Graduation Honors

College of Arts and Sciences

Dean’s List

Each semester, a Dean’s List is prepared to honor undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences students who have earned a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.65 or higher while taking 12 or more credits of work on a numerically graded basis.

Graduation with Honors

Undergraduate students whose cumulative academic record demonstrates overall academic excellence may be eligible to complete a departmental honors project. Students whose projects are accepted by the designated departmental honors committee will be awarded honors at graduation.

There are four levels of honors awarded at graduation:

Determination of Undergraduate Honors for Commencement list will be based on the previous semester's cumulative GPA. The posting of the honors to the student’s academic history and diploma will be based on the GPA at the time of degree posting.

Interdisciplinary Honors

College of Arts and Sciences students who are accepted into the Proudian Interdisciplinary Studies Program may choose to work toward honors. They should consult with the program director for requirements. Proudian scholars who successfully complete a departmental honors project will be awarded one of the Programmatic Honors.

Phi Beta Kappa

Outstanding College of Arts and Sciences students who have achieved at least a 3.55 cumulative GPA and who have completed a wide distribution of courses of an appropriate level throughout the liberal arts curriculum are considered for election to Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious academic honor society.

School of Business & Society

High Distinction

Undergraduate honors are identified as High Distinction on the transcripts and diplomas of students who have maintained a GPA of 3.96 or higher. For undergraduate students to have their honors recognized in the printed program at commencement, all of their degree requirements must be met by March 1. There are no exceptions to this honors policy.

Delta Mu Delta

Delta Mu Delta is an international honor society that recognizes academic excellence in Baccalaureate, Master’s, and Doctorate degree business programs at Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs-accredited schools. Outstanding School of Business undergraduate students in a baccalaureate degree program who have completed three quarters or more of the work required for the degree, with at least a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and who are in the top 10 percent of their college class are considered for election to Delta Mu Delta. Outstanding graduate students in a master’s degree program who have completed three quarters or more of the work required for the master’s degree with at least a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 and who are in the top 10 percent of their college class are considered for election to Delta Mu Delta.