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Western Carolina GPA
How Western Carolina University calculates GPA
Western Carolina 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 Western Carolina grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: On the Western Carolina scale, A+ is awarded but capped at 4.0, and the scale runs down to D- at 0.67.
Failing grade: Western Carolina University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Grade replacement: when a course is repeated, only the most recent grade counts toward the GPA and credit hours; all grades remain on the transcript.
Academic standing
Cumulative GPA below 2.000 or cumulative completion rate below 66.66%
Latin honors at graduation
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| cum laude | 3.50 |
| magna cum laude | 3.70 |
| summa cum laude | 3.90 |
Dean’s List
Western Carolina University names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.50 with not stated (term-GPA basis only; no explicit credit-hour minimum given).
Excludes remedial courses; no grade of D+, D, D-, F, or I
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic Warning: Cumulative GPA below 2.000 or cumulative completion rate below 66.66%.
Dismissal: Academic Suspension after failing continued-enrollment requirements during Warning/Progress Agreement, or a new student earning below 1.000 GPA in the first term.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by Western Carolina University itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- catalog.wcu.edu — Latin honors.
- registrar.wcu.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
WCU tracks a credit-completion rate alongside GPA in its academic-standing policy, using 'Academic Warning' rather than the word 'probation'.
Every figure here was read from Western Carolina’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.
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