Superior academic achievement by graduating students shall be
recognized by the following designations on transcripts:
| Graduation with Honors
(or Cum Laude) |
3.50 to 3.69 GPA |
| Graduation with High Honors
(or Magna Cum Laude) |
3.70 to 3.89 GPA |
| Graduation with Highest Honors
(or Summa Cum Laude) |
3.90 to 4.00 GPA |
| Graduation with Distinction |
3.50 to 4.00 GPA |
The President's List
is compiled at the end of each term. To qualify
for this honor, a student must have taken a minimum of 12 credit
hours in degree/certificate creditable courses with a 4.00 GPA.
This achievement is noted on the students transcripts.
The Deans List is compiled at the end of each term. To qualify for this honor, a student must have taken a minimum of 12 credit
hours in degree/certificate creditable courses with a grade point
average of 3.5 to 3.99 during the term. This honor is noted on the
students transcripts.
Students who have taken a minimum of twelve credit hours in degree/certificate creditable courses and achieved a grade point
average of 3.0 to 3.49 will be recognized for academic achievement. This designation will appear on transcripts.
NOTE: Developmental courses are not considered to be degree/certificate credible courses.
Annually, the College recognizes students for outstanding
academic achievement, leadership, and service. Students are
nominated by College faculty and staff, selected for recognition by
the Honors Committee, and recognized at the annual Student
Honors ceremony.
PTK is a premier honor society in American junior
and community colleges. Students who are inducted into the
organization each year are honored for academic excellence and
recognized for their demonstration of model citizenship.
Students who have distinguished themselves in academics,
leadership, and other areas of campus life are nominated by the
faculty, administration, and students for inclusion in the annual
Whos Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges publication. Students selected for Whos Who must have attained
sophomore status with a minimum of 32 credit hours.
The United States Achievement Academy has established the All-
American Scholar Award Program to offer recognition to superior
students who excel in the academic disciplines and to encourage
students in areas other than sports or extra-curricular activities.
Students nominated for this honor by faculty must have attained academic excellence and must have been enrolled for three
consecutive terms.
The United Stated Achievement Academy has established the
National Collegiate Minority Leadership Awards to recognize
outstanding minority students who have demonstrated exemplary
leadership skills and academic success.
The National Vocational-Technical Honor Society has been
established to recognize outstanding academic achievement
among students enrolled in industrial education programs.
Students selected for induction into this honor society must
demonstrate both academic promise and leadership abilities
applicable to their career goals.
The James B. Allen Award is an annual recognition of the Most
Outstanding Student from among the Fayette, Hamilton, Jasper,
and Sumiton campuses. Selections for this prestigious award are
made from the honor student nominees based upon character,
leadership, scholarship, citizenship, and sportsmanship. |