Masters perspective on testing/transcripts

[dcan]

They will look at all of your transcripts to determine whether or not you meet the requirement. Thus, as long as you have 60 graded credit hours and a gpa of at least 3.0, it really doesn't matter where your BS comes from.

This bugs me. I'm preparing to go through TESC and only take 6 courses from them. I will therefore only have at most 18 graded credit hours from TESC when I receive my diploma. I've been stressing to figure out how best to balance my classes so the hard classes (pre-cal, discrete math) don't screw my GPA and mess up my chances of getting into grad school.

Does this mean that it doesn't matter what my GPA is, if I have less than 60 graded credit hours I simply can't get into grad school? Or is it that if I have less than 60 and/or less than a 3.0 GPA I have to take the GMAT or GRE?

I'm trying to hedge my bets for getting into a master's program immediately after completing my bachelor's, and don't want to screw that up.

Thanks!