- Only students who have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at the end of the semester are considered.
- The student is to have a minimum 3.85 Grade Point Average (GPA) to qualify for the semester under consideration.
- 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.
- Developmental courses do not count toward the 12 hours or the GPA.
- Only students who have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at the end of the semester are considered.
- The student is to have a 3.500 – 3.849 GPA to qualify for the semester under consideration.
- 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.
- Developmental courses do not count toward the 12 hours or the GPA.
- The student must have earned a minimum of 30 semester hours credit within the last four (4) years by the end of fall semester before the ceremony. The minimum hours must have been earned at SCC.
- The student must be enrolled during the term in which the ceremony is held.
- The student must have a cumulative average of 3.5 or above.
- All eligible students will be honored at the Awards Ceremony during the spring semester. Students who maintain a perfect 4.0 cumulative shall receive “high honors” recognition.
- During the final week of the semester, the Registrar will rank the candidates for Associate degrees or diplomas according to their cumulative program GPA from the previous semester of work. Each cumulative GPA will be rounded to two decimal places.
- Each candidate with a cumulative GPA from 3.90 to 4.00 will graduate summa cum laude.
- Each candidate with a cumulative GPA from 3.70 to 3.89 will graduate magna cum laude.
- Each candidate with a cumulative GPA from 3.50 to 3.69 will graduate cum laude.
- When the selections have been determined by the Registrar, the instructors of those selected will be contacted to determine whether the candidate is maintaining the same quality of work during the final semester as during the previous semesters.
- 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.
Co-Advisors: Jennifer Barfield and Fallen Herard
Alpha Beta Gamma International Business Honor Society is the sole business honor society for accredited junior, community and technical two year colleges. The society exists to recognize and reward academic excellence among business honor students and to recognize the contribution
to learning and business of professionals in the local communities. Members of Alpha Beta Gamma are challenged to subscribe to the society’s high ideals of scholarship, leadership and cooperation.
To be considered for membership, students must:
- Be currently enrolled as an active student in a qualifying business or professional-related associate in applied science program
- Have completed at least 12 hours of college-level academic credit during the previous four semesters
- Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Demonstrate the ideals of scholarship, leadership, and cooperation
- Be nominated by program faculty.
- Students with a current behavioral code of conduct on record will not be considered for participation or receive designation.
Advisor: Dr. Barbara Putman
National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is the honor society for Career & Technical Education (CTE). As a national non-profit student organization, NTHS has been recognizing outstanding student achievement in CTE since 1984. Having served over 1.2 million members in secondary and postsecondary chapters across the country and beyond, NTHS continues to support the next generation of skilled workers and leaders through chapter activities built around our Core Four Objectives of career development, leadership development, service, and recognition.
- Be currently enrolled as an active student in a degree, diploma or certificate program
- Have completed 12 hours of academic course work above the 100 level in a Career & Technical Education Program within the last 4 semesters.
- Have a 3.0 or greater program GPA
- Demonstrate the ideals of service, citizenship, and leadership
- Be nominated by program faculty
- Students with a current behavioral code of conduct on record will not be considered for participation or receive designation.
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is widely considered one of the nation’s most prestigious academic honor societies and has a long-standing tradition of helping students grow as scholars and leaders.
- Be currently enrolled as an active student in a curriculum program at SCC
- Have completed 12 hours of college-level credit in the previous 4 semesters
- Have a program GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Possess both ethical standard and qualities of citizenship and leadership
- Be nominated by program faculty
- Students with a current behavioral code of conduct on record will not be considered for particpation or receive designation