Graduating With Honors

To be eligible to graduate with honors from Wayland, you must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Have at least 60 hours of passing letter grades (As, Bs, Cs, and Ds)
  • Have a 3.50 or greater Final Cumulative GPA
  • Have a 3.50 or greater WBU GPA
  • Be graduating with a baccalaureate degree (Master's and Associate's graduates are ineligible to receive graduation honors.)

Honors designations are as follows:

Honor designation Required Cumulative GPA
Certificate of Honor

3.50 to 3.98
Certificate of Distinction 3.99 to 4.00

If you meet the above criteria and also have 60 hours of Wayland (resident) hours, you may be eligible for Latin honors, designated as follows:

Honor Designation

 Required Cumulative GPA

Cum Laude (with honors)

 3.50 to 3.69
Magna Cum Laude (with high honors)

3.70 to 3.89
Summa Cum Laude (with highest honors)

3.90 to 4.00
 

The following Academic Achievement awards may also be presented at the ceremony:

 

Master's level:

  • The AT&T Award for the outstanding graduate student completing the Master of Business Administration degree.

  • The First Baptist Church of San Antonio Award for the outstanding graduate student completing the Master of Christian Ministry degree.

  • The Frost Bank Award for the outstanding graduate student completing the Master of Arts in Management degree.

  • The Jordan Ford Award for the outstanding graduate student completing the Master of Education degree.

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  • The Wayland Baptist University - San Antonio Counseling Award for the outstanding graduate completing the Master of Arts in Counseling degree.

  • The KTSA Award for the outstanding graduate completing the Master of Arts in Public Administration degree.

Baccalaureate level:

  • The Baptist Health Foundation Award for the outstanding undergraduate majoring in nursing.
  • The Bob Ross Memorial Award for the outstanding undergraduate majoring in management.
  • The Claude Black Memorial Award for the outstanding undergraduate majoring in religion.
  • The General R. L. Herring Award for the outstanding undergraduate majoring in human services.
  • The Hector Garza Memorial Award for the outstanding undergraduate majoring in justice administration.
  • The Helen Dutmer Award for the outstanding undergraduate majoring in occupational education or applied science.
  • The W.W. "Bo" McAllister Award for the outstanding undergraduate majoring in business administration.
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Graduates selected for these awards will be contacted prior to the ceremony.  Award recipients will be recognized at the ceremony and presented with a commemorative plaque.  These awards are not connected to the academic honors based on the grade point averages (GPAs) listed above.  A graduate may be eligible for and receive one of these Achievement Awards and not graduate with one of the academic GPA honors shown.