TESU, low GPA and NJ Teaching Certification

[npk32]

I've done some searching on this topic throughout the forum but I'm having a hard time getting a consistent answer so I figured I'd post a new thread. Thanks in advance to anyone who reads!

Quick overview of my situation, in my first attempt as a student I left college with 52 credits and a cumulative GPA of 2.0. Since that time I've earned an additional 50 ACE/NCCRS credits and my academic evaluation at TESU now says my GPA is 2.3 (not sure how accurate that is). I'd like to complete a BA in History at TESU and a teacher's certification here in NJ but it looks like the minimum GPA for the certification is 3.0 (or possibly a 2.75 if a minimum Praxis test score is reached). I still have an additional 30 core credits to complete before I'm eligible for the BA.

Does anyone have any suggestions on the most cost effective way of getting my GPA up to that 2.75-3.0 area? Would replacing my D's and C's from my original coursework with passing grades on pass/fail courses like CLEP, StraighterLine, etc. help or does the GPA from that original transcript stick around? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[dfrecore]

I've done some searching on this topic throughout the forum but I'm having a hard time getting a consistent answer so I figured I'd post a new thread. Thanks in advance to anyone who reads!

Does anyone have any suggestions on the most cost effective way of getting my GPA up to that 2.75-3.0 area? Would replacing my D's and C's from my original coursework with passing grades on pass/fail courses like CLEP, StraighterLine, etc. help or does the GPA from that original transcript stick around? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Pass/Fail does not affect your GPA, so that's not going to work at all.

The only way to replace bad grades is from the original school you took them at. It's unfortunate, but the only way to do it - and even then, there's no guarantee that the school will let you. A previous school I was at allowed you to replace D's and F's, but not C's, for example. So, contact the school, and see what their policy is, and if it's something you want to do.

The next thing you can do is earn great grades from here on out. You will need to do courses at more expensive options than most we have here, unless you can do inexpensive CC courses. But you really need grades rather than just finishing a degree through one of the Big 3 thru testing out. And, you need to earn a lot of A's to bring a low GPA up. To raise your 2.0 to a 3.0, you would need to earn a 4.0 on 52cr. That's a LOT of A's to get. Learn how to improve GPA

I'm thinking that you might even want to use a competency-based degree program that gives you grades, and actually continue on with your Master's, thus getting even more graded credits. If you have to take a bunch of graded courses anyway, why not make them really count!?! Just an idea I'm throwing out there, I'm sure others will have some ways to help that are better than mine.