Fall Dean’s List Now Online
The Dean’s List is among the ways that UW–Madison recognizes the academic excellence of its students. At the conclusion of each semester, high-achieving students are included on the list and generally receive a letter of recognition from schools or colleges. The honor is also noted on student transcripts.
To make the list more accessible to students and parents, the Registrar’s Office hosts a searchable website of honorees at registrar.wisc.edu/deans_list.htm.
To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must complete a minimum of 12 graded degree credits during that semester. Each school or college sets its own GPA requirements to receive honors.
Due to privacy laws, questions about a particular student’s eligibility for the Dean’s List should come from the student, and should be directed to the academic affairs section of the dean’s office in the school or college in which the student is enrolled.
Questions about the website or eligibility can also be directed to deanslist-registrar@em.wisc.edu.
In addition to the new website, University Communications sends notices of Dean’s List honorees to local newspapers across the state and country. Please note that a student must have a valid home address on file with the university for this information to reach a hometown newspaper.
To change hometown listings, students should log in to the Student Center module of My UW–Madison at my.wisc.edu and select the Personal Information tab.
Announcements are typically sent to the largest-circulation newspaper in the student’s home zip code and take several weeks to process after the end of each semester. University Communications also sends a similar list of graduation announcements.
Questions about newspaper publishing schedules are best directed to newspapers. However, resends or problems related to newspaper distribution can be directed to jplucas@wisc.edu.