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A full-time undergraduate student who earns a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better in nine or more credit hours of 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.
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. Scholars are identified at the end of the spring term and are recognized publicly 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.
At the time of graduation, an undergraduate student who has achieved a cumu-lative grade point average of 3.50 is graduated cum laude; of 3.75, magna cum laude; of 3.90, summa cum laude.
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 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; the completed project must be judged outstanding by the faculty of the Department. An invitation of the major Department is required for a student to begin an honors project. In addition, a grade point average of at least 3.50 in the major is required.
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.
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.
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.
Academic Honors
Dean’s List
A full-time undergraduate student who earns a semester grade point average of 3.50 or better in nine or more credit hours of 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. Scholars are identified at the end of the spring term and are recognized publicly 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 cumu-lative grade point average of 3.50 is graduated cum laude; of 3.75, magna cum laude; of 3.90, summa cum laude.
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; the completed project must be judged outstanding by the faculty of the Department. An invitation of the major Department is required for a student to begin an honors project. In addition, a grade point average of at least 3.50 in the major is required.
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.
