Switching programs = purging old credits

[cookderosa]

After a long angsty weekend, I decided to switch from the Lit In English major to Liberal Studies (with the lit credits becoming my Area Of Focus).

When I emailed my advisor about this, the response was interesting. You see, I enrolled at EC while they were still accepting D's, and I was unaware that I could purge certain credits within the first month after evaluation. So, my one D has been lingering in my GPA like grape juice on a white carpet. With only 15 credits left to take, and three of them being reserved for the pass/fail DSST College Algebra, that leaves me little opportunity to raise my GPA to a respectable level.

Guess what? If you switch degree programs, your credits are re-evaluated. And with re-evaluation comes a new chance to purge selected credits if you choose. The stain will remain on my transcript, of course, but now I can cover it up with a lovely new rug!

This is good-to-know info if you've realized that you need to pull up your GPA but don't have enough credits remaining to do so. If you have the flexibility to change degree programs, you have this second chance!

Cheers to your new rug!