Honors Day 2010 Eligibility Criteria

At Honors Day each spring, the university designates outstanding students as College Scholars and Distinguished College Scholars based on criteria established by the Faculty Council.

College Scholar

To be designated a College Scholar, a student must meet the following requirements:

1. The student must be registered as an undergraduate for at least 12 semester hours of coursework, unless he or she lacks fewer than 12 hours to complete degree requirements. Students who hold an undergraduate degree are not eligible.
2. The student must have completed at least 12 semester hours of coursework in either the spring or the fall semester of the previous calendar year.
3. The student must have completed at least 30 semester hours of coursework at the university, excluding credit by examination, and at least 60 semester hours of college coursework, including transferred work and credit by examination.
4. The student must have an in-residence university grade-point average of at least 3.50.

Distinguished College Scholar

To be designated a Distinguished College Scholar, a student must meet the following requirements:

1. The student must be registered as an undergraduate for at least 15 semester hours of coursework, unless he or she lacks fewer than 15 hours to complete degree requirements. Students who hold an undergraduate degree are not eligible.
2. The student must have completed at least 15 semester hours of coursework in either the spring or the fall semester of the previous calendar year.
3. The student must have completed at least 30 semester hours of coursework at the university, excluding credit by examination, and at least 60 semester hours of college coursework, including transferred work and credit by examination.
4. The student must have an in-residence university grade-point average of at least 3.80.

The only exception to the hour requirements listed above are for those who need fewer hours to graduate this semester. If you meet these requirements, you will receive an invitation for Honors Day in April.  If you have questions about the requirements, please contact your academic advisor.