I'm at Collin College right now, but I'm planning to transfer to UNT. How does the grade transfer work between these institutions? Will my GPA carry over, or will it reset?
When you transfer from Collin College to the University of North Texas (UNT), your academic transcripts, which include your grades from Collin College, will be sent to UNT for a course-by-course evaluation. The course credits that meet UNT's criteria will be accepted and applied towards your degree program at UNT.
However, while your credits for classes passed (usually a grade of C or higher) can transfer, your Collin College GPA will not. When you start at UNT, your GPA essentially resets and you begin with a blank slate. Only the grades you earn at UNT moving forward will factor into your UNT GPA. This is common practice in most universities in the transfer process.
Keep in mind that your Collin College GPA may still be relevant for certain things, such as departmental scholarships or academic honors at UNT, so it's still important to try to maintain a solid GPA at Collin College before your transfer.
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