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Wake Forest GPA
How Wake Forest University calculates GPA
Wake Forest University calculates GPA as a credit-weighted average: multiply each course’s grade points by its credits, add them up, and divide by total credits. The detail that matters is the grade scale.
The Wake Forest grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: On the Wake Forest scale, there is no A+ — A = 4.0 is the top grade, and the scale runs down to D- at 0.67.
Failing grade: Wake Forest University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
A course may be repeated at Wake Forest if the grade earned was C- or lower; all grades stay on the transcript, the course counts once for credit, and the GPA reflects the highest grade earned.
Academic standing
Cumulative GPA below the minimum for hours passed (1.60 / 1.70 / 1.80 / 1.90)
Latin honors at graduation
Wake Forest University awards Latin honors by rank in the graduating class, not by a fixed GPA, so the GPA that earns each honor moves from year to year.
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| summa cum laude | top 5% of graduating class |
| magna cum laude | next 10% of graduating class |
| cum laude | next 15% of graduating class |
Effective for the Class of 2024 forward; GPA cutoffs are recomputed each year from class rank rather than fixed.
Dean’s List
Wake Forest University names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.4 with a full-time course load in the semester, with no grade below C.
College and School of Business
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic probation: Cumulative GPA below the minimum for hours passed (1.60 / 1.70 / 1.80 / 1.90).
Dismissal: Academic suspension for earning six or fewer grade points in any given semester.
The minimum cumulative GPA depends on how far through the degree a student is:
| Class level | Cumulative GPA |
|---|---|
| fewer than 30 | 1.60 |
| 30 to fewer than 60 | 1.70 |
| 60 to fewer than 90 | 1.80 |
| 90 and above | 1.90 |
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by Wake Forest University itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- bulletin.wfu.edu — Latin honors.
- advising.wfu.edu — academic standing.
Good to know
Wake Forest awards Latin honors by rank in the graduating class (top 5% / next 10% / next 15%) rather than by fixed GPA cutoffs, so the thresholds change every year.
Every figure here was read from Wake Forest’s own registrar or catalog. Where a rule is set by an individual college rather than the institution, the page says so instead of presenting one college’s number as everyone’s.
Need to plan ahead? Use the target GPA planner to find the grades you need, or the final grade calculator for a single class. International student? See CGPA to US GPA (WES).