Schenectady County Community College 2011-12 Academic Code 7.2
Grade-Point Average A student's grade-point average is determined by dividing the total grade-points earned in residence credit-bearing courses by the corresponding total credit hours attempted, with repeated courses counted only once, using the highest grade achieved.
7.3
Graduation Honors and Awards Degree recipients with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.70 or higher graduate with high honors. 7.3.1 Degree recipients with a cumulative grade-point average from 3.20 to less than 3.70 graduate with honors. 7.3.2 A Certificate of Academic Program Achievement may be given to one graduate in each Degree and Certificate Program as selected by the faculty of each academic department. To be eligible a student must have a minimum cumulative gradepoint average of 3.5. Other academic criteria may be established by the faculty of the respective department.
7.4
Term Honors Only matriculated students are eligible for term honors. Students who receive a grade of "I" will not be considered for term honors in that semester, with the following exception: students who complete the course within three weeks of the end of the final exam period may apply for term honors with the Registrar by the third week of the subsequent semester. 7.4.1 A student's name is placed on the President's List for each term in which the student has earned a grade-point average of 3.70 or higher while completing at least 12 credit hours that term. 7.4.2 A student's name is placed on the Dean's List each term in which the student has earned a grade-point average from 3.20 to less than 3.70 while completing at least 12 credit hours that term. 7.4.3 A part-time student's name will be placed on the President's List or Dean's List if the student meets the GPA requirements as stated in 7.3.1 and 7.3.2 respectively, while completing 6 to 11 credit hours that term and having a cumulative earned total of at least 12 credit hours.
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