Faculty honor is awarded upon graduation to undergraduates earning their first bachelor's degree and ranked in the top 10% of their respective program. Undergraduates must earn a minimum of 70 graded credits at UW Bothell with the exception of BSN students, who must earn a minimum of 43 graded credits. Undergraduates qualified for baccalaureate honors are not eligible to receive faculty honors.
The GPAs for faculty honors are determined each year for the following year (Autumn through Summer) by the UW Bothell Registrar's Office, based on statistics for the current year. The GPA cutoffs may be different for each of the degree programs.
GPA Requirements (Autumn 2012-Summer 2013)
| Program |
Faculty Honors |
| Business Administration |
3.75 |
| Computing and Software Systems |
3.77 |
| Science and Technology |
3.77 |
| Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences |
3.82 |
| Nursing |
3.96 |
All graduates earning faculty honors are given a purple honor cord to wear in the Commencement ceremony and the honor is listed in the commencement bulletin. Honor cord distribution is based upon a student's cumulative GPA as of the winter quarter, since spring and summer quarter grades are not available for this determination (see box at right). However, spring and summer courses are ultimately included in the credit totals and GPA calculations for honors and posted to the student's final record.