ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

The Board values excellence and wishes to instill in students the desire to do their best in all things. It shall be the policy of the Board, therefore, to recognize outstanding academic accomplishment.

The Board authorizes recognition of the following achievements:

1. Periodic recognition of students who maintain high academic grade point averages.
   
   1. Placement on the President's Honor List after each semester, giving recognition to students who have met the following criteria:
      1. Maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher;
      2. Completed nine or more graded units in courses numbered 1-199;
      3. Only courses numbered from 1-199 are used to calculate unit totals and GPA;
      4. Any F, D, or I grade in the current semester disqualifies the student from honor list eligibility; and
      5. Students on progress probation are excluded.
         
   2. Placement on the Vice President's Honor List after each semester, giving recognition to students who have met the following criteria:
      1. Maintained a GPA of 3.50 to 3.74;
      2. Completed nine or more graded units in courses numbered 1-199;
      3. Only courses numbered from 1-199 are used to calculate unit totals and GPA;
      4. Any F, D, or I grade in the current semester disqualifies the student from honor list eligibility; and
      5. Students on progress probation are excluded.
         
   3. Credit/No Credit grades or units are not counted toward the nine graded units.
      
2. Recognition upon graduation of students who have maintained high academic records. Graduating Honors will be given to students who have maintained a GPA of graded courses as follows:
   
   1. Graduating with Honors (GPA between 3.30 and 3.49),
   2. Graduating with High Honors (GPA between 3.50 and 3.74), or
   3. Graduating with Highest Honors (GPA 3.75 or higher).

Adopted by the Board of Trustees: August 15, 1977

Amended: 10/3/94; 12/9/03