Dean’s List and Honors Designation

Dean’s List Designation

Undergraduate, full-time students may be designated for the Dean’s List at the end of the fall and spring terms. The Dean’s List designation is determined by the home university and is based on a student’s total course registrations for academic credit for the term from any Regental university. The Dean’s List designation does not appear on the transcript.

To be awarded Dean’s List designation, students must meet the following guidelines.

1. Students must have earned a minimum of 12 credit hours in courses numbered 100-699 during the term.
2. Students must achieve a System Term GPA of at least 3.5.
3. Students with F, I, U, RI, or RU grades are not eligible regardless of System Term GPA attained.

Honors Designation at Graduation

Baccalaureate Degree. The institution granting the degree determines the Honors Designation for its graduates. To earn an Honors Designation at graduation, the undergraduate student must meet both the following cumulative and institutional grade point averages:

Summa Cum Laude (equal to or greater than 3.9)
Magna Cum Laude (equal to or greater than 3.7 and less than 3.9)
Cum Laude (equal to or greater than 3.5 and less than 3.7)

The undergraduate student must have completed a minimum of 64 credit hours at the institution granting the degree. Courses that are part of a formal collaborative agreement among Regental universities are considered to be earned from the institution granting the degree. (Also refer to Board of Regents policy 2:29.)

Associate Degree. The institution granting the degree determines the Honors Designation for its associate-level graduates. To earn an Honors Designation at graduation, an associate-level graduate must meet both the following cumulative and institutional grade point averages: With highest honor equal to or greater than 3.9 With high honor equal to or greater than 3.7 and less than 3.9 With honor equal to or greater than 3.5 and less than 3.7 An associate-level graduate must have completed a minimum of 32 credit hours at the institution granting the degree. Courses that are part of a formal collaborative agreement among Regental universities are considered to be earned from the institution granting the degree. (Also refer to BOR Policy 2:29.)

Academic Recognition for Undergraduate, Part-Time Students

Undergraduate, part-time students taking fewer than 12 credits per term may be designated for Academic Recognition for Part-Time Students at the end of the fall and spring terms. The Academic Recognition for Part-Time Students designation is determined by the home university. The Academic Recognition for Part-Time Students designation does not appear on the transcript.

To be awarded the Academic Recognition for Part-Time Students designation, students must meet the following guidelines:

1. Students must have completed at least 12 credit hours prior to the current semester at one or more Regental institutions.
2. The student must have earned at least 3 and up to 11 credit hours of 100-699 level courses during the term.
3. Students must achieve a System Term GPA of at least 3.5.
4. Students with F, I, U, RI, or RU grades are not eligible regardless of System Term GPA attained.