Professional and graduate schools, and the application services they use, expect you to report all attempted classes as part of your overall GPA calculation. Please refer to the "course work" sections of the instruction manuals — available below — for how to accurately compute your Math-Science or Science GPA and overall GPA based on your professional goals.
AMCAS for applicants to Allopathic (MD) Medical Schools:
- BCPM GPA: all Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math courses, including both grades from repeated courses.
- Overall GPA: all undergraduate courses, including both grades from repeated courses.
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AACOMAS for applicants to Osteopathic (DO) Medical Schools:
- Science GPA: Biology, Chemistry, and Physics courses; including both grades from repeated courses (beginning May 2017).
- Overall GPA: all undergraduate courses; including both grades from repeated courses (beginning May 2017).
AADSAS for applicants to Dental Schools:
- Science GPA: all Biology, Chemistry, and Physics courses, including both grades from repeated courses. Math courses should be classified as "Other Science."
- Overall GPA: all undergraduate courses, including both grades from repeated courses.
For all other health professional programs, please refer to the GPA calculation guidelines through their respective application services.