Graduation Honors (GPAs)

Graduation cum laude or magna cum laude is possible from those divisions of Western Washington University which employ the A-F grading system.

To be eligible for cum laude or magna cum laude status upon graduation, the student must have earned at least 90 credits from Western Washington University, at least 65 of which must be for courses completed under the A-F grading system while in junior or senior standing. Only students who earn a first bachelor's degree are eligible for graduation honors.

The honors grade average is computed using only the grades earned at Western Washington University after the quarter in which the student attains junior standing, but excluding grades in courses subsequently repeated and excluding all grades earned prior to approval of a “fresh start” grading average.

The Honors Grade Averages necessary to be awarded graduation honors in the 2012-2013 academic year are:

College	Magna Cum Laude	Cum Laude
College of Business and Economics	3.88	3.71
College of Fine and Performing Arts	3.92	3.82
College of Humanities and Social Sciences	3.90	3.75
College of Sciences and Technology	3.92	3.75
Huxley College of the Environment	3.93	3.88
Woodring College of Education	3.98	3.94
American Cultural Studies majors*	3.92	3.81

*Effective fall quarter 2010, honors for American Cultural Studies majors enrolled at Western were determined by using Western Washington University grade averages all-inclusive.

Information on how the honors GPA is calculated is available in the Graduation Honors portion of the University Catalog.