(A)
Policy statement
and purpose
This policy provides the requirements
for undergraduate academic honors. This policy applies to students graduating
fall semester 2023 and thereafter.
(B)
Policy
(1)
Dean's list
Full-time undergraduate students who
demonstrate a high level of excellence in academic work have their names placed
on the academic dean's list. The requirement for achieving the academic dean's
list is a grade point average of 3.50 or above in the preceding semester with
no fewer than twelve credit hours per semester included in the grade point
average computation.
(2)
Graduation with
academic honors
The record of each undergraduate
candidate for graduation with a very high grade point average is carefully
reviewed by the university committee on honors and awards so that appropriate
recognition and honor may be accorded each student who has achieved outstanding
academic success throughout their undergraduate years at Bowling Green state
university. The tentative honor, announced at commencement and released to the
newspapers, is calculated without the grades from the student's last academic
semester. The final honor that is on the permanent record and diploma is based
on the student's Bowling Green State University academic record. To be eligible
for academic honors, students must earn a minimum of sixty letter-graded credit
hours at BGSU for baccalaureate degrees and a minimum of thirty letter-graded
credit hours for associate degrees. Courses that are under the A-F
letter-graded grading system are considered for Academic Honors
calculation.
(C)
Honors
categories
(1)
Associate degree programs
(a)
With
distinction
With distinction signifies a high level
of academic achievement in an associate degree program. This honor requires a
minimum of thirty letter-graded BGSU credit hours and a cumulative BGSU GPA of
3.50 - 3.89.
(b)
With highest distinction
With highest distinction signifies the
highest level of academic achievement in an associate degree program. This
honor requires a minimum of thirty letter-graded credit hours earned at BGSU
and a cumulative BGSU GPA of 3.90 or above.
(2)
Baccaloureate
degree programs/Latin honors
(a)
Cum laude
Cum laude signifies a high level of
academic achievement in a baccalaureate degree program. This honor requires a
minimum of eighty letter-graded credit hours earned at BGSU and a cumulative
BGSU GPA of 3.50 - 3.74.
(b)
Magna cum
laude
Magna cum laude signifies a very high
level of academic achievement in a baccalaureate degree program. This honor
requires a minimum of eighty letter-graded credit hours earned at BGSU and a
cumulative BGSU GPA of 3.75 - 3.89.
(c)
Summa cum
laude
Summa cum laude signifies the highest
level of academic achievement in a baccalaureate degree program. This honor
requires eighty letter-graded credit hours earned at BGSU and a cumulative BGSU
GPA of 3.90 or above.
(3)
Graduation with
university honors
Graduation with university honors is
one of the highest honors awarded by the university. The requirements
are:
(a)
A minimum 3.50 GPA overall, as well as a 3.40 or better in
university honors courses.
(b)
The completion of
at least twenty-three semester hours of university Honors courses, including
the honors core sequence (HNRS 2010 and 2020) and the two-course honors project
sequence (HNRS 4980 and 4990) for bachelor's degrees (thirteen hours, honors
core sequence, and HNRS 2990 for associate degrees, BGSU Firelands only);
and
(c)
At least a "B" in each course.
(D)
Equity impact statement
The policy has been assessed for
adverse differential impact on members of one or more protected
groups.
Replaces: 3341-3-25
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code
3341-3-25
Effective:
10/16/2023
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 3341.
Rule Amplifies: 3341.
Prior Effective Dates:
03/24/2015, 07/06/2018