The Dean’s Honors list recognizes high scholastic achievement in any one term. The following criteria are used to note Dean’s Honors on student records: a 3.862 grade-point average (GPA) in any one term, with at least 15 units (12 units of letter grade). The minimum GPA required is subject to change on an annual basis. Students are not eligible for Dean’s Honors in any given term if they receive an Incomplete (I) or a Not Passed (NP) grade, or repeat a course. Only courses applicable to an undergraduate degree are considered toward eligibility for Dean’s Honors. Dean’s Honors are automatically recorded on the transcript for the appropriate term.
Students who have achieved scholastic distinction may be awarded the bachelor’s degree with honors. Students eligible for 2023-24 honors at graduation must have completed 90 or more units for a letter grade at the University of California and must have attained a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) at graduation that places them in the top 20 percent of the school (GPA of 3.862 or better) for cum laude, the top 10 percent (GPA of 3.934 or better) for magna cum laude, and the top five percent (GPA of 3.972 or better) for summa cum laude. The minimum GPAs required are subject to change on an annual basis. Required GPAs in effect in the graduating year determine student eligibility.
Based on grades achieved in upper-division courses applied to a specific UCLA Samueli degree requirement, engineering students must also have a 3.862 GPA for cum laude, 3.934 for magna cum laude, and 3.972 for summa cum laude. For all designations of honors, students must have a minimum 3.25 GPA in their major field upper-division courses. Upper-division courses that are not applied to a specific school BS degree requirement are excluded from these upper-division averages.
Students in caps and gowns pose after graduation ceremonies.