Final December Commencement Numbers in for WT

CANYON, Texas — The final tally is 962 graduates for West Texas A&M University’s Class of December 2022.

Overall, the University awarded 655 baccalaureate degrees, 290 master’s degrees and 15 doctoral degrees at the Dec. 10 commencement ceremonies, following procedural confirmation from the University’s seven deans. View graduate names and hometowns here.

The oldest graduate was 69, and the youngest was 19. The graduating class includes 68 with a perfect 4.0 GPA and 52 veterans; 48 percent of the undergraduates are the first in their family to earn a college degree. Students from 34 states in the nation and nine different countries graduated.

Graduates include those on the Dean’s List (overall grade point average of 3.50 to 3.99) and on the President’s List (a 4.0). The three levels of honor recognition are Summa Cum Laude (3.904.00), Magna Cum Laude (3.753.89) and Cum Laude (3.503.74).

Classes for the spring semester begin Jan. 17.

A student-centered approach of recruiting and retaining the very best is part of the University’s long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

That plan is fueled by the historic, $125 million One West comprehensive fundraising campaign. To date, the five-year campaign — which publicly launched in September 2021 — has raised more than $115 2023 million.

About West

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WT is located in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of about 10,000 and offers 59 undergraduate degree programs and more than 40 graduate degrees, including two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference.

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