Scope

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Policy Statement

At the end of each fall and spring semester and before the degree conferral deadline, the campus, through the Division of Undergraduate Education, publishes a list of undergraduate students who demonstrate outstanding academic performance by placement on the Dean's List for each academic unit/school. 

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Reason for Policy

Only undergraduate, degree-seeking students are eligible for the Dean's List.

Dean's Lists are generated by the campus for fall and spring semesters only.

The Dean's List is semester-specific and is different from graduation distinction which is awarded to eligible students at the time a baccalaureate degree is completed.

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Procedures

1. Dean’s Lists include students who have completed at least 12 credits that term with a semester grade point average of at least 3.50.
2. In the specific case of the final semester before a student graduates, naming to the Dean's List can be made for fewer than 12 completed credits.
3. Pass (P) and Satisfactory (S) grades, while not used in GPA calculation, are considered passing grades, and count toward the 12-credit minimum requirement.
4. Incomplete (I) and Deferred (R) grades, while not used in the GPA calculation, are not considered passing grades, and are therefore not counted toward the 12-credit minimum requirement.
5. Students who have chosen to restrict the release of public directory information will not be included on the published Dean’s List.
6. Individual units/schools may establish additional lists to acknowledge academic performance with lower or higher GPA standards as appropriate. Notification should be made soon after the Division of Undergraduate Education publishes the campus-wide list.
7. The Office of the Registrar will centrally identify students who have achieved the standard for the semester before the degree conferral deadline after the end of a semester and will notify the units and the Division of Undergraduate Education.
8. The Division of Undergraduate Education will notify the students of their placement on the Dean’s List for their school and will publish a campus-wide list.

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