Has your grade ever mattered?

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I understand that all of the external education providers which are ACE/NCCRS recommended transfer in as pass/fail or credit received only. However, has anyone had an experience where the grade earned or completion rate was actually investigated? E.g., a transcript review, an advisor meeting for a graduate program, a job application.

I'm curious if there is any benefit whatsoever to keeping grades high at providers like Study.com or Saylor compared to just passing for transfer credit, and I'd like to hear anyone's experiences involving them.

When I applied for on-campus graduate studies at a state flagship school after graduating from TESC the first time back in 2004, GPA was definitely an issue. I had a ton of CLEP, DSST, and military transfer credits, with very few graded classes. Fortunately, I had a high GRE score and I was applying for a very low demand Department of Energy funded program that the school was eager to fill in order to keep alive. I'm pretty sure that these latter factors were the only reason I was actually admitted.

Yes, your grade CAN matter - but for the particular purposes of this OP and needing a teaching credential, he may not even have to apply at school at all - there may be a free or even stipend-paying program in his state for people just like him.  No need to apply anywhere or try to get into a college.