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Southwestern
Community College - Policies and Procedures Manual |
| Policy
Title: |
Academic
Honors |
6.17 |
| Responsible
Division: |
Student Services |
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| Date
Approved: |
April 2010 |
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| 1. |
President’s List
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a. |
Only full-time students are considered.
(A full-time student is defined as a student
in a curriculum program and enrolled in a
minimum of 12 semester hours at the end of
the term). |
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b. |
The student is to have a minimum 3.85 grade
point ratio (GPA) to qualify for the semester
under consideration. |
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c. |
Unresolved I, and F grades will automatically
eliminate a student from this list for that
particular semester. Credit for a course by
examination or transfer does not affect eligibility. |
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d. |
Developmental courses do not count toward
the 12 semester hours or the GPA. |
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| 2. |
Dean’s List |
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a. |
Only full-time students are considered.
(A full-time student is defined as a student
enrolled in a curriculum program and enrolled
in a minimum of 12 semester hours at the end
of the term). |
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b. |
The student is to have a 3.50 - 3.85 quality
point ratio to qualify for the term under
consideration. |
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c. |
Unresolved I, and F grades will automatically
eliminate a student from this list for that
particular semester. Credit for a course by
examination or transfer does not affect eligibility. |
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d. |
Developmental courses do not count toward
the 12 semester hours or the GPA. |
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| 3. |
Graduating with Honors
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a. |
During the final week of the semester, the
Registrar will rank the candidates for Associate
Degrees or Diplomas according to their program
cumulative grade point average for the previous
semesters of work. Each cumulative GPA shall
be rounded to two decimal places. |
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b. |
Each candidate with a cumulative GPA from
3.95 to 4.00 shall graduate summa cum laude. |
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c. |
Each candidate with a cumulative GPA from
3.90 to 3.94 shall graduate magna cum laude. |
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d. |
Each candidate with a cumulative GPA from
3.85 to 3.89 shall graduate cum laude. |
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e. |
When the selections have been determined
by the Registrar, the instructors of those
selected are to be contacted to determine
if the candidate is maintaining the same quality
of work during the final semester as during
the previous semesters. |
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f. |
Candidates who are failing or doing poor
work in the final semester will be excluded
from the list when the Registrar receives
written notice from the instructors. |
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| 4. |
Annual Awards Ceremony
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Students will be eligible to
participate in the Academic Awards Ceremony
to be held during the spring semester if they
meet the following criteria: |
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a. |
The student must have earned a minimum of
30 semester hours credit or 40 contact hours
within the last four (4) years by the end
of fall semester before the ceremony. The
minimum hours must have been earned at SCC. |
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b. |
The student must be enrolled in course work
that earns grade points during the term in
which the ceremony is held. |
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c. |
The student must have a cumulative GPA of
3.5 or above. |
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d. |
All eligible students will be honored at
the Awards Ceremony during the spring semester.
Students who maintain a perfect 4.0 cumulative
GPA shall receive Ahigh honors@ recognition. |
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