How do I enter Graduate school with out A or B grade?

Question

I have a BSc. in Biology. My average is C. I have 10 years experience working in laboratory(Food, mostly). I want to do a post- graduate certificate/dimploma in Regulatory Affairs.

I have a BSc. in Biology. My average is C. I have 10 years experience working in laboratory(Food, mostly). I want to do a post- graduate certificate/dimploma in Regulatory Affairs.

Answer 1

Do you mean, with less than a 3.0 GPA? In general, you don't. Graduate schools require that you maintain a 3.0 in grad school to remain enrolled, and graduate courses are more demanding than undergraduate. So not having a 3.0 GPA from undergrad means you probably won't be able to handle grad school.

You do have some options, though. If you live in the US, you can take graduate courses as a non-degree student (without applying to the program). If you do well in them, you can use this as leverage when you apply to the program. I've seen several people admitted that way.

Answer 2

Most graduate schools do require a B average to get in. You do not say what you want to study in graduate school. Some programs may be more lenient about entrance requirements than others. Likewise, some universities may be more lenient than others.

Some approaches you might want to consider. You might want to visit the school you plan to attend and speak with a dean or the chair of the department of the subject you want to study. Be up front about your undergraduate grades, but maybe there extenuating circumstances. Perhaps you are a bit older and more focused now. Maybe you did significantly better in your last 2 years of college than you did in the first two. Maybe you did very well in the Graduate Record Exam. In any case ask their advice about how you can enter the program. They might suggest that you take some prerequisite courses to raise your GPA. They might be willing to admit you on a probationary basis. You would then have a couple of terms to prove you can do graduate work.
Good luck!

Answer 3

Good graduate schools don't usually accept students with more than one or two grades below a B (as a real minimum - some won't accept you with Bs). You haven't said in what field you are trying to get into graduate school, but occasionally, if enough time has elapsed (10-20 years) since you graduated from college, and you have very high test scores, you may be able to convince people in some programs that your earlier grades were due to immaturity and they may admit you on a probationary basis. If your grades are then very good, they may let you stay. That won't happen at a top school, and it is relatively rare, but it has happened on occasion.

Answer 4

participate in activites that deal with the graduate program you want to do and get good recommendations from former teachers that know you well and like you.

Answer 5

Can you please provide more information...What are your grades like? Do you already have a BA/BS? What are the admission requirements for the school and program that you are applying to? Have you already taken the GRE?

Answer 6

impossible