Dean's List and Academic Distinction awards are bestowed as recognition of outstanding achievement and as a means to further encourage sound scholarship. The College of Humanities is pleased to recognize and reward our undergraduate students whose performance merits special attention.
Each year, the college celebrates our students who earned awards for Dean’s List, Dean’s List with Distinction, Academic Distinction and Highest Academic Distinction for the previous academic year at a Dean's List Recognition event on the Friday afternoon of Family Weekend. All eligible students will receive an invitation to receive a cord and certificate.
Dean's List Awards
Two categories of Dean's List are awarded every semester. The recognition is based on the number of units completed for credit and letter grade:
- Dean's List with Distinction (based on 15 units and a 4.000 grade-point-average)
- Dean's List (based on 15 units and a grade-point average of 3.500-3.999)
Academic Distinction Awards
The College of Humanities also recognizes two categories of academic distinction annually based on units completed for credit and letter grade (excluding all Pass/Fail [P/F] and Superior/Pass [S/P] grades). This is based on University credit completed in the prior year, beginning with Summer Pre-session and inclusive of Summer Sessions I and II, Fall, Winter, and Spring terms, and non-term Web-based credit, but excluding correspondence credit. During each regular semester (i.e. Fall and Spring), students must complete a minimum of 12 graded units.
The two categories of Academic Distinction for the year include:
- Highest Academic Distinction -- is based on 30 units and a 4.000 grade-point-average.
- Academic Distinction -- is based on 30 units and a grade-point-average of 3.500-3.999.