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ACADEMIC INFORMATION
HONORS/ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONS President’s List
1. Only students who have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at the end of the
semester are considered.
2. The student is to have a minimum 3.85 grade point average (GPA) to qualify for the
semester under consideration.
3. 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.
4. Developmental courses do not count toward the 12 hours or the GPA.
5. Combined coursework of students in consortium programs will be used to determine
dean’s and president’s list eligibility.
Dean’s List
1. Only students who have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at the end of the semester are considered.
2. The student is to have a 3.5 - 3.849 GPA to qualify for the semester under consideration.
3. 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.
4. Developmental courses do not count toward the 12 hours or the GPA.
5. Combined coursework of students in consortium programs will be used to determine
dean’s and president’s list eligibility.
Annual Academic Awards Ceremony
Students will be eligible to participate in the Academic Awards Ceremony to be held during the spring semester if they meet the following criteria:
1. 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 or have completed an Honors Project within the cur- rent academic year.
2. The student must be enrolled during the term in which the ceremony is held.
3. The student must have a cumulative average of 3.5 or above.
4. 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.
Graduating with Honors
1. During the nal week of the semester, the Registrar will rank the candidates for associate degrees or diplomas according to their program GPA from the previous semesters of work. Each program GPA will be rounded to two decimal places.
2. Each candidate with a program GPA from 3.90 to 4.00 will graduate summa cum laude.
3. Each candidate with a program GPA from 3.70 to 3.89 will graduate magna cum laude.
4. Each candidate with a program GPA from 3.50 to 3.69 will graduate cum laude.
5. 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 nal semester as during the previous semesters.
6. Candidates who are failing or doing poor work in the nal semester will be excluded
from the list when the Registrar receives written notice from the instructors. 2019-20 Catalog