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Dean's List and President's List

3340. Interim Policy

This policy was adopted under the interim policymaking provisions of the University's Policy on Policies on January 29, 2026. Information about this policy change, and any proposals for further policymaking can be accessed at the University Policy website. Students and employees may submit comments on those proposals through the Proposed Policy Change Comment Form.

3340.1 General Information

Wright State University recognizes its high performing undergraduate students each semester, including summer. Eligible students will be awarded either Dean's List or President's List designation, based on semester Grade Point Average (GPA) and gradable hours earned. Undergraduate students who qualify for the President's List during a semester will not be awarded the Dean's List in the same semester. There is no Dean's List or President's List equivalent for graduate students.

Dean's List and President's List designation are indicated on both the official and unofficial academic transcript but do not show on a student's online grade report. WSU has designated both the Dean's List and President's List  as Directory Information. As such, both lists will appear for one calendar year on the WSU website. Student's who have placed a FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) Directory Information Hold on their records will not be included in published lists nor included with any Public Records Requests.

Public Records Requests of Dean's List and President's List data can be directed to the Office of General Counsel (generalcounsel@wright.edu, 937-775-3540).

3340.2 Dean's List

To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must be an undergraduate student who earns 12 or more gradable, undergraduate credit hours of WSU credit with a grade point average (GPA) for the semester of 3.50 to 3.99. Letter grades of CR, I, K, L, M, N, NU, P, U, W, and XU are not graded hours. Incomplete (I) and (M) grades must be resolved before Dean's List designation can be determined.

The Dean's list for the past three semesters can be found online on the WSU Dean's List website linked in the "Resources" section of this policy.

3340.3 President's List

To be eligible for the President's List, a student must be an undergraduate student who earns 12 or more gradable, undergraduate credit hours of WSU credit with a grade point average (GPA) of 4.00 for the semester. Letter grades of CR, I, K, L, M, N, NU, P, U, W, and XU are not graded hours. Incomplete (I) and (M) grades must be resolved before President's List designation can be determined.

The President's List for the past three semesters can be found online on the WSU President's List website linked in the "Resources" section below.

 

Resources:

WSU Dean's List

WSU President's List Directory - TBD

Policy No. 3010: Student Privacy and Release of Educational Records - FERPA

Student Directory Information Hold