2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

Dean’s High Honors List

A student shall be eligible for the Dean’s High Honors List in any semester in which his or her grade point average is at least 3.70, and provided he or she receives no grade of “D,” “F,” or “I,” and has earned a minimum of 12 semester-hour credits.

Part-Time Student Dean’s High Honors List

A part-time student shall be eligible for the Dean’s High Honors List on an annual basis (defined as any courses taken during the Spring, Summer and/or Fall semesters) if his or her grade point average is at least 3.70, the student has earned a minimum of 12 semester-hour credits for the year, and provided he or she receives no grade of “D,” “F,” or “I.”

Dean’s Honors List

A student shall be eligible for the Dean’s Honors List in any semester in which his or her grade point average is between 3.30 and 3.699 inclusive, and provided he or she receives no grade of “D,” “F,” or “I,” and has earned a minimum of 12 semester-hour credits.

Part-Time Student Dean’s Honors List

A part-time student shall be eligible for the Dean’s Honors List on an annual basis (Annual Basis is defined as any courses taken during the Spring, Summer and/or Fall semesters) if his or her grade point average is between 3.30 and 3.699 inclusive, the student has earned a minimum of 12 semester-hour credits for the year, and provided he or she receives no grade of “D,” “F,” or “I.”

Highest Class Honors

Each spring the College of Arts and Sciences presents an Outstanding Student Award to the individual with the highest cumulative grade point average in his/her respective class. To be eligible for consideration, a student must be a full-time undergraduate currently enrolled in the Spring semester and have accrued the following minimum credit hours while in attendance at Suffolk University: freshman 15, sophomore 42, junior 70, and senior 97.

A fifth award is presented to the Senior transfer student with the highest cumulative grade point average who has earned not fewer than 46 credits while in attendance at Suffolk University.

Graduation with Honors

1. To be eligible for graduation with honors, a student must have completed at least 60 semester hours of work at Suffolk University. (Courses for which a student receives credit through C.L.E.P. examinations may not be counted toward this minimum of 60 semester hours.)
2. To be eligible to graduate summa cum laude a student must, in addition to requirement 1 above, have a cumulative grade point average placing him/her in the top two percent of those members of the graduating class who meet criterion 1, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.85 and have no grades of “F” or “I.”
3. To be eligible to graduate magna cum laude a student must, in addition to requirement 1 above, have a cumulative grade point average placing him/her in the next six percent of those members of the graduating class who meet criterion 1, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.7 and have no grades of “F” or “I.”
4. To be eligible to graduate cum laude a student must, in addition to requirement 1 above, have a cumulative grade point average  of at least 3.3 and have no more than one grade of “F” or “I.”

Graduation Honors, Transfer Students

Each year at commencement, transfer students with fewer than 60 semester hours at Suffolk University are recognized for high academic achievement. The three categories of achievement are:

• Highest Distinction, for transfer students who have completed 45– 59 semester hours of Suffolk University courses (courses for which a student receives credit through C.L.E.P. examinations may not be counted toward this minimum of 45 semester hours). The student must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.85 and must have no grades of “F” or “I.”
• High Distinction, for transfer students who have met the credit residency requirement stipulated above, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.7 and have no grades of “F” or “I.”
• Distinction, for transfer students who have met the credit residency requirement stipulated above, have a cumulative grade point average placing them in the next twelve percent of graduating transfer students, have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.3, and have no more than one grade of “F” or “I.”

Undergraduate Honors Program

Designation as a CAS Honors Scholar is offered each year by the College of Arts and Sciences to a select number of the most highly motivated and academically promising freshman applicants for admission to the college.

For additional information, please visit http://www.suffolk.edu/college/7719.html. 

The Archer Fellows Program

The Archer Fellows Program is one of the College of Arts and Sciences honors programs at Suffolk University. Designation as an Archer Fellow is offered each year by the College of Arts and Sciences to approximately thirty of the most highly-motivated, academically-promising students in the freshman class. Additional students may be invited or may apply for membership in the Archer Fellows program up to and including the first semester of their sophomore year.

For additional information, please visit http://www.suffolk.edu/college/7715.html.