Who do I contact with questions about this? I would like to take a few courses at NCSU to help my GPA before I apply to graduate school.

12/10/2007 4:36:01 PM

If you've already been awarded a degree, you can't pad your GPA. Your GPA became fixed when you were conferred your degree. Any new classes you take will be assigned a new GPA falling under a lifelong education curriculum.

12/10/2007 5:26:25 PM

But graduate schools and professional schools calculate your GPA based on all classes you've ever taken (regardless of what your university status is). I know this to be true from my own experience. So when classes are taken through lifelong to improve one's GPA (A very common thing to do I might add) the grad/professional school will examine both transcripts and calculate your GPA based on all of your coursework inclusive of each "status" (undergrad and post-bacc in your case.)

12/10/2007 5:39:27 PM

^That's what I'm looking to do here.

12/10/2007 10:29:04 PM

yup.

my wife is taking grad classes as "non-matriculated" (ie "lifelong ed") status in the Med school in order to strengthen her application

its a common tactic.

12/11/2007 12:16:15 AM

http://www.ncsu.edu/acp/

12/11/2007 9:38:54 AM

Yes, yes. I know the page. However, who do I contact? There isn't a graduate degree head for the direction I'm going. I'm looking for someone in R&R to contact with questions about this.

12/11/2007 11:11:58 AM

Nicole Harrell Wood
Registration And Records
Assistant Registrar
Harris Hall 1000, Box 7313
NCSU Campus
Raleigh, NC 27695
Phone: 919-515-3233
Fax: 919-515-2376
EMail: nicole_wood@ncsu.edu
AIM: registrarNCSU

12/11/2007 2:41:35 PM

ahhhhhhhh don't be throwin' my name around like that

seriously though, i'd be glad to answer any questions.

12/12/2007 4:34:06 PM