Office of the Registrar
167 Knight Hall
Department 3964
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-5272
Fax: (307) 766-3960
Email: registrar@uwyo.edu
Lane Buchanan, Registrar
Robert Ratterree, Associate Registrar
Effective for December 2023, May 2024, and August 2024
Summa Cum Laude |
Magna Cum Laude |
Cum Laude |
|
Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources |
4.000 |
3.950 |
3.861 |
Arts and Sciences |
4.000 |
3.987 |
3.926 |
Business |
4.000 |
3.961 |
3.870 |
Education |
4.000 |
N/A* |
N/A* |
Engineering and Physical Sciences |
3.989 |
3.922 |
3.830 |
School of Energy Resources |
4.000 |
3.900 |
3.759 |
Haub - ENR |
4.000 |
3.975 |
3.903 |
Health Sciences |
4.000 |
N/A** |
3.988 |
*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 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.
Office of the Registrar
167 Knight Hall
Department 3964
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-5272
Fax: (307) 766-3960
Email: registrar@uwyo.edu
Lane Buchanan, Registrar
Robert Ratterree, Associate Registrar