Community College Course for Medical Schools?

Question

Hi all,
Before starting college, I took a Math course at a community college and I got a C. I was told that the course would not transfer over to my college GPA but I would get credit (in units for it). However, I am wondering that when I apply to medical schools if they would use this C to calculate my overall GPA? Or is their policy the same?

Thanks

Answer 1

This isn't as confusing as it sounds.

You have more than one GPA, you have an institutional GPA (the grades you got at college X) and you have a cumulative collegiate GPA (the grades you've gotten at all colleges you've attended). If you've attended more than one college, you have more than one institutional GPA but you only have one cumulative GPA.

While you're attending College X, College X only cares about your institutional GPA there. When you apply somewhere else such as med school, or when academic honors or scholarship eligibility are being calculated, we use your cumulative collegiate GPA.

So, for med school admission, those community college grades will indeed count.

Answer 2

Any community college course you take will not affect your GPA at a four year college or university. It can't.

The medical school may not be satisfied with the C. If it was an introductory course like college algebra they may not care, but if it was a course that medical schools consider important such as Calculus or Statistics you're certainly going to need to take it again. They will look at individual grades in individual courses.