Responsible Office: Academic Affairs Approved By: Office of the President Approved Date: 7/17/2017 Effective Date: 11/20/2018 Category: Academics Description/Purpose: To provide a description of the honors awarded to Saint Francis University undergraduate students in recognition of their academic accomplishments and the eligibility requirements of each designation. Details: Honors are awarded to Saint Francis University undergraduate students in recognition of their academic accomplishments.
The President's List and the Dean's List are announced every semester. No President's List or Dean's List designation will be awarded for a particular semester until all "CN" and "I" grades (except students in Independent Study or Honors 444) for that semester have been removed from the student's academic record. Part-time students enrolled at Saint Francis University will be eligible for the designation, "Academic Honors in Continuing Studies," if they have completed a minimum of 15 credits between September 1 of one year and August 31 of the following year. Such students must achieve at least a 3.5 quality point average on all Saint Francis University courses taken in the particular year. These students must carry a part-time status throughout the year. A part-time student who enrolls full-time (12 credit hours) in a particular semester (excluding summer sessions) forfeits the opportunity to earn "Academic Honors in Continuing Studies." Such a student, however, is automatically eligible for the Saint Francis University Dean's List during the semester in which he or she is enrolled as a full-time student. In such a case, the student would have to attain at least a 3.5 quality point average on at least 12 credit hours of coursework taken during one semester. The Saint Francis University Honor Society is comprised of those students who have met the following qualifications: (a) completion of the freshman year; (b) maintenance of overall quality point average of 3.5 or better; (c) attainment of the Dean's List at least once; (d) no "F" grade in any course; (e) approval of the Chief Academic Officer. Degrees with honor are conferred by the University for exceptional scholastic achievement at Saint Francis University, subject to the following considerations: 1) one or more semesters spent abroad or in a Washington, D.C., semester as part of a degree program offered by Saint Francis University shall be considered as study at Saint Francis University; 2) one or more semesters spent at cooperating hospitals as part of the University's Medical Technology or Podiatric Science programs shall be considered as study at Saint Francis University; 3) in the case of students who accelerate their program, honors shall be computed on the basis of total courses taken at Saint Francis University; 4) no student is eligible for academic honors who has not completed at least 64 credits of his or her course work at Saint Francis University. The degrees with honors are as follows: Cum Laude for a cumulative Q.P.A. of 3.5; Magna Cum Laude for a cumulative Q.P.A. of 3.7; Summa Cum Laude for a cumulative Q.P.A. of 3.9. Students enrolled in degree completion programs in the Adult Degree & Continuing Studies division who have completed at least 48 credits at Saint Francis University with a cumulative Q.P.A. of at least 3.50 are eligible for the designation of "Honors in Continuing Education." A student whose Independent Study project has been judged by the Independent Study Committee to be of outstanding quality is recognized with Departmental Honors. Departmental Honors are posted in the Commencement program and on the student's academic transcript.
Approval: Faculty Senate: 10/13/2018 President: 11/20/2018 |