Student Records and Grades
Note: Financial aid eligibility and veterans’ benefits may be affected by the application of some of these policies (e.g., withdrawal from class, incomplete grade, auditing a class, etc.). Please contact the financial aid office and your adviser if you are considering a change in your class schedule.
Grades used in computing grade point average are:
Grade | Point Value |
A | 4.0 |
A- | 3.7 |
B+ | 3.3 |
B | 3.0 |
B- | 2.7 |
C+ | 2.3 |
C | 2.0 |
C- | 1.7 |
D+ | 1.3 |
D | 1.0 |
D-* | 0.7 |
F | 0.0 |
* The “D-” letter grade will no longer be assigned at WVC after spring 2012.
Grades not used in computing grade point average are:
P | Pass |
Y | Work in Progress |
W | Withdrawal |
N | Audit |
I | Incomplete |
NP | No Pass |
* | Removed Grade |
“Pass” definition: a grade of “C” or higher earns a pass; a lower grade earns a no pass or an F.
Class #1 5 credits. Grade is an A (value of 4.0).
Grade points=5x4=20
Class #2 4 credits. Grade is a B (value of 3.0).
Grade points=4x3=12
Class #3 5 credits. Grade is a C (value of 2.0).
Grade points=5x2=10
This gives you a total of 14 credits and 42 grade points. Therefore, your GPA would be: 42 grade points/
14 credits =3.0
Students are cautioned against taking courses in their major or minor on a pass/fail basis. In most cases, a maximum of 10 pass/fail credits may be applied toward degree requirements at WVC.
A “W” designation indicates that you have dropped a class. The last day of each quarter
to withdraw from classes is specified on the official Academic Calendar. Complete
information on withdrawing from a class is available in the admissions/registration
office.
Instructors may choose to administratively withdraw a student who does not attend
the first two days of class, but the responsibility of withdrawing still lies with
the student. Do not assume an instructor will withdraw you for not attending class.
When in doubt, check the student portal to determine if you are still registered for
the class or contact the admissions/registration office. Failure to formally withdraw
from class will normally result in a failing grade. You can withdraw through the Registration
function on the MyWVC Portal. You can also submit a Course Change form, available
in the admissions/registration office.
Military Withdrawal:
Students submitting proof of being called into military service may receive credit
and/or refund of fees as follows:
- A full refund will be made upon receipt of call-up notification letter and a “W”
grade will be recorded,
OR;
- You may receive an “I” or “Y” with approval from the instructor(s) and no refund
will be made or the chief student services officer may grant a degree prior to induction
into the armed forces. No refund will be made.
The Low Grade Set Aside Policy allows you to remove poor academic records that no longer reflect your current academic performance. Only petitions to set aside all grades in a particular quarter are considered. This option is not available for singular courses within a quarter. Grades that are set aside are not removed from the student’s transcript. Rather, an “*” notation is placed next to the grade which indicates that the course will no longer be used when calculating a new cumulative grade point average. Credits that are set aside cannot be used to fulfill any requirements for graduation. Please note that Federal Financial Aid regulations do not recognize grade “set asides.”
Students may only petition for a set aside provision for two quarters during their time at Wenatchee Valley College. Students may petition to set aside a quarter which has 1) at least one grade that is a C- or lower OR 2) where the quarterly GPA is below 2.0.
Thirty (30) credits of class work at WVC with a GPA of 2.0 or better is required as evidence of a student’s changed scholastic performance. Exceptions to these procedures can be made by petition to the Academic Regulations Committee. Only grades earned at Wenatchee Valley College can be set aside under this policy.
This only applies to courses taken at WVC. Courses taken at other colleges cannot be used to repeat a class on your WVC transcript.
Please note: Repeating courses may affect students’ financial aid eligibility. For more information, visit the Financial Aid Policies page.
• Earn at least 12 credits in courses numbered 100 or above. (“I,” “P,” “NP” and “Y” designations do not count toward the 12-credit minimum.)
• Earn a 4.0 GPA for the president’s list.
• Earn a 3.5 - 3.99 GPA for the dean’s list.
Honors are listed at graduation for students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
If you carry at least 12 credit hours and have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher, you are eligible to join the local chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the national community college honor society. Phi Theta Kappa encourages scholarship, leadership and service. Members of Eta Rho (Wenatchee campus) and Alpha Kappa Eta (Omak campus) are active at the local, state, regional and international levels.
The three levels of unsatisfactory academic performance are Warning, Probation and Suspension.
1. Submit a completed petition for readmission form to
the student services office.
2. Complete a readmission interview with a counselor.
During the interview, you should be prepared to:
• Identify the reasons for poor academic performance.
• Present a plan for eliminating the factors contributing to poor academic performance.
• Review your educational goals.
• Present an educational plan that includes proposed course schedules for the next one to three quarters and how those courses relate to an educational goal.
3. Be reinstated by the college.
• Late changes in class status (i.e., credit to audit, past quarterly deadline withdraw)
• Set aside of low grades from previous quarters
• Substitution of graduation requirements
• Taking more than 18 credits in one quarter
After reviewing the petition, the registrar will either make a ruling on the petition or forward it to the appropriate WVC administrator for further review/ruling.
Petitions for readmission after an academic suspension are reviewed by a WVC counselor.
All petitions must be in writing and submitted on the appropriate form, available through the admissions/registration office.
After the initial decision on a petition is made, the student can appeal this decision to the WVC Academic Regulations Committee. Filing for an appeal is completed through the student services office.
All appeals must be in writing. Petitioners may appear in person before the committee but are not required to do so. It is the responsibility of the student to be fully aware of the policies and procedures that govern a specific program in which the student is seeking enrollment or is currently enrolled.