Is my grade point average (GPA) for courses taken as a Special student calculated on my UW-Madison transcript?
A cumulative GPA is not calculated for Special students although grades for each course you take are reported on your official UW-Madison transcript. There is one exception: If you are a Special student who later becomes an undergraduate degree student earning your first UW-Madison undergraduate degree, then any grades earned on credits which transfer in as part of your undergraduate degree program will be calculated in your final UW-Madison undergraduate degree GPA. (This is a common situation for high school students taking courses prior to entry into a degree program at UW-Madison.) If you are not in this specific situation, however, then any grades earned on credits taken as a Special student will not be calculated in a cumulative grade point average. Grades earned as a Special student will also not change a previous cumulative undergraduate or graduate GPA earned while at UW-Madison, even if you are repeating a class.
