Non-degree Applicable Coursework Includes:
- Coursework with a transfer grade of below C-
- Technical Coursework
- Remedial Coursework
- Non-regionally accredited Coursework
Frequently Asked Questions
The change will affect both students who are admitted starting Summer/Fall 2017 and currently enrolled students who bring in transient or study abroad work.
Transfer work added to students’ records prior to Summer 2017 will remain unchanged in order to preserve the transfer equivalencies associated with students’ transfer coursework at the time the coursework was evaluated.
A current or former student, who has transfer work on their record, may see their transfer GPA removed if they add transfer work to their record starting in March 2017. This may occur if the student completes transient or study abroad coursework.
Though the transfer GPA will no longer be displayed on the student record, a LIFE Scholarship GPA will be calculated automatically for all students enrolled at USC.
The LIFE GPA will be displayed to students and advisors in Self Service Carolina. The LIFE GPA will be similar in nature to the former “Overall GPA” which included grade points from both transfer and institutional work.
Courses evaluated as technical, remedial, or non-accredited will appear in the USC Course Equivalency Tables but an equivalent course will not be displayed.