How grading works at WCJC
WCJC grades on a 4.0 scale with five letter grades: A (4), B (3), C (2), D (1), and F (0) grade points per semester hour.
There is no A+ and no plus/minus grading at all — A itself, at 4.0, is the top of the scale.
A few marks appear on a transcript but carry no grade points and are not counted in your GPA: I (Incomplete), W (Withdrawn), X (Audit), and WX (Withdrawn, counts toward the six-drop limit).
Source: Grading Policy, Grade Reports, Grade Points — verified Sep 2026
How your GPA is calculated at WCJC
Your GPA is the sum of all grade points earned divided by the total semester hours attempted. Courses marked I, W, X, or WX are not counted in the calculation.
If you repeat a course, only the last grade awarded counts toward your semester hours and GPA at WCJC — earlier attempts still appear on your transcript.
Texas residents may also opt into Academic Fresh Start at (re)admission: coursework from 5+ years earlier can be excluded entirely from your academic record and GPA, though it can't be used toward a degree, prerequisite, or the excluded courses' credit.
Source: Grading Policy, Grade Reports, Grade Points; Repetition of Course; Academic Fresh Start — verified Sep 2026
Academic probation and suspension at WCJC
You're in Good Standing as long as your institutional GPA is 2.0 or higher.
If it falls below 2.0, you're placed on Academic Probation: you're capped at 15 semester credit hours until your institutional GPA returns to 2.0. You can stay on probation (rather than being suspended) as long as your GPA for that semester alone is 2.0 or better.
If your institutional GPA stays below 2.0 for two consecutive semesters and you can't post a 2.0 semester GPA, you're placed on Academic Suspension — you must sit out the following semester, and you return on probation until your institutional GPA reaches 2.0 again.
Source: Minimum Standard of Work; Good Standing; Academic Probation; Academic Suspension — verified Sep 2026
The GPA floor to graduate from WCJC
Every degree and certificate requires an institutional GPA of at least 2.0. Associate of Applied Science degrees and Level II certificates additionally require a 2.0 GPA within the specific program area.
Source: General Requirements for Graduation — verified Sep 2026
Dean's List and graduation honors at WCJC
You make the Dean's List each 16-week term if you're enrolled in 12+ semester hours of college-level courses, earn no failing grades, and post an institutional GPA of at least 3.5.
At graduation, a GPA of 3.5 up to 3.8 earns you Honors, and 3.8 or above earns High Honors.
Source: Scholastic Honors — verified Sep 2026
Transferring credit to and from WCJC
Lower-division courses in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Academic Course Guide Manual are freely transferable to any Texas public institution offering the equivalent course.
When you transfer credit in, WCJC does not lower the grade you earned elsewhere — but for degree purposes or scholastic standing, transfer grades may or may not be averaged with your WCJC coursework.
Source: Transfer of Semester Credit Hours — verified Sep 2026
Frequently asked questions
What grading scheme does Wharton County Junior College (WCJC) use?
Where does this WCJC grade scale come from?
Does WCJC give A+ or plus/minus grades?
No. WCJC's grading table has only five letter grades — A, B, C, D, and F — with no plus or minus variants anywhere in the catalog.
Source: Grading Policy, Grade Reports, Grade Points — verified Sep 2026
If I repeat a class at WCJC, does it count twice in my GPA?
No. Only the last grade awarded for a repeated course counts toward your semester hours and GPA — every attempt still appears on your transcript, but only one counts in the average.
Source: Repetition of Course — verified Sep 2026
