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West Virginia Wesleyan College announces President’s List, Dean’s List students for fall 2023

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia – West Virginia Wesleyan College has released its President’s List and Dean’s List students for the Fall 2023 semester.

President’s List is composed of students who earned a 4.0 for the semester while completing at least 12 semester hours with no incomplete grades. The full list of students achieving President’s List honors can be found here.

Students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or above for the semester, while completing at least 12 semester hours with no incomplete grades are eligible for the Dean’s List.  Those students achieving Dean’s List honors can be found here.

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