Undergraduate Honors at Graduation
Please visit the UCSB General Catalog for information on Undergraduate Honors at Graduation.
Recognition of Honors at commencement ceremonies
The blue and gold fourragère, the braided cord worn over the shoulder of the commencement gown, distinguishes those students who:
- have achieved Highest Honors in the College of Letters and Science and the College of Engineering (based on the GPA chart below), or
- are qualified for College Honors in the College of Letters and Science by completing 135.0 or more letter-grade UC units with a grade point average of at least 3.85, or
- are in the College of Letters and Science Honors Program and have earned the Academic Excellence Award.
Students with questions should contact their College advising office:
Letters and Science
Engineering
Creative Studies
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Class Ranking: The University of California does not rank students at graduation.
The grade-point average thresholds for the honors categories listed below are calculated based on the population of graduates from the preceding academic year. Grade-point averages are not rounded. Effective with graduates Fall 2018 and later, a minimum of 60.0 letter-graded UC units must be completed in order to be eligible for honors.
Honors are awarded to the top 20% of undergraduate students in the following order:
Undergraduate Honors at Graduation | Fall 2022-Summer 2023 | ||
College of Engineering | College of Creative Studies | ||
Top 2.5% | Highest Honors | 3.98 GPA and above | 3.95 GPA and above |
Next 6% | High Honors | 3.93 - 3.97 | 3.87 - 3.94 |
Next 11.5% | Honors | 3.84 - 3.92 | 3.76 - 3.86 |
Undergraduate Honors at Graduation | Fall 2021-Summer 2022 | ||
College of Engineering | College of Creative Studies | ||
Top 2.5% | Highest Honors | 3.98 GPA and above | 3.94 GPA and above |
Next 6% | High Honors | 3.91 - 3.97 | 3.85 - 3.93 |
Next 11.5% | Honors | 3.81 - 3.90 | 3.71 - 3.84 |
Undergraduate Honors at Graduation | Fall 2020-Summer 2021 | ||
College of Engineering | College of Creative Studies | ||
Top 2.5% | Highest Honors | 3.96 GPA and above | 3.92 GPA and above |
Next 6% | High Honors | 3.90 - 3.95 | 3.81 - 3.91 |
Next 11.5% | Honors | 3.75 - 3.89 | 3.65 - 3.80 |
Undergraduate Honors at Graduation | Fall 2019-Summer 2020 | ||
College of Engineering | College of Creative Studies | ||
Top 2.5% | Highest Honors | 3.96 GPA and above | 3.90 GPA and above |
Next 6% | High Honors | 3.88 - 3.95 | 3.77 - 3.89 |
Next 11.5% | Honors | 3.70 - 3.87 | 3.56 - 3.76 |
Undergraduate Honors at Graduation | Fall 2018-Summer 2019 | ||
College of Engineering | College of Creative Studies | ||
Top 2.5% | Highest Honors | 3.94 GPA and above | 3.88 GPA and above |
Next 6% | High Honors | 3.84 - 3.93 | 3.74 - 3.87 |
Next 11.5% | Honors | 3.68 - 3.83 | 3.56 - 3.73 |
Undergraduate Honors at Graduation | Fall 2017-Summer 2018 | ||
College of Engineering | College of Creative Studies | ||
Top 2.5% | Highest Honors | 3.92 GPA and above | 3.89 GPA and above |
Next 6% | High Honors | 3.80 - 3.91 | 3.74 - 3.88 |
Next 11.5% | Honors | 3.67 - 3.79 | 3.56 - 3.73 |
Undergraduate Honors at Graduation | Fall 2016-Summer 2017 | ||
College of Engineering | College of Creative Studies | ||
Top 2.5% | Highest Honors | 3.95 GPA and above | 3.87 GPA and above |
Next 6% | High Honors | 3.80 - 3.94 | 3.72 - 3.86 |
Next 11.5% | Honors | 3.64 - 3.79 | 3.54 - 3.71 |
Undergraduate Honors at Graduation | Fall 2015-Summer 2016 | ||
College of Engineering | College of Creative Studies | ||
Top 2.5% | Highest Honors | 3.91 GPA and above | 3.87 GPA and above |
Next 6% | High Honors | 3.78 - 3.90 | 3.73 - 3.86 |
Next 11.5% | Honors | 3.61 - 3.77 | 3.55 - 3.72 |
Undergraduate Honors at Graduation | Fall 2014-Summer 2015 | ||
College of Engineering | College of Creative Studies | ||
Top 2.5% | Highest Honors | 3.89 GPA and above | 3.87 GPA and above |
Next 6% | High Honors | 3.77 - 3.88 | 3.72 - 3.86 |
Next 11.5% | Honors | 3.50 - 3.76 | 3.53 - 3.71 |
Undergraduate Honors at Graduation | Fall 2013-Summer 2014 | ||
College of Engineering | College of Creative Studies | ||
Top 2.5% | Highest Honors | 3.91 GPA and above | 3.89 GPA and above |
Next 6% | High Honors | 3.82 - 3.90 | 3.73 - 3.88 |
Next 11.5% | Honors | 3.58 - 3.81 | 3.54 - 3.72 |