Rule 3341-3-25 | Academic honors-undergraduate.
(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 sixty 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 sixty 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 sixty 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.
Last updated October 16, 2023 at 9:28 AM
Supplemental Information
Amplifies: 3341
Prior Effective Dates: 3/24/2015, 7/6/2018