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Spails

What's the downside of doing credit/no credit?

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I have a class that I'm taking for one of my GenEds, and what I understand is taking credit/no credit will make it so it won't affect my GPA. I know I won't get an A in the class, probably between a CB - B, or a BA if I'm lucky. So from what I understand taking credit/no credit will just make it so my GPA goes up because that class won't drag it down.

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Is there a downside to taking credit/no credit? It's not for my degree, just a GenEd.

Posted Apr 9, 2020, 12:27 AM UTC

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ImpulseDeciderSport Management, 2020•

Some graduate schools look down on credit/no credit classes

But I would hope they look past that for classes taken during this time.

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andersonala45•

They don’t affect your gpa at all up or down

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SpailsOP2022, Accounting•

I know, but if I take credit/no credit it won’t affect my GPA, and since it’d only bring it down if I had a B, it’ll go up

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osecat•

Wait until after final grades are posted. If your class grade is above your current GPA take the letter grade. If your class grade is below your current GPA take the credit/ no credit option. All grades above your current GPA will pull your GPA up. The only downside to credit no credit is Grad schools or some Jobs might want to see letter grades while looking at your application. But taking a class Credit or No Credit has never happened before due to a pandemic so I'm not sure if they would hold it against you or not.

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andersonala45•

So the downside is that if you’re doing well in a class it doesn’t help the gpa

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madnegus•

If that class is a prerequisite to another class, there could be some issues moving on to the next class. You could always ask your advisor if it is a good idea

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