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Pass/Fail. To encourage students to venture
into fields outside their major areas of competence
and concentration, the College makes
available the option, under certain conditions,
of registering in courses on a pass/fail basis
rather than for a letter grade. Courses taken
under the pass/fail option yield full credit
when satisfactorily completed but, whether
passed or not, they are not computed in the
grade point average. In no case may a student
change from grade to pass/fail mode, or from
pass/fail to grade mode after the last date
to add a course. The last date to add a course
is noted in the calendar at the front of this
bulletin.
A student may count toward the degree no
more than eighteen hours taken on a pass/fail
basis. First- and second-year students are not
eligible to elect the pass/fail mode, but may
enroll for courses offered only on a pass/fail
basis. Third- and fourth-year students may
elect as many as twelve hours on a pass/fail
basis, but no more than four hours in a given
semester. Courses used to fulfill core, quantitative
reasoning, cultural diversity, major, or
minor requirements may not be taken on a
pass/fail basis unless they are offered only on
that basis. Courses in the major(s) not used for
satisfying major requirements may be taken
on a pass/fail basis if the department of the
major does not specify otherwise.
No courses in the Calloway School can be
taken pass/fail unless they are offered only on
that basis.
Grade Reports and Transcripts
An electronic midterm report and a final report
of grades are available to students by the registrar
in the fall and spring semesters. A final
report of grades is issued for each summer
term.
Transcripts of the permanent educational
record will be issued to students upon written
request unless there are unpaid financial obligations
to the University, or other unresolved
issues. Copies of a student’s cumulative record
are issued by the registrar.
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Under the law, the University has the right
to inform parents of dependent students and
certain other qualified individuals of the contents
of educational records.
Dean’s List
The Dean’s List is issued after the end of the
fall and spring semesters. It includes all fulltime,
degree-seeking students in the College
and the Wayne Calloway School of Business
and Accountancy who have a grade point
average of 3.0 or better for a full-time course
load in the semester and who have earned no
grade below C during the semester.
Graduation Distinctions
Graduation distinctions are determined by
the grade-point system and are based entirely
on grades earned in Wake Forest courses. A
degree candidate with a cumulative average
of not less than 3.8 for all courses attempted
is graduated with the distinction summa cum
laude. A candidate with a cumulative average
of not less than 3.6 for all courses attempted
is graduated with the distinction magna cum
laude. A candidate with a cumulative average
of not less than 3.4 for all courses attempted is
graduated with the distinction cum laude. Details
are available in the Office of the Registrar.
Repetition of Courses
A student may repeat at Wake Forest a Wake
Forest course for which he or she has received
a grade of C- or lower. In this case, all grades
received will be shown on the transcript, but
the course may be counted only one time for
credit. If a student fails a course previously
passed, the hours originally earned will
not be lost. For purposes of determining the
cumulative grade point average, a course
will be considered as attempted only once,
and the grade points assigned will reflect the
highest grade received. These provisions do
not apply to any course for which the student
has received the grade of F in consequence