Curriculum, Honors, and Academic Regulations student consulting team is usually assigned to each project for eight to sixteen weeks and receives two to four credits. Fall, spring, and summer
Honors The Dean’s List of Outstanding Scholars The dean’s list of outstanding scholars includes all full-time 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. College Fellows A limited number of outstanding junior and senior students are selected each year by the faculty for the distinction of College Fellow. Recipients are to be of exemplary character and must possess an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.3 or better as well as a grade point average of 3.50 or better in their majors. Fellows may tutor or teach under the direction of their department chair(s) and hold rank just below that of college instructor. Distinction in Degrees Scholastic excellence is recognized with diploma designations as follows: Latin Honor Minimum GPA Summa Cum Laude . ......................... 3.90 Magna Cum Laude ............................ 3.70 Cum Laude ........................................ 3.50 The honors-level grade point average must be maintained on both Jamestown College credits attempted and the cumulative grade point average, including all transfer credits.
Honors Program The student honors program at Jamestown College offers gifted seniors the opportunity to explore a particular topic in-depth under the guidance of a faculty supervisor. Those students whose cumulative grade point average is 3.6 or better may apply for admission to the honors program during the second semester of their junior year. Honors project proposals must be submitted no later than the end of the first full week in April. All proposals, which constitute application for admission to the Honors Program, are subject to the approval of the Honors Committee. Once admitted, students commit themselves to work on their Honors Program projects throughout the senior year. Students must register for the honors project with the department chair, using the course number 499-Honors Program. Successful completion of an honors project will involve the production of a substantial research paper and its oral defense. Recognition of a completed Honors Program project will be given by the College on the student’s official transcript and at commencement. Students whose final products are of “A” quality will receive six hours of credit and will graduate with departmental honors noted on their transcripts. In other cases, students whose final projects are B quality will receive six hours of credit for directed study, but no honors. Students whose work at the end of Semester I shows little promise of completion at the B level or better will receive an appropriate grade for directed study but will not be allowed to proceed with the honors study. Work in the Honors Program will be above and beyond the requirements for the student’s major(s) and typically will be confined to topics within the major, although exceptionally gifted students may be 35