(TESC) GPA Calculation

[cookderosa]

This seems to be the most recent thread concerning TESC GPA's, so I will place my questions here.

First: I will only be taking one course at TESC - the capstone. If I get an "A", I feel it would be disingenuous or at least misleading to place "4.0 GPA" on my resume or anywhere else. Therefore, I plan to use a more accurately calculated GPA that consists of all graded credits that contributed to my degree. What are peoples thoughts on this?

Second: With the exception of three courses which are C-, I have A's or B's. I am planning to replace these courses with TECEP and SL. Will TESC allow me to replace the C- courses with the new sources of credit (they would meet the same criteria within the degree)? Logic: The GPA that I calculate for all courses within the degree would be higher. I thought I read somewhere that TESC would do this as long as it's done before a student petitions for graduation (this would make sense...).

Third: Does a TESC transcript list excess credit or courses that do not contribute to specific requirements within the degree itself?

Thanks

1) Technically, yes, you will graduate with a 4.0 if you earn an A on the only course you take at TESC. (of course, if you earn a C, you'll have a 2.0.....but anyway) So, there is no point for "you" to calculate a more accurate GPA. That's not a thing. Your GPA at graduation is your GPA. OTHER PEOPLE may calculate a GPA for OTHER reasons, like grad school admission, but that's their job- how or why or if they do it is up to them. (I wanted to add that you said that listing your GPA feels misleading. In my opinion, just leave it off. No reason you should put a GPA on a resume anyway. There might be situations where it's asked, like on a job application, and in that case you would list 4.0)

2) Waste of time. TESC won't transfer in grades, so there is nothing to cover up. TESC will transfer in credit, which you will have. The only way to replace and cover that C- is if you went back to your school where you earned the C- and repeated it there. In the same vein, if you earned a C on your capstone, THAT could be replaced by repeating it. Does that make sense?

3) I'm about 75% sure that they do. I know it's on your evaluation on the bottom, but I can't remember if it's on the transcript too. Mine is from 09, maybe someone with a more current transcript can chime in on this.