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G-8: DEAN'S LIST

In semesters that the University Faculty Senate implements policy 47-90 Supplemental Satisfactory Grade/Passing Grade/No Grade Grading System – Baccalaureate and Associate Degree Candidates, see G-11 for guidance on how G-8 will be implemented.

Policy:

Undergraduate students who consistently achieve academic excellence are named to the Dean's List in accordance with the following full-time and part-time enrollment criteria: 

1. Criteria for Full-time Students

Achievement of a one-semester grade point average of 3.50 or above for students who earned 12 or more credits toward GPA. The notation on the transcript will indicate "Dean's List."

2. Criteria for Part-time Students

Achievement of a one-semester grade point average of 3.50 or above for students who earned 6 through 11.9 credits toward GPA. The notation on the transcript will indicate "Part-time Dean's List."

For All Students:

3. In all cases, Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory courses and Audit courses are not included in the determination of grade point average or credit load.

4. A list of students eligible for appointment to the Dean's List will be provided by the Registrar each semester to each college and to the Division of Undergraduate Studies.

5. A Dean's List notation for the appropriate semester will appear on the student's grade report and on the student's academic record.

6. A student found in violation of academic integrity is ineligible for appointment to the Dean's List for the semester during which the violation occurred.

Undergraduate Advising

Approved: ACUI (9-15-77)
Revised: ACUI (2-7-80)
Revised: ACUI (5-19-83)
Revised: ACAS (2-14-86)
Revised: ACUE (1-8-04) 
Revised: Editorial (10-30-08)
Revised: ACUE (7-6-23)