Beta Gamma Sigma
Awards for distinguished scholarship in VSB are made annually at the Beta Gamma Sigma dinner when the top 10% of the senior class is honored. Beta Gamma Sigma is the national scholastic honor society in the field of business administration. Villanova's chapter is one of 157 from among 700 institutions offering undergraduate degrees in business.
Beta Alpha Psi
Beta Alpha Psi is a national scholastic and professional fraternity for Financial Information students and professionals. Membership in Beta Alpha Psi includes those persons of good moral character who have achieved scholastic excellence in the fields of accounting, finance, or information systems, have been initiated by an existing chapter and remain in good standing.
Dean’s List
A full-time VSB student (earned 12 credits or more) achieves the Dean’s List by earning a 3.50 grade point average for the semester with no non-passing or missing grades. The semester GPA must be based on a minimum of 12 credits of earned letter grades (not Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grades). Students will receive a congratulatory letter from the Dean.
Graduation Honors
Graduation Honors are listed on diplomas as follows:
- Summa Cum Laude (minimum 3.90 Cumulative GPA)
- Magna Cum Laude (minimum 3.75 Cumulative GPA)
- Cum Laude (minimum 3.50 Cumulative GPA)
To be eligible for these honors, students must have earned at least 60 credits of course work at Villanova University and these courses must be taken for letter grades (no Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory courses). Honors are determined from final grades and are based on the exact GPA (GPAs are not rounded).
Medallion of Excellence
VSB’s medallion winners for distinguished scholarship and service are nominated by the academic areas and are awarded in the spring semester each year.
Other awards by professional organizations and departments are distributed on a regular basis at appropriate times.