2025-2026 General Catalog
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Deans' Honors Lists
According to Davis Division Regulation 551¹, the quarterly Dean's Honors List includes names of students who have completed, for a letter grade, a minimum of 12 units in a specific quarter with a UC grade point average equal to or higher than the minimum grade point average attained by the upper 16 percent of those registered in the same class level and college during that quarter. Honors lists will be posted quarterly on deans' office websites or made available by other means and a notation of these honors will be placed on each student's permanent record by the Office of the University Registrar.
Graduation Honors
Honors at graduation are awarded to students who have a UC grade point average in the top percent of their college as shown in the table below. An honors notation is made on a student's diplomas and on their permanent records in the Office of the University Registrar.
The College of Letters & Science requires that additional criteria be met for high and highest honors.
Graduation Honors
| Total Quarter Units at UC | Highest Honors | High Honors | Honors | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45-89 | 2% | next 2% | next 4% | 8% |
| 90-134 | 3% | next 3% | next 6% | 12% |
| 135+ | 4% | next 4% | next 8% | 16% |
Grade Point Average by College
Grade point averages from the winter quarter prior to graduation are used to determine the averages that will earn an honors designation. Following are the averages for winter quarter 2025; these averages are used through winter quarter 2026.
The table, below, represents the grade point average for each percentage level per college. For example, the 2% top grade point average for Biological Sciences is 3.998, while the 2% top grade point average for Letters & Science is 3.991; Letters & Science has a slightly higher 2% grade point average than Biological Sciences. For winter quarter 2025, the top 2% for Biological Sciences is 48 students; for Letters & Science, the top 2% is 115 students.
GPA by College
| Percentage | Agricultural & Environmental Sciences | Biological Sciences | Engineering | Letters & Science |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2% | 3.988 | 3.988 | 3.989 | 3.991 |
| 3% | 3.974 | 3.978 | 3.979 | 3.984 |
| 4% | 3.958 | 3.966 | 3.964 | 3.979 |
| 6% | 3.927 | 3.945 | 3.944 | 3.956 |
| 8% | 3.894 | 3.915 | 3.917 | 3.937 |
| 12% | 3.832 | 3.855 | 3.867 | 3.898 |
| 16% | 3.773 | 3.803 | 3.814 | 3.855 |
Honors & Awards Information
- Undergraduate Scholarships, Honors, and Prizes
- College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
- College of Biological Sciences
- College of Engineering
- College of Letters & Science
- Graduate School of Management
Awards
The University Medal is the highest campus honor awarded to a graduating senior in recognition of superior scholarship and achievement. A College or School Medal is also given to the outstanding graduating student in each of the colleges and professional schools. Departmental citations and special awards are also granted to students for superior achievement and scholarship.
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research & Mentoring Undergraduate Research
These prestigious awards recognize up to two graduating seniors who have distinguished themselves through their excellence in undergraduate research; and faculty, postdocs, or graduate students who have excelled in mentoring undergraduate researchers. For complete information, see Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research.
¹ Davis Division Regulation 551; Honors
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