Honors Graduation and Honor Roll Requirements
Graduation with Honors
Designations of summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude will be added to the baccalaureate academic transcripts and diplomas of graduating undergraduate students who meet the honors graduation criteria.
President's Honor Roll
To be named for the President’s Honor Roll, undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 12 UW semester hours for the term on a basis of A, B, C, D or F, and have a grade-point average of 4.0. Courses taken for audit do not count for honor roll purposes.
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Provost's Honor Roll
To be named for the Provost’s Honor Roll, undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 6 UW semester hours, but fewer than 12 UW semester hours, of which at least 6 semester hours must be graded on the basis of A, B, C, D or F with no semester grade of X for the term, and have a grade-point average of 3.5 or better. Courses taken for audit do not count for honor roll purposes.
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Dean's and Freshmen Dean's Honor Roll
To be named for the Dean’s Honor Roll, undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 12 UW semester hours for the term on a basis of A, B, C, D or F that are Freshman and above standing. Freshmen will have earned a 3.25 or better grade-point average where Sophomores and above have a grade-point average of 3.4 of better.
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Graduation with Honors
Designations of summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude will be added to the baccalaureate academic transcripts and diplomas of graduating undergraduate students earning at least 48 credit hours from the University of Wyoming (of which 45 hours must be for A-F grades) based on the following percentages as computed from the GPAs of graduating undergraduate students in each college:
- Top 1% summa cum laude
- Next 4% magna cum laude
- Next 5% cum laude
Honors graduates will be identified by comparison to a 5-year rolling grade point distribution computed for each college, to be recomputed annually each spring semester.
These designations are effective with the fall 2000 semester and are not retroactive.
Honor graduation will be granted for students in the College of Law upon successful completion of 56 hours in the college with a cumulative GPA of 3.400 or better based on University of Wyoming College of Law courses.
A Doctor of Pharmacy is awarded with honor by the university to a student who graduates with scholarship in pharmacy of unusual excellence as defined by the School of Pharmacy.
Honors Graduation Criteria
Effective for Fall 2025, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026 graduation.
| College / School | Summa Cum Laude | Magna Cum Laude | Cum Laude |
| Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources | 4.000 | 3.973 | 3.921 |
| Arts and Sciences | 4.000 | 3.992 | 3.947 |
| Business | 4.000 | 3.951 | 3.874 |
| Education | 4.000 | N/A* | N/A* |
| Engineering and Physical Sciences | 4.0 | 3.949 | 3.874 |
| School of Energy Resources | 3.989 | 3.900 | 3.714 |
| Haub School / ENR | 4.000 | 3.993 | 3.931 |
| Health Sciences | 4.000 | N/A** | N/A** |
| UW College | 4.000 | 3.993 | 3.931 |
* Due to the fact that 11.0% of the computed College of Education graduates received a 4.000, no magna cum laude or cum laude honors will be awarded.
** Due to the fact that 9.7% of the computed College of Health Sciences graduates received a 4.000, no magna cum laude or cum laude honors will be awarded.
UW Regulation 2-107 (July 12, 2018)
Designations of Academic Distinction will be added to baccalaureate academic transcripts and diplomas of graduating students earning at least 48 UW credit hours (of which 45 hours must be graded on an A-F grading scale) based on the following percentages:
- Top 1% summa cum laude
- Next 4% magna cum laude
- Next 5% cum laude
Each spring semester, Academic Distinction graduates will be identified by comparison of their GPA to a 5-year rolling grade point distribution by each college.
The degree of Juris Doctor is awarded with honors if the student achieves a grade point average of 3.400 or better on all resident credit in the College of Law.
A Doctor of Pharmacy is awarded with honors by the University of Wyoming to a student who graduates with scholarship in pharmacy of unusual excellence as defined by the School of Pharmacy.
