ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Effective: August 15, 2024
Purpose: To outline the requirements for recognition of students for their academic achievement.
Scope: This policy applies to all University student campus wide.
Responsible Office: Academic Affairs; Registrar’s Office
Policy Statement:
Academic Achievement by Semester
Semester academic achievement is based upon the work of a single semester. Students recognized for outstanding academic achievement are announced each semester. To qualify for the Semester Honor Roll, undergraduate and second bachelor students must earn a minimum 3.80 semester grade point average in at least twelve (12) graded hours. The Semester Honor Roll is determined in Spring and Fall terms only.
The words “Honor Roll” will appear on the student’s semester grade report and on the semester academic record. Registration is responsible for determining who is recognized for outstanding academic achievement for the semester.
Academic Achievement at Graduation
It shall be the responsibility of Registration to identify those students who, at the time of graduation, have a sufficiently high cumulative grade point average (CGPA) to warrant recognition as outlined below. The recognition of achievement at the graduation ceremony is provisional and does not become final until all grades have been recorded.
Provisional recognition at the time of the graduation ceremony shall be based on the CGPA through the penultimate semester at the University. Only the CGPA shall be used to determine the following levels of recognition at graduation. All hours counted toward the baccalaureate degree shall be counted in the calculation of the CGPA for purposes of recognizing achievement at graduation. A student must have completed at least sixty (60) hours at the University and/or other four-year institution, with at least forty-five (45) hours at the University, by the time the degree is conferred to receive this recognition.
In addition to recognition based upon CGPA, the Honors Program qualifies students for consideration for graduation with honors. The Honors Council recognizes those students who have satisfactorily participated in the Honors Program with the designation with honors entered on the diploma and the transcript. The Honors Council may, if it so chooses, recognize levels of participation in the Honors Program with additional appropriate designations.
Definitions: All words and phrases shall be interpreted utilizing their plain meanings unless otherwise defined in another University or Board of Regents policy or by statute or regulation.
Summa Cum Laude – Students with a CGPA equal to or higher than 3.90 shall have the designation Summa Cum Laude entered on the diploma and the transcript.
Magna Cum Laude – Students with a CGPA less than 3.90 but equal to or greater than 3.70 shall have the designation Magna Cum Laude entered on the diploma and the transcript.
Cum Laude – Students with a CGPA less than 3.70 but equal to or greater than 3.50 shall have the designation Cum Laude entered on the diploma and the transcript.
Procedures: All procedures linked and related to the policies above shall have the full force and effect of policy if said procedures have first been properly approved by the University’s administrator in charge of Academic Affairs.
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