Academic honors
Dean's
list
Full-time undergraduate students who demonstrate
a high level of excellence in academic work
have their names placed on the academic dean's
list. The requirement for achieving the academic
dean's list is a grade point average of 3.5
or above in the preceding semester with no fewer
than 12 credit hours per semester included in
the grade point average computation.
Graduation
with honors
The record of each undergraduate candidate for
graduation with a very high grade point average
is carefully reviewed by the University Committee
on Honors and Awards so that appropriate recognition
and honor may be accorded each student who has
achieved outstanding academic success throughout
his or her undergraduate years. The tentative
honor, announced at commencement and released
to the newspapers, is figured without the grades
from the student's last academic term. The final
honor that is put on the permanent record and
diploma is based on the student's entire academic
record. Note that graduation with honors does
not imply that the recipient has participated
in the University Honors program. For further
details about graduation with University honors,
contact the University Honors Program.
In
determining academic honors, total letter-graded
credits (TLC) are credits for those courses
that determine the student's grade point average.
The GPA requirement will be higher than the
minimum of 3.50, 3.75, or 3.90 for those students
who have completed fewer than 110 TLC (or 55
TLC for associate degree candidates). See formula
below.
More
than 12 semester hours of "S/U" grades
may increase the grade point average needed
for graduation with honors. Courses taken under
advanced placement, credit by exam, CLEP, etc.
are considered "S/U" and do not count
as letter-graded hours.
With
distinction
With distinction signifies a high level of academic
achievement in an associate degree program and
graduation with praise. The honor requires a
minimum of 28 TLC and a cumulative GPA at least
as high as the larger of 3.5 and [4.5 - (TLC/55)].
With
highest distinction
With highest distinction signifies the highest
level of academic achievement in an associate
degree program and graduation with great praise.
This honor requires a minimum of 50 TLC and
a cumulative GPA at least as high as the larger
of 3.9 and [4.9 - (TLC/55)].
Cum
laude
Cum laude signifies a high level of academic
achievement in a baccalaureate degree program
and graduation with praise. This honor requires
a minimum of 55 TLC and a cumulative GPA at
least as high as the larger of 3.5 and [4.5
- (TLC/110)].
Magna
cum laude
Magna cum laude signifies a very high level
of academic achievement in a baccalaureate degree
program and graduation with great praise. This
honor requires a minimum of 83 TLC and a cumulative
GPA at least as high as the larger of 3.75 and
[4.75 - (TLC/110)].
Summa
cum laude
Summa cum laude signifies the highest level
of academic achievement in a baccalaureate degree
program and graduation with great praise. This
honor requires a minimum of 99 TLC and a cumulative
GPA at least as high as the larger of 3.9 and
[4.9 - (TLC/110)].
Transfer
credit
In the case of transfer credit, each record
from the transfer institution(s) is studied
and evaluated individually. In general, the
following principles serve as guides:
- A
student entering the University with transferred
credit must meet the cumulative grade point
average standard for honors in all hours completed,
transferred and otherwise. In addition, the
grade point average of all work taken at Bowling
Green State University must be of honors quality;
- A
student must have completed at least 30 hours
in letter-graded courses at BGSU (15 hours
in letter-graded courses for an associate
degree candidate);
- A
candidate should be in residence at least
one academic year (one academic term for an
associate degree candidate) or 30 hours in
consecutive summers (attending either the
full summer session or both of the terms each
summer) immediately preceding graduation.
A student with written permission to participate
in an approved combination curriculum in cooperation
with a professional school or college of another
institution is exempt from this requirement.
The
Academic Honors Policy is to apply for students
graduating fall semester 2010 and thereafter.
Graduation
with University Honors
Graduation with University Honors is one of
the highest honors awarded by the University.
The requirements are:
- A minimum 3.5 GPA
overall, as well as a 3.4 or better in University
Honors courses;
- The completion of
at least 20 semester hours of University Honors
courses (including the Honors core sequence
HNRS 2010 and 2020) with at least a "B"
in each course and no more than 10 of the
20 hours in any single University
general education knowledge domain; and
- The completion of
the two-course Honors Project sequence (HNRS
4980 and 4990) in addition to the 20 hours
mentioned above.
Graduation
with Presidential Honors
Graduation with Presidential Honors is the highest
honor awarded by the University. The requirements
are:
- A
minimum 3.75 GPA overall, as well as a 3.5
or better in University Honors courses;
- The
completion of at least 27 semester hours of
University Honors courses (including the four-course
interdisciplinary sequence HNRS 3010, 3020,
3030, 3040) with at least a "B"
in each course; and
- The
completion of the two-course Honors Project
sequence (HNRS 4980 and 4990) in addition
to the 20 hours mentioned above.
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