Academic Honors, Class Rank, and Dean's List
Academic Honors
The degree will be awarded with honors to all students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 33 percent of their class, with high honors to all students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or better and rank in the top 15 percent of their class, and with highest honors to students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or better and rank in the top 5 percent of their class.
Class Rank
Because grade point averages will all be rounded to the nearest tenth point, several students may have the same grade point average. To report information concerning class rank, the Dean of Students will prepare a summary each semester showing the class rank based on grade point averages. For students having the same average, class rank will be reported as the highest rank assigned to a particular grade point average along with the number of students with the same average. Class rank is determined using the cumulative grade point average. More than one student may hold a given rank. To illustrate, if three students share the highest grade point average the class rank for one of those students would be reported as 1st in the class tied with two other students. Similarly, if ten students share an average of 3.3 and the highest assigned rank for those ten would be 23rd, each student would report a class rank of 23rd tied with nine other students. If you have questions regarding any aspect of the new grading policy or its application, feel free to contact the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Dean's List
The Dean’s List will be compiled to honor the College’s best performing students each semester. The list will be generated using the aforementioned honors designations applied to the term grade point average.