Honors

Honors

High scholastic attainment in the university will be recognized in the following ways:

  1. Undergraduate students carrying 12 or more GPA hours in the fall and spring semesters will be recognized as follows:
    1. President's List: Students who obtain a 4.00 grade point average for that semester will be listed on the President’s List.
    2. Dean's List: Students who obtain a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.99 for that semester will be listed on the Dean’s List.
  2. Emerging Scholar's List: Dual Enrollment students carrying at least three (3) or more GPA hours in the fall and spring semesters and who obtain a grade point average of 3.50 or better will be listed on the Emerging Scholar's List.
  3. Honors at Graduation
    1. The designation “cum laude” will be engrossed upon the diplomas of graduating students who obtain an average of 3.50 to 3.69 quality points on institutional1 GPA hours.
    2. The designation “magna cum laude” will be engrossed on the diplomas of graduating students who maintain an average of 3.70 to 3.89 quality points on institutional1 GPA hours.
    3. The designation “summa cum laude” will be engrossed upon the diplomas of graduating students who maintain an average of 3.90 to 4.00 quality points on institutional1 GPA hours.
    4. The designation "JSU Honors Scholar" identifies those who hold the JSU Honors Scholarship, the university's top academic scholarship, and are active members of the university's Honors Program.  These students must complete 30 hours or more of Honors-designated courses, 56 or more service hours, and maintain a 3.25 institutional1 GPA.  
    5. The designation "Honors Program Graduate" identifies those who are active members of the university's Honors Program and who complete 24 hours or more of Honors-designated courses, maintaining a 3.25 institutional1 GPA.
    6. The designation “special honors in (the major subject)” will be engrossed upon the diplomas of graduating students who maintain a 3.50 average in the major field of study and a 3.25 institutional1 GPA average.
    7. Eligibility for Honors will be determined at the conclusion of the degree program.
    8. The grade point average is truncated to two places past the decimal for reporting purposes and not rounded.
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Institutional GPA is calculated from course credits earned only at JSU.  Institutional GPA will be used to determine program GPA requirements, honors designation, and university graduation requirements.