Academic Honors

Dean’s List

A full-time undergraduate student who earns a semester grade point average of 3.60 or better in 14 or more credit hours, of which at least 12 credits are letter-graded course work, is regarded by the College as having performed with distinction. The student is placed on the Dean’s List of Honor Students for the semester.

College Scholars

A College Scholar is a currently enrolled, full-time undergraduate student who – having completed at least 60 credits in consecutive semesters of full-time study at Elizabethtown College – has achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.75 or higher. College Scholars are identified at the end of the spring term and are recognized at Convocation, which is held at the beginning of the following academic year. They are awarded a certificate and their status as a College Scholar is recorded on their permanent record.

Graduation with Honors

At the time of graduation, an undergraduate student who has achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 is graduated cum laude; of 3.75, magna cum laude; of 3.90, summa cum laude. Starting in 2010-2011, the award of cum laude honors will require a cumulative grade point average of 3.60.

A transfer student is eligible for and receives these same honors if the student earns a minimum of 60 credits at Elizabethtown College and is recommended for honors by the major Department.

Honors in the Discipline

Honors in the Discipline is awarded at graduation to outstanding undergraduates majoring in the various disciplines. To receive this designation, the student must prepare a research or creative project, and the completed project must be judged outstanding by the faculty of the Department. An invitation from the major Department and a grade point average of at least 3.50 in the major are required for a student to begin an honors project.

Honors in the Discipline is noted in the graduation program and on the academic transcript. A student may receive recognition in more than one discipline. Depart-ments may recognize more than one graduate in a year. Each Department determines the specific criteria used to judge its students’ projects.

Scholar’s Privilege

With the permission of the instructor, a full-time undergraduate student who appeared on the Dean’s List of Honor Students for the preceding semester may attend any class at the College on a space-available basis as a scholar’s privilege without registration or credit.

Departmental Student Privilege

With the permission of the instructor, a full-time or part-time junior or senior student may attend any class within the student’s major or minor Department on a space-available basis without registration or credit.