Achievement Recognition
DEAN'S LIST. Each quarter Walla Walla University recognizes its top academic achievers by publishing the Dean’s Lists*, which are maintained by the associate vice president for Academic Administration.
Undergraduate students who have earned at least 15 credits** during the quarter are recognized on the following Dean’s Lists, based on their term GPA:
- The Dean’s List recognizes students with a 3.500–3.749 term GPA.
- The Dean’s List of Distinguished Students recognizes students with a 3.750–4.000 term GPA.
Please note: According to our FERPA guidelines, students who have elected to block the release of directory information by providing written notification to the University Registrar will not be included on these public lists.
Any questions about these lists should be directed to the office of the associate vice president for Academic Administration.
*Eligibility for inclusion on the Dean’s Lists will not be recalculated in the event of a grade change after the first week of the following quarter.
**A minimum of 15 credits does not include remedial or experiential courses; courses graded Satisfactory (S), In progress (IP), or Incomplete (I); and not-yet-graded courses taken through Acadeum.
GRADUATION WITH HONORS. Candidates for the baccalaureate degree with the appropriate GPA, both overall and for credits earned at Walla Walla University, will be awarded the degree with the following honors distinction:
| 3.500 - 3.749 |
cum laude (with distinction) |
| 3.750 - 3.899 |
magna cum laude (with great distinction) |
| 3.900 - 4.000 |
summa cum laude (with highest distinction) |
The WWU Records office calculates Graduation with Honors based on the following:
- Combined GPA of all courses taken (transfer GPA(s) plus WWU GPA), and
- WWU only GPA.
WWU will award the distinction based on the lower of the two above.