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Honors

The Dean’s List of Outstanding Scholars

The dean’s list of outstanding scholars includes all full-time undergraduate students who at the end of any given semester earn a grade point average of 3.50 or better with a minimum of twelve semester credits, exclusive of “Pass” credits.

Distinction in Degrees

Undergraduate scholastic excellence is recognized through Latin honors with diploma designations as follows:

• Summa Cum Laude - 3.90 GPA or higher
• Magna Cum Laude - 3.70 to 3.899 GPA
• Cum Laude - 3.50 to 3.699 GPA

The honors-level grade point average must be maintained on both the University of Jamestown credits attempted and the cumulative grade point average, including all transfer credits.

Honor Societies

Students who qualify may join honor societies that have chapters at the University of Jamestown. Current honor societies are Alpha Chi (academic), Alpha Mu Gamma (foreign language), Beta, Beta, Beta (Biology), Lambda Pi Eta (communication), Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership), Phi Lambda Theta (education), Psi Chi (psychology), and Sigma Theta Tau (nursing).