The University of Washington recognizes students after each academic quarter and year for their high scholarship award and inclusion on the corresponding Dean’s List. A suitable and official notation of this achievement is recorded on the student’s University transcript. Students may also be eligible for other Baccalaureate Honors.

Dean’s Lists Criteria

Quarterly Dean’s List

To qualify for the quarterly Dean’s List, a student must be pursuing their first undergraduate degree and attain a quarterly GPA of 3.50 or higher in at least 12 graded credits.

Annual Dean’s List

To qualify for the Annual Dean’s List, a matriculated undergraduate student must be pursuing their first undergraduate degree and have achieved a quarterly GPA of 3.50 in 12 or more numerically graded credits each quarter for three quarters of the academic year (summer through spring).

Students enrolled for four quarters of the academic year (summer through spring) must satisfy the conditions previously outlined and attain a quarterly GPA of 3.50 or better in the fourth quarter, if enrolled for 10 or more credits.

Dean’s List Notations

The official University record that a student has qualified for the Quarterly or Annual Dean’s List is the notation on the student’s UW transcript.

Dean’s List Name

Student’s Quarterly or Annual Dean’s List Name does not have to match their Student Record Name. By submitting a Dean’s List name request via the Dean’s List Name form, students can now have the name of their choice reflected on:

• The corresponding Dean’s List Recipients webpage listing
• Notifications from the UW News Office to the student’s hometown newspaper.

Dean’s List Name requests must be submitted prior to the publication of Dean’s List Recipients. Students who do not provide their Quarterly or Annual Deans List Name via the form will have their Student Record Name posted on the corresponding Dean’s List Recipients webpages.

S/NS to Numeric or Numeric to S/NS

Undergraduate and graduate students may amend their numeric or S/NS original grading options for courses under two very different circumstances related to whether the grading is taking place in Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters (ECQ) or not. Professional students should check with their program registrar to verify if they are eligible for either process.

Extraordinary Circumstances Quarters

EC Quarters versus Non-EC Quarters

Undergraduate and Graduate Students

S/NS Grades

ECQ Grade Change Request Form

The request form is currently available for Spring, Summer, Autumn 2020, Winter, Spring, Summer 2021, and Winter 2022 grading option changes.

Extraordinary Circumstances Quarter Late Grading Option Change Request

ECQ Form – UW-Bothell students

ECQ Form – UW-Tacoma students

Extraordinary Circumstances | S/NS Grading FAQs

IN THIS QUICK GUIDE

• Submit a Graduation Application |
• Amend or Cancel a Graduation Application |
• What Does the Student Do Next?

Submit a Graduation Application

Step 1. Run a degree audit on the student

Select the details view of the degree audit. Save the degree audit as a PDF. If the student is graduating with any minors, also run and save the DARS audit(s) for the minor.

Step 2. Log into the WAG

Web Application for Graduation

Step 3. Enter student ID number

The UW NetID and the student’s full name will automatically populate after entering the student ID.

Step 4. Select the anticipated quarter of graduation

Step 5. Select the degree and major

Search for the student’s degree and major using keyword search or degree code.

Step 6. College, Departmental, Interdisciplinary Honors

If the student is completing requirements to graduate with College, Departmental, or Interdisciplinary Honors, select any applicable Honors options.

Step 7. Indicate if the student is graduating with a double major or degree

Step 8. Select the additional major and/or degree

Search for the student’s degree and major using keyword search or degree code.

Step 9. Select all applicable minors for the student

Step 10. Upload the PDF copy of the degree audit

Step 11. Senior residency requirement

Indicate the status of the senior residency requirement by selecting one of the choices from the dropdown list.

Step 12. Lower-division transfer credits

Indicate if the student requires additional lower-division transfer credits by selecting the checkbox. Enter the additional LDT credits requested and the total transfer credit, if applicable.

Step 13. Remove registration holds

Check the Remove SPP 165 Hold box to alert the Graduation Specialists to remove the registration hold for the student.

Step 14. Adviser notes field

Enter any information needed to communicate to the Graduation Specialists in the adviser notes field.

Step 15. Enter preferred email address

Enter personal UW email or an email address of choice such as a department email address.

Step 16. Click Submit

Amend or Cancel a Graduation Application

To amend a submitted graduation application or cancel a submitted graduation application, notify the Credentials Team. The Graduation Specialists can amend and delete the application.

What Does the Student Do Next?

The student will receive an email notifying them of the graduation application submission and a link to a summary of the graduation application. The student will be asked to acknowledge that they have reviewed and understood the graduation application summary and that the application is for the correct quarter/year. Finally, the student will select submit. The graduation application will then proceed to the Graduation Specialist’s queue.

Student View of Graduation Application Summary

The University of Washington recognizes several honors distinctions that are included on student transcripts.

In addition to the following baccalaureate honors, students may also be eligible for Annual and Quarterly Dean’s Lists.

Baccalaureate Honors

Baccalaureate honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, cum laude) are awarded only to recipients of a first baccalaureate degree. These honors are earned by those students who have completed no fewer than 90 residence credits at this institution. At least 60 of the 90 credits must have been acquired on a numerically graded basis.

The University’s Honors Committee determines annually the grade-point requirement for each baccalaureate honor at each campus – Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma. In recent years, approximately ten percent of the students have been awarded baccalaureate honors. Distance Learning courses (those that include a DL prefix) are included in the UW cumulative GPA and therefore count toward baccalaureate honors.

Baccalaureate Honors by Campus

Honors Programs

Freshman/First-year, Sophomore, Junior, and President’s Medals

• The Freshman/First-year Medal is awarded to a sophomore having the highest scholastic standing for the first year of his or her course. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 36 credits in residence at the University of Washington.
• The Sophomore Medal is awarded to a junior having the highest scholastic standing for the first two years of his or her course. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 40 credits in residence at the University of Washington.
• The Junior Medal is awarded to a senior having the highest scholastic standing for their first three years of his or her course. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 40 credits in residence at the University of Washington.
• The President’s Medal, which is conferred at commencement, recognizes two graduating seniors who have the most distinguished academic records in their class. One medal is awarded to a student who has completed at least three-fourths of their degree requirements at the University, and one medal is awarded to a student who entered the University with at least 60 transfer credits from a Washington community college.

Honorary Societies

In addition to the honors previously listed, students with distinguished academic records may participate in several of the following University-wide honorary societies, and specific college or school honorary societies. Information concerning specific college or school honorary societies appears in the respective sections of this catalog.

• Golden Key National Honor Society. A national, nonprofit academic honors organization founded in 1977 for the purpose of recognizing and encouraging scholastic achievement among students from all academic fields. Membership is by invitation only.
• Mortarboard. A national college senior honor society whose membership is based on scholarship, leadership, and service. The local Tolo chapter was founded in 1909 and became part of the national organization in 1925. Students of junior standing apply winter quarter for selection in spring quarter.
• Phi Beta Kappa. A national collegiate honorary society, founded in 1776, with the Washington Alpha Chapter established in 1914. Phi Beta Kappa recognizes distinguished scholarship, especially in the acquisition of an education in the liberal arts and sciences. Students are elected to membership on the basis of GPA and breadth of education.

Additional information on honorary societies may be obtained from academic advisers and the respective campus representatives.

Honors Policies

Policy reference for information on this page may be found in the University Policies and Rules in the following sections: Student Governance and Policies, Scholastic Regulations, Chapter 110, Section 3.