Policy
Students whose program grade point averages are 3.50 to 3.69 will graduate with honors from the College of Health Professions. Those students whose PGPAs are 3.70 or higher will graduate with high honors. PGPA is not rounded up; thus, a student must have greater than or equal to 3.50 or greater than or equal to 3.70 in order to receive the honors or high honors designations.
The PGPA is computed after the end of the preceding fall semester for students likely to be eligible to participate in the following May Commencement (for listing honors recipients in the Commencement Program) and again at the end of each student’s academic program (completion of all requirements for the degree).
If the PGPA falls below the requisite level for honors after computation for May Commencement, or if the PGPA subsequently rises to the honors level, the student’s final program PGPA will be used to determine eligibility for honors or high honors. This means it is possible a student will be listed in the Commencement Program as receiving honors (due to the submission time for program listings), but will not actually be eligible by the time Commencement occurs, or that a student eligible for honors at Commencement will not be listed because the requisite PGPA level was not reached until the end of spring or summer semester.
To ensure students who earn honors will be so notified and appropriately recognized in their records, students will be notified by mail at the end of their academic program if they have earned honors or high honors, and their final transcripts will list these awards.
Approval
Information about the original approval of this policy is not available.
Revision Dates
Feb. 11, 2021
Review Dates
April 11, 2024