University of Saint Francis

Undergraduate Catalog: 2021-22

Academic Honors

The President’s List

Students are placed on the President’s List in a given semester if they meet these standards:

  • Earn at least six semester hours of class credit
  • Attain a scholastic semester GPA of at least 3.9000

The Dean’s List

Students are placed on the Dean’s List in a given semester if they meet these standards:

  1. Earn at least six semester hours of class credit
  2. Attain a scholastic semester GPA of 3.5000 to 3.8999

Honors at Graduation

Honors are conferred at graduation upon students who have maintained scholastic excellence. Those with a 3.5 cumulative GPA graduate “cum lauder”; those with a 3.7 “magna cum laude”; and those with 3.9 “summa cum laude”.

In order for honors to be announced at graduation, the student must have completed all classes by the end of the summer term of the academic year. The GPA used to determine honors at graduation includes quality points earned only from the University of Saint Francis.