Dean’s List and Hometown News
You may soon find out if your son or daughter made the Dean’s List for the first semester. Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the dean at the close of each semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must complete a minimum of 12 graded degree credits in that semester. Schools or colleges typically require students to rank in the top 10 percent of their class or achieve a grade-point average of 3.75 or higher in order to receive this honor.
Also, keep an eye out for notice of their accomplishment in your local newspaper.
University Communications regularly sends out notices of Dean’s List honorees,
as well as graduation announcements, to local newspapers across the state and
country. In addition, UW–Madison
regularly distributes announcements of student awards and honors. Announcements
are typically sent to the largest circulation newspaper in the student’s
home zip code and take six to eight weeks to process.