Academic Honors

Dean’s List

Any full-time student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average of 3.500 to 3.749 in a given semester is recognized as a Dean’s List student for that semester. This calculation is made at the end of each semester. Students assigned an “Incomplete” for any graded course(s) are ineligible for dean’s list consideration for that semester.

Dean’s High Honors List

Any full-time student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average of 3.750 or higher in a given semester is recognized as a Dean’s High Honors List student for that semester. This calculation is made at the end of each semester. Students assigned an “Incomplete” for any graded course(s) are ineligible for dean’s list consideration for that semester.

Degrees with Distinction

The student who completes his or her course of study with a high record will be recommended for a degree with distinction. The degree with distinction is of three categories:

• Summa cum laude: a cumulative grade point average between 3.900 and 4.000
• Magna cum laude: a cumulative grade point average between 3.750 and 3.899
• Cum laude: a cumulative grade point average between 3.500 and 3.749

Degrees with College Honors

See The Honors Program in Curricular Options and Enhancements section of the catalog.

Degrees with Honors in a Discipline

See The Honors Program in Curricular Options and Enhancements section of the catalog.

Class Valedictorian and Salutatorian

The class valedictorian shall be the graduating senior with the highest grade point average who has completed a minimum of 64 hours in residence. Courses for which students were graded S/U may be counted toward this residence requirement. In the event of a tie, the candidate whose cumulative grade point average is calculated on the larger number of credit hours will be recognized as the valedictorian.

The class salutatorian shall be the graduating senior with the second highest grade point average using the same criteria as for the valedictorian.