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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: |
October
2001 |
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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. |
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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