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Weber State University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

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  • Institutional Honors

    Associate's degrees:

    • Honors: overall WSU GPA of 3.6 to 3.84
    • High Honors: overall WSU GPA of 3.85 to 4.0

     

    Bachelor's degrees:

    • Cum Laude: overall WSU GPA of 3.6 to 3.79
    • Magna Cum Laude: overall WSU GPA of 3.8 to 3.89
    • Summa Cum Laude: overall WSU GPA of 3.9 to 4.0

  • Honors Program

    There are three types of honors through the Honors Program:

    • Foundation Honors
    • University Honors
    • Departmental Honors

     

    Honors credit may be received for courses taken through the Honors Program or for other approved courses. Honors Department courses are noted in the permanent record by the Subject HNRS. Other approved courses are noted in the permanent record by an "H" preceding the course description.

  • Grading Symbols No Longer In Use
    • P: Pass
    • F: Fail
    • WP: Withdrawal Passing
    • WF: Withdrawal Failure

  • Additional Grading Policies
    • Spring Quarter 1970: the Pass/Fail policy was instituted
    • Spring Quarter 1971: the Credit/No Credit option policy replaced the Pass/Fail policy
    • Summer Quarter 1972: a grade of CR is equivalent to a letter grade of D or above
    • Winter Quarter 1995: a grade of CR is equivalent to a letter grade of C- or above

     

    Note: Grade Points were not given for courses taken under any of these options, nor were the credit hours included in the GPA calculations.

  • Course Numbering Systems No Longer In Use

    Summer Term 1971 through Summer Term 1998

    • 001-099: Remedial of Preparatory, Non-credit
    • 100-199: Undergraduate - Freshman Level
    • 200-299: Undergraduate - Sophomore Level
    • 300-399: Undergraduate - Junior Level
    • 400-499: Undergraduate - Senior Level
    • 500-599: Master Courses
    • 600-699: Advanced Master Courses

    Autumn Quarter 1962 through Spring Quarter 1971

    • 001-099: Remedial or Preparatory, Non-credit
    • 010-099: Terminal Courses
    • 1-99: Lower Division Courses
    • 100-199: Upper Division Courses

    Beginning with the School Year 1936-37 through Summer 1962

    • 1-49: College Grade (transfer) courses
    • 50 and above: Terminal Courses

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Academic Standing

Students who fall below the 2.00 cumulative WSU GPA required for good academic standing are placed on the following standings:

  • Academic Warning: The cumulative WSU GPA is below 2.00 for the first semester after good academic standing or after readmission from Academic Suspension. Students must complete the Bounce Back academic remediation program before enrolling in their next semester.
  • Academic Probation: In a subsequent semester after Academic Warning, the subsequent term GPA is below 2.00 while the cumulative WSU remains below 2.00. Students must complete the Bounce Back academic remediation program before enrolling in their next semester.
  • Academic Suspension: In a subsequent semester after Academic Probation, the subsequent term GPA is below 2.00 while the cumulative WSU remains below 2.00. Students are prohibited from enrolling in the subsequent semester and are readmitted on Academic Warning. They must complete the Bounce Back academic remediation program before enrolling in their next semester.

Note that prior to Summer 2019, the University had three levels of suspension: a one-term suspension for students on their first suspension, a one-year (three-term) suspension for students on their second suspension, and a three-year (nine-term) suspension for students on their third or subsequent suspension. Students were readmitted on Academic Probation after serving their suspension and could appeal the length of their suspension with the Office of the Registrar; the transcript comment in cases of successful appeal is Readmitted on Probation.

Academic Rules, Regulations, and Standards

COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic led to campus closure in the Spring 2020 semester beginning March 12, 2020. Classes were moved to virtual format for the remainder of Spring 2020 semester and the entirety of Summer 2020 semester.

Students were provided with extended deadlines for full semester and second block Spring 2020 courses to withdraw (W), audit (AU), or change to credit/no credit (CR/NC) grading option:

  • Extended deadline for W or AU: April 17, 2020
  • Extended deadline for CR/NC: April 24, 2020

CR/NC is the University's form of pass/fail and requires a minimum grade of C- for CR. Grades of D+ and below result in NC.

Academic departments were given the option to accept Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, and Spring 2021 courses with credit/no credit grading for program requirements. Accepted grading options include CR (Credit, meaning C- or better) and SC (Special Credit, meaning C or better; some departments chose a higher standard). Please follow the links below for information from each academic program.

Resources

  • Academic renewal is an academic forgiveness policy that allows students to request that their WSU GPA be recalculated to exclude low grades earned at least 6 years ago.
  • Wildcat Advantage embeds high impact educational experiences (HIEEs) into the Weber State student's college career. HIEEs promote knowledge and skill development that is highly sought by employers and graduate programs.