{"id":1730,"date":"2021-03-12T11:06:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T17:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?page_id=1730"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:49:57","slug":"honors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/students\/current\/honors\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dean-s-honor-list\">Dean&#8217;s Honor List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dean Brett Peters extends his congratulations to our full-time students with a GPA of 3.500 or above, earned on a GPA on 12 or more graded credits in a given semester. Students who have placed a FERPA hold on their record, or restricted directory information, are not included on published lists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/registrar\/student-record\/grades\/deans-honors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">View Most Recent Dean&#8217;s Honor List<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-honors-within-the-major\">Honors Within the Major<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of our undergraduate majors has the opportunity for students to be awarded honors in the major at graduation. 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