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Transcript Guide (Key)
甜瓜视频app is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Individual colleges and departments may be accredited by various associations within their respective fields.
Effective Fall 1977, WCU changed from a quarter calendar to a semester calendar consisting of a fall and spring semester. An academic year consists of two semesters of fifteen weeks each. During the summer term, sessions vary in length.
Effective Summer 1987, academic records at WCU were converted to a computerized system. Transcripts may be generated from both electronically and manually maintained records.
Freshman: 0-29 hours
Sophomore: 30-59 hours
Junior: 60-89 hours
Senior: 90 or more hours
100-499 - Undergraduate level courses
500-799 - Master's level courses
800 and above - Doctoral level courses
Notation of Academic Warning or Academic Probation designates that the student must meet specific guidelines to continue enrollment. Notation of Academic Suspension or Academic Dismissal designates that the student did not meet academic performance requirements and cannot continue enrollment.
Notation of Academic Dismissal designates that the student has not met required academic standing and cannot continue enrollment. Notation of Permanent Dismissal designates that the student was readmitted after academic dismissal and has not met required academic standing. Students who are permanently dismissed may not be readmitted to the Graduate School.
Notation of XG (exclude grade) or XC (exclude credit) followed by an earned grade indicates the Two-Year Rule or GPA Reset has been applied.
Notation of RX indicates that the course has been repeated and the grade has been excluded from the GPA calculation. Notation of RI indicates that the grade has been included in the GPA calculation.
Notation of -HON or -SLC at the end of a course title indicates that a course has an honors or service learning designation, respectively.
Notation of T followed by the official grade A, B, C, etc., indicates transfer credit. Only courses with a grade of C- (1.67) or better are accepted. Transfer credits are not computed in a student鈥檚 GPA.
This is noted each semester for undergraduate students who qualify. Chancellor's list requires a GPA of 3.80 or higher, and dean's list a GPA of 3.50 or higher on a regular semester鈥檚 work, excluding remedial courses, with no grade of D+, D, D-, F, or an I at the end-of-term grading.
The official transcript is printed on secure paper and carries the signature of the University Registrar and the printed unraised seal of 甜瓜视频app.
In accordance with The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, information from the transcript may not be released to a third party without the written consent of the student.
Undergraduate Grading System
Graduate Grading Systems
| Grade | Interpretation | Quality Points Per Semester Hour |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | Excellent | 4.0 |
| A | Excellent | 4.0 |
| A- | 3.67 | |
| B+ | 3.33 | |
| B | Good | 3.0 |
| B- | 2.67 | |
| C+ | 2.33 | |
| C | Satisfactory | 2.0 |
| C- | 1.67 | |
| D+ | 1.33 | |
| D | Poor | 1.0 |
| D- | 0.67 | |
| F | Failure | 0 |
| I | Incomplete | - |
| IP | In Progress | - |
| S | Satisfactory | - |
| U | Unsatisfactory | - |
| W | Withdrawal | - |
| AU | Audit | - |
| NG | No Credit | - |
| Grade | Interpretation | Quality Points Per Semester Hour |
|---|---|---|
| A | Superior | 4.0 |
| B | Good | 3.0 |
| C | Passing | 2.0 |
| F | Failing | 0 |
| I | Incomplete | 0 |
| W | Withdrawal | 0 |
| WF | Withdrew/Failing | 0 |
| AU | Audit | 0 |
| IP | In Progress | 0 |
| S | Satisfactory | 0 |
| U | Unsatisfactory | 0 |
| NG | No Credit | 0 |