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University of Louisville Undergraduate Catalog Summer 2011 – Spring 2012

Dean’s List and Dean’s Scholar

University Policy

Requirements for Dean's List and Dean's Scholar 

classifications are determined by each academic

unit. Please refer to unit information below.

Additional Unit Policies

College of Arts and Sciences

A student who completes in one semester (fall,spring, summer) twelve or more graded credits in

courses numbered 100-level or above with all

grades of “A” and no grades of A- or below, or I,

X, or U, is named a Dean’s Scholar. [A grade

 below A in a course below the 100-level will also

disqualify a student for this designation. Courses

graded P do not apply toward the 12 hour 

minimum required for eligibility for thisdesignation.]

 Note: Students who receive a grade of “I” in an

internship may be named a Dean’s Scholar or to

the Dean’s List if the “I” is completed AND a

student-initiated petition for the exception filed

with the Arts and Sciences Advising Center 

within sixty (60) calendar days of the final

Registrar’s date for receiving grades for thesemester or summer term.

A student who completes in one semester (fall,

spring, summer) twelve or more graded credits in

courses numbered 100-level or above with a 3.5

grade point average and with no grade of C- or  below or I, X, or U, is named to the Dean’s List.

[A grade below C in a course below the 100-

level will also disqualify a student for this

designation. Courses graded P do not applytoward the 12 hour minimum required for 

eligibility for this designation.]

 Note: Students who receive a grade of “I” in an

internship may be named a Dean’s Scholar or to

the Dean’s list if the “I” is completed AND a

student-initiated petition for the exception filed

with the Arts and Sciences Advising Center 

within sixty (6) calendar days of the finalRegistrar’s date for receiving grades for the

semester or summer term.

A student who meets either of these standards in

one semester will be awarded the appropriate

honor through ordinary clerical procedures in the

Office of the Dean. A part-time student whomeets the standards for Dean’s Scholar or Dean’s

List in a series of semesters (fall/spring/

summer) in the College of Arts and Sciences,

consecutive from the standpoint of the student’s

enrollment, may petition through the Arts and

Sciences Advising Center for award of theappropriate honor. Such petitions must be made

within one semester of meeting the requirement.All hours earned in the final semester of the

series will be counted, and hours earned in any

one semester may not be counted more than once

toward either honor.College of Business

Students who earn a 3.5 grade point average and

complete 12 or more graded hours for thesemester are named to the Dean's List. Students

who earn a 4.0 grade point average while

enrolled in 12 or more graded hours for thesemester and who have a 3.0 University GPA are

named Dean's Scholars. These are placed on the

student’s transcript.

Dental Hygiene Program

The DH-ACC shall identify students who areworthy of recognition for academic excellence at

the end of the Fall and Spring semesters. The

following guidelines shall be followed in making

recommendations to the Dean.

1. The DH-AAC shall recommend that eachstudent who has a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0

and earns a current term GPA of 3.50 or above be placed on the DEAN"S LIST for that term and

receive a congratulatory letter from the Office of 

the Dean.

2. The DH-AAC shall recommend that each

student who has a cumulative GPA of at least

3.50 and earns a current term GPA of 4.0 be

designated as a DEAN's SCHOLAR for thatterm and receive a congratulatory letter from the

Office of the Dean commending him/her for thisexceptional level of scholarship.

3. In order to be eligible for recommendation for 

DEAN'S LIST or DEAN'S SCHOLAR 

recognition, a student may not have an "F grade,

a "D" grade or a "W" in a required course during

the term just completed. Also, the student may

not have an "I" or "X" grade unresolved fromany of the previous semesters (excluding the

term just completed).

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University of Louisville Undergraduate Catalog Summer 2011 – Spring 2012

College of Education and Human

Development

A student carrying in one fall, spring, or summer semester 12 or more semester hours who earns

no grade lower than “B,” or who has a standingof 3.5 for the semester in spite of one “C,” is

named to the Dean’s List. A student carrying in

one fall, spring, or summer semester 12 or more

semester hours who earns all “A’s” is named a

Dean’s Scholar. A student who receives an

“incomplete” or a “deferred grade” is not eligibleto be named to the Dean’s List or as a Dean’s

Scholar.

A part-time student who meets either of these

standards in a consecutive series of semesters

may request the awarding of the honor through

the College of Education and Human

Development Advising Center within onesemester of meeting the requirements. Hours in

any one semester may not be counted more thanonce toward either honor. It is the part-time

student’s responsibility to initiate this award by

contacting the Education Advising Center.

Kent School of Social Work 

1. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student

must complete at least 12 hours of graded,earned credit during the semester (excluding

grades of I, X, or P) with a minimum University

Grade Point Average of 3.75 in that semester. Inthe semester in which students take Practicum

and earn a grade of P, 9 hours of graded, earned

credit will be considered in determining Dean’s

List.

2. To be named a Dean’s Scholar, a student must

complete at least 12 hours of graded, earned

credit during the semester (excluding grades of I,

X, or P) with a minimum University Grade Point

Average of 4.0 in that semester. In the semester 

in which students take Practicum and earn a

grade of P, 9 hours of graded, earned credit will

 be considered in determining Dean’s Scholar.

3. Grades from developmental course work (course number below 100) or cooperative

education will be excluded from the calculation.

This policy does not affect graduation honors.

A student who meets the criteria of Dean’s List

or Dean’s Scholar will be awarded the

appropriate honor through ordinary clerical

 procedures in the Office of the Dean.

School of Music

A student who completes in one semester twelve

or more graded credits with the grades of “A”,“B”, or “C” and a 3.5 semester grade-point

average, with no grades of “I” “X”, or “U” is

named to the Dean’s List. The grade “P” has no

effect on the determination for the Dean’s List. A

student who meets these standards in one

semester will be awarded the appropriate honor through ordinary clerical procedures in the

Office of the Dean.

School of Nursing

1. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must

complete at least 12 hours of graded, earned

credit during the semester (excluding grades of I,X, or P) with a minimum University Grade Point

Average of 3.5 in that semester.

2. To be named a Dean’s Scholar, a student must

complete at least 12 hours of graded, earned

credit during the semester(excluding grades of I,

X, or P) with a minimum University Grade Point

Average of 4.0 in that semester.

3. Grades from developmental course work (course number below 100) or cooperative

education will be excluded from the calculation.

This policy does not affect graduation honors.

Speed School of Engineering

Undergraduate students in Engineering

Fundamentals and Departmental Studies whocomplete twelve or more (nine or more in

summer terms) graded credits are eligible for the

Dean’s List and designation as Dean’s Scholar.

The following distinctions are made:

Dean’s List......... GPA > 3.5, with no grades

of “I”, “X”, “U”, “D”, or “F”

Dean’s Scholar... GPA = 4.0, with no grades

of “I”, “X”, or “U”

Grades of “P” are not prohibited in Dean’s Listor Dean’s Scholar qualifications, but cannot be

used to meet the graded-credits minimum

requirement. Honor certificates for those

receiving these distinctions are available online

through the student’s ULink account.

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