Term Record Dean's List Certificate, Portrait

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A portrait Dean's List certificate with a centred term tab, a ruled table of the honor's requirements, the notation under a double rule and a QR code.

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Updated 30 October 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

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Title: Dean's List
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Skills: Term GPA of 3.70 or higher, Full-time course load, No incomplete or failing grades and Good academic standing
Details: level and gpa scale
Signatures: Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and University Registrar

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 210 × 297 mm · 8.27 × 11.69 in
US Letter: 8.5 × 11 in · 216 × 279 mm

Fonts

Cinzel: Title
Spectral: Text, Labels
Allura: Recipient name
La Belle Aurore: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#f6f1e5
Ink#221e1b
Accent#5b3b25
Second accent#94642f
Muted text#6c6152

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Design notes

The portrait version rebuilds the term record as one centred column, which suits a frame or a folder. The organisation and the office of the dean head the page, then the term tab, the student's name in script and the college or program. Under a short statement, a full-width table lists each requirement with its standard and a tick, and a double rule leads to DEAN'S LIST in tall inscriptional capitals. The level, GPA scale, issue date and credential ID share one row above two signatures and a centred QR code.

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Dean's List Certificate Template, Term Record Portrait

Students often keep their Dean's List recognition with their other academic papers, and many families frame it. Colleges, community colleges and university faculties issue it after grades close for the term, to every student who met the standard the school has set for itself, most often a term GPA floor together with a full-time course load and good academic standing. The dean usually signs, sometimes with the registrar who records the honor on the transcript.

Wording on the template“Named to the Dean's List in recognition of outstanding academic achievement this term, placing among the highest-achieving students of the college and meeting every standard of the honor recorded below.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: You made the Dean's List this term

Dear name,

Congratulations. Your results this term met every standard for the Dean's List, and the dean's office is pleased to recognize your achievement. Your Dean's List certificate is attached to this email. You can download it, print it for your records and share it with family, employers or on your professional profile. The honor will also appear on this term of your academic transcript.

We hope it encourages you in the terms ahead.

With warm regards, Office of the Dean

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

I am proud to share that I was named to the Dean's List this semester. It took steady work across every course, many late evenings in the library and a lot of support from my professors, classmates and family. Thank you to everyone who helped along the way. On to next term. #DeansList #HigherEducation

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it upright, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

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How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.