Awards

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Dean’s List

At the end of the fall and spring semesters, the College of Professional Studies officially recognizes its high-achieving students by including their names on the Dean’s List. Inclusion on this list recognizes a student’s commitment to an intellectually rigorous education in the liberal arts and sciences, one that fosters critical insight, mature judgment, and independent thinking. Approximately two months after the end of the semester, an appropriate letter of acknowledgement is sent to the student at the permanent address on file with the University. In addition, students’ names are displayed on various media outlets and throughout the college. To be eligible for this honor, students must meet the conditions below:

  • Must be a matriculated degree-seeking student within the College of Professional Studies
  • Completed at least six (6) credits in a given semester • Achieved a minimum semester average GPA of 3.50
  • At least six (6) credits must be graded using the standard letter grade method
  • At time of calculation, had no Incomplete (N) nor unreported grades (NG)
  • Grades such as S, WX, or N grades are not permitted in credits counting towards Dean’s List

 

College Medallion

The CPS Medallion of Academic Excellence is given each year by the College of Professional Studies in recognition of outstanding achievement in a specific major. It is the highest distinction the College can award to a graduating student and serves as a visible symbol of the significant contributions made by the recipient to the life of our College Community. Medallion recipients are selected based on criteria including cumulative grade point average, academic creativity, and perseverance. Quantitative eligibility is determined based on the student’s final cumulative GPA or, for spring graduates, the cumulative GPA at the conclusion of the preceding fall semester. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.75 is required. Students eligible for this award are those who graduated in the preceding summer or fall semesters, as well as those graduating in the current spring semester in which Commencement takes place. Students graduating in the subsequent summer or fall semesters are considered for that academic year’s award.