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What effect does taking extra modules have on GPA?

  • 20-08-2013 09:52AM
    #1
    Principal Skinner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 302 ✭✭


    If I were to take say 8 modules instead of the required 6 for my course, would all 8 modules be counted towards my GPA or would it just be the 6 best? (I need to increase my GPA this year so trying to think of ways to do it!)


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  • #2
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Just the 6 best.

    The additional workload, btw, would probably result in you doing worse in all of them than if you just spent that extra time on the correct amount of modules. Would be cheaper too.


  • #3
    sunshine and showers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,027 ✭✭✭sunshine and showers


    Raphael is right. Waste of time (and money..).


  • #4
    bdyson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7 ✭bdyson


    How much is it to do an extra module, I've had a good look on the website but can't seem to find an answer aha


  • #5
    Raphael
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭Raphael


    Seems to vary by school and program, but about 500 quid for a 5 credit module seems to be the norm.


  • #6
    Scatterbrain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 75 ✭✭Scatterbrain


    Apparently extra credit modules don't count towards your GPA at all (and so are kind of useless - best just to audit the module rather than paying for nothing). I checked with the student adviser, Aisling O'Grady, today.

    Kind of a kick in the gut, but it's mentioned here too: http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/asug/assessmentgradingandexaminers/asugtitle,39256,en.html


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  • #7
    Fad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,231 ✭✭✭Fad


    Scatterbrain wrote: »
    Apparently extra credit modules don't count towards your GPA at all (and so are kind of useless - best just to audit the module rather than paying for nothing). I checked with the student adviser, Aisling O'Grady, today.

    Kind of a kick in the gut, but it's mentioned here too: http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/asug/assessmentgradingandexaminers/asugtitle,39256,en.html

    Well you can always use a module as a substitution if the situation allows that, but substitutions are expensive.


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