It is that time of the year again. The time where people get their grades back and found out they are in a world of shi*.
6chr0nic4 said:
I got a D in pol100, but i still got credit for it
Yes, you will get that 3 credits with your D.
im not sure if the upper level courses require me to have a certain grade in it or just to pass? do u guys know if theres a site/link that outlines this.. not just for this class in particular but in general if you need certain grades in certain prereq classes
thx
However, I believe you usually need a C- or better to get the Pre-Req for the course. In all honesty, if you are thinking about a Political Science Major and you get a D for the POL 100: Introduction to Political Science, you are probably going to get butchered in upper level courses...
I would rethink about a Political Science Major if I were you.
xxk1nky;43678 said:
You usually need a C- for it to count towards anything... I hated that course too!
For the record, I hate POL 100 as well. The Prof (McBride) is ok but my TA is a total asshole who hates me for no apparent reason.
A 'D' is as good as an 'F' cause it doesn't do shit. It won't count for anything. The only thing it's good for is that it won't drag your grade down as much if you decide not to retake it cause a D is worth 1.00 GPA while a F is worth nothing.
POL100 was easy BTW, exams were multiple choice questions STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK and 2-3 short answers ALSO STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK. Along with one essay. Unless of course you got a bad instructor that didn't test you STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK.
HIST101 however is complete shit (unless you're good at writing essays cause the whole course is writing essays, the exam was a long essay too). Don't bother taking that course (unless you're good at writing essays but the course is boring as hell anyways).
i emailed the poli sci advisor to ask if i need to retake them and she gave me this answer... wtf does it mean
"A D is a pass, but you need to keep your POL gpa and your cumulative gpa above 2.00 to be in the major."
If your CGPA stays below 2.00, you'll be forced into Academic Probation. If your CGPA is still below 2.00 after a semester (or until summer, not sure), you'll be forced to withdraw from SFU / kicked out.
You should and you have to retake at least one of those classes.
D's will count towards your credit count, but they will not satisfy a pre requisite requirement. Thus, if you got a D in it, and another class requires it as a pre requisite, you cannot enroll.
As well, if you got 2 D's, your GPA is going to be hurting and you might not be able to declare your major, and or get on academic probation.
Frankly, we all go through shit in our lives during the semester, some of us choose to ignore our other responsibilities and our grades suffer. I personally, do not do that. I work full time and go to school full time and my GPA is never below 3.0
k im gonna drop out and go kill myself now LOL fuck off faggot
We're giving you advice. Why continue with a major when you just barely passed the 100 level course? You'll end up wasting a lot of money and time. Why are you getting so offended?
See, this is what happens when SFU lowers their admission requirements.
Yeah, while I agree that he's kind of slow and not grasping the answers you're giving, he's getting quite a few douchetastic answers here.
Summary: If you want to continue to pursue a major in Poli Sci, retake those courses and obtain a grade of C- or better in order to be qualified to take higher level courses.
why do you idiots post if you cant give out useful advice? you have no idea why he "barely passed" so quit being assholes
Look lazyGUY, we don't need to know why he "barely passed." Besides, like MB said, all he needs to know now is that...
Magnificent Bastard said:
Summary: If you want to continue to pursue a major in Poli Sci, retake those courses and obtain a grade of C- or better in order to be qualified to take higher level courses.
i asked twice because i wanted to make sure... not because i couldnt understand the answer the advisor gave wasnt very clear imo and i was confused in fact... this is the answer i got this morning
That's nice of them to answer while they are still on vacation. Still, I am doing the same thing, but for free.
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:43:36 -0800 To: [email]shift.2.drift@hotmail.com[/email] From: [email]polda@sfu.ca[/email] Subject: Re: A D is a pass, but you need to keep your POL gpa and your cumulative gpa above 2.00 to be in the major. Lynn
Yes, you do get that 6 credits from the two Political Science courses. However, if you are determined to be in Pol-Sci, you should probably retake the two courses because your GPA is probably <2.00 with that double D
At 05:41 PM 12/18/2008, you wrote: I received a D letter grade for pol210 as well as pol100 and I am planning to major in Political Science. It says on my transcript that i got credit for the courses, however, does it mean I need to retake the courses since I got a D? I believe I need a C- or better in pol100 in order to use it as the pre-req for upper division courses, does this also apply for pol210? my student # is 301077181. Thanks.
However, if you do decide to be a Pol Sci Major (which I don't recommend after your "performance), you will have to retake POL 100 and POL 210 because both of these courses are a part of the Pol Sci lower level course requirement. Unless I am mistaken, you need a grade of C- or better to fulfill the pre-req.
Now, I am just trying to find the line in the calendar that said "you need grade of C- or better to fulfill the pre-req" for a course.
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I would rethink about a Political Science Major if I were you. For the record, I hate POL 100 as well. The Prof (McBride) is ok but my TA is a total asshole who hates me for no apparent reason.
POL100 was easy BTW, exams were multiple choice questions STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK and 2-3 short answers ALSO STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK. Along with one essay. Unless of course you got a bad instructor that didn't test you STRAIGHT FROM THE BOOK.
HIST101 however is complete shit (unless you're good at writing essays cause the whole course is writing essays, the exam was a long essay too). Don't bother taking that course (unless you're good at writing essays but the course is boring as hell anyways).
Since it won't count towards pre-reqs I recommend you re-take this course, or change majors. Might want to double check with your advisor though.
Also, no idea how you failed POL100 unless you skipped every class and didnt do any of the readings...
I know some Academic Advisor will say this, so I wouldn't feel bad saying this. What the hell are you doing in Political Science!?
In the word of the (sarcasm) all wise IVT: LULZ FAIL!
And honestly, yes you should redo a D.
D's will count towards your credit count, but they will not satisfy a pre requisite requirement. Thus, if you got a D in it, and another class requires it as a pre requisite, you cannot enroll.
As well, if you got 2 D's, your GPA is going to be hurting and you might not be able to declare your major, and or get on academic probation.
Frankly, we all go through shit in our lives during the semester, some of us choose to ignore our other responsibilities and our grades suffer. I personally, do not do that. I work full time and go to school full time and my GPA is never below 3.0
Not only do you fail at POL, you also fail at enrolling and doing research before you enrolled.
Plus, you ask stupid ass questions.
You're gonna get kicked out soon anyways, SFU doesn't take kindly to failures such as yourself.
See, this is what happens when SFU lowers their admission requirements.
Summary: If you want to continue to pursue a major in Poli Sci, retake those courses and obtain a grade of C- or better in order to be qualified to take higher level courses.
Now, I am just trying to find the line in the calendar that said "you need grade of C- or better to fulfill the pre-req" for a course.