Academic Honors and Awards

Outstanding academic and extracurricular achievement is

readily recognized at Roanoke College. Students who attain

and maintain high levels of performance are honored each

year in many ways.

SEMESTER HONORS

The Dean's List Students are placed on the Dean's List of

Distinguished Students if their semester grade point average

for any Fall or Spring term is 3.5 or above, with no grade

below "C" in any course.The student must have been

enrolled for credit in at least four units, three of which were

for a letter grade (excluding pass/fail and audit).

Faculty's List of Honorable Mention Students whose

semester grade point average for any Fall or Spring term is at

least 3.0 but less than 3.5 and who meet the criteria for the

Dean's List stated above are recognized by the designation of

honorable mention for scholastic achievement.

Faculty's List of Notable Achievement Students are

placed on the Faculty List of Notable Achievement if their

semester grade point average for any Fall or Spring term is

3.0 or above, with no grade below "C" in any course.The

student must have been enrolled for credit in at least one

one-unit course and fewer than four one-unit courses, all of

which were for a letter grade (excluding pass/fail and audit).

These honor lists will be determined by grades as recorded at

the end of the Fall or Spring term in December and May.

Grades earned during the Summer session and May term are

not used in the compilations.

For requirements for junior and senior Scholars,

Degrees with Distinction,Valedictorian and

Salutatorian please note: The information that follows

applies to students entering beginning Fall 1999 under

the new Centers of Distinction Curriculum. Students

previously enrolled and transfers entering prior to Fall

2000 should consult the 1998-99 academic catalog for

their requirements.

JUNIOR AND SENIOR SCHOLARS

Junior Scholars A student classified as a junior as of the end

of the Fall term who has earned a minimum of 16 units at

Roanoke College with a cumulative grade point average of

3.00 or higher is awarded a certificate of recognition as a

Junior Scholar by the faculty.

Senior Scholars Annually, the department or coordinator in

each major field of concentration may recommend to the

Dean as Senior Scholar a student whose work in that field has

been most exemplary. In order to be considered, a student

must have at least a 3.2 cumulative academic average and

must have earned at least 25 units of credit, of which at least

17 units have been earned at Roanoke College. Eligibility is

determined from among currently enrolled students on the

basis of their academic records as of the end of the Fall term.

DEGREES WITH DISTINCTION

Degrees Cum Laude,Magna Cum Laude, or Summa Cum Laude

are conferred upon students who have earned a cumulative

grade point average of at least 3.4, 3.7, or 3.9, respectively, for

all courses taken at Roanoke.The student must have

completed a minimum of 17 units (excluding physical

education and co-curricular activities) at Roanoke College to

receive a degree with distinction.

HONORS IN MAJORS

Qualified students may apply for honors in their major(s) by

completing an honors project, which will consist of a

program of independent study culminating in a paper, artistic

creation, or performance. Students who meet the criteria

given below will receive the designation "Honors in (field of

study)" on their diplomas.

Students applying for major honors work must have at least a

3.4 grade point average in the major, calculated at the time of

their application for honors work. In order to receive honors,

students must have at least a 3.4 GPA in their major at

graduation.

The honors project must be sponsored by a faculty member

or members in the student's major, who will serve as the

primary advisor(s) for the project, and by a committee

composed of the primary advisor(s) and not fewer than two

additional faculty. (Advisors are encouraged to include a

faculty member from outside the student's major on the

committee.)

Honors work is undertaken in the senior year or in the

Summer prior to the senior year.While the project may be

based on previous work, e.g., a seminar paper or independent

study, it must represent a significant and original project over

and above any past work. Application for major honors work

is made the semester or Summer prior to undertaking the

project.

A student applying for major honors work must submit a

proposal to his or her committee. If the committee and

department administering the student's major approve the

proposal, permission to enroll in honors work in the

following term will be forwarded to the Associate Dean for

Academic Affairs. At the discretion of the department a

student may take one unit of honors work in one semester or

two one-half units over two semesters.The department will

determine whether honors credit may be used as an elective

in the major. The application form is available in the Office

of the Associate Dean.

The committee will evaluate the completed project based on

the final product and on an oral examination. Projects other

than research papers must include a narrative essay describing

the work.

The primary advisor(s) will assign a letter grade for the

project after consulting with the other committee members.

Students completing the one-half unit honors course will

receive a grade of "NG" at the end of the first term of the

project; upon completion of the second half-unit course, the

grade for the entire project will be assigned to both courses.

If the student does not complete the second half-unit course,

a letter grade will be assigned to the first.

Students whose projects receive a grade of "A-" or higher will

be awarded honors, provided they have a 3.4 GPA in their

major at graduation. Departments are encouraged to arrange a

public forum to allow students receiving major honors to

present their work.

VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN

The valedictorian and salutatorian of the senior class will be

selected from among those graduates who have completed at

least 22 units (excluding physical education and co-curricular

activities) while enrolled as full-time students at Roanoke

College.