 credits each. (titled Emergency Care I which ran from September to October and Emergency Care II which ran October to December.) I have a few questions for you guys, if you don't mind.

Would this be considered as use of the quarter system? I'm trying to calculate my AMCAS GPA thus far using the Excel calculator.

Second, how exactly would this factor into my GPA in the eyes of adcoms? I got A's in both halves of the course, and when entered into the calculator along with my actual college courses, I supposedly have a 3.3 cGPA (I received a 3.0 this semester with 14 credits which I posted about previously and will try my absolute hardest to bring up).

Would they be less forgiving of the 3.0 seeing as I was taking my EMT course at the same time as my actual courses at college? And would they be weighted equally as regular courses even though they were at a CC? How would I report the courses to AMCAS come time to apply?

Thanks guys! And good luck to everyone, especially with the sh*tty recent news about AACOMAS doing away with grade replacement--that's absolutely disgusting. I feel for those who spent both a significant amount of time and money to improve their stats

 

[StressfulMD]

Was the course give as official college offering that will appear on your transcript that shows grade and credit? Is your school on the credit hour system?

I didn't take it at my school, but at a local community college. If I understand your question correctly, yes, the courses were assigned a grade and will appear on the official transcript for the community college. Would I have to contact my actual school to assign those grades on their official transcript? And yes, there is a credit hour system (both halves of the course were 4 credits each, so 8 credits.) Both the CC and my actual school run on a credit-hour system.

 

[Dr.Sticks]

If it is on a transcript it counts towards your GPA
If you took it at a local fire station it wouldn't count but for this it does since you took at an actual college.

 

[Dr.Sticks]

As @Dr.Sticks said, these will count towards any GPA and they will count as either 2 4-credit courses or 1 8-credit course

Question from my end; Do not for credit courses that have a grade also count for GPA?