Graduation with Honors First Honor Graduate Presidential Scholar and Dean's List Honor Fraternities and Societies Honors Day
| HONORS DESIGNATION | REQUIRED OVERALL GPA |
| Summa cum laude | 3.90 |
| Magna cum laude | 3.70 |
| Cum laude | 3.50 |
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First Honor Graduate
Each student completing a baccalaureate degree with an overall grade point average of 4.0 will be designated a
First Honor Graduate. The overall grade point average or all-college average includes all
work attempted at the University of Georgia as well as all college-level transfer work attempted
prior to or subsequent to matriculation at the University.
Presidential Scholar and Dean's List
The University encourages excellence in scholarship and gives recognition to students whose work is superior by publishing
the Presidential Scholar and Dean's Lists from each school or college at the end of each semester. To be named a presidential
scholar, students must have achieved during the preceding semester a grade point average of 4.00, earned at least 14 hours,
with a minimum of 12 hours in courses graded A-F (9 hours during summer semester, with a minimum of 6 hours in courses
graded A-F) numbered 1000 or higher, and received no unsatisfactory or incomplete grades. Students who are not named a
Presidential Scholar in a given semester will be named to the Dean's List if they have achieved during the preceding semester
a grade point average greater than or equal to 3.50; earned at least 14 hours (6 hours during summer semester) in courses
numbered 1000 or higher; and received no grades below a B (3.0), no unsatisfactory grades, and no incomplete grades.
Honor Fraternities and Societies
Several honor fraternities and societies at the University extend recognition to students on the basis of scholarship and good character. There are chapters of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, and many college, school, and departmental honor societies.
Honors Day
Honors Day was introduced to give public recognition to students who achieve high scholastic records. Undergraduate students who are in the first five percent of their respective college/school and classification, based on cumulative grade point averages, are included in the Honors Day program.
This program is administered by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.