Issued: July 10, 1991
Revised: June 1, 2009
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Purpose:
The purpose of this policy is to recognize student academic achievement. The Academic Affairs Committee of the Faculty Senate reviewed the policy in 1997 and recommended revisions.
Policy:
Student academic achievement shall be recognized each semester via a Dean’s List, and at the time of graduation via graduation with honors.
- Dean’s List.
Students who complete 12 or more credits for a letter grade and who achieve a GPA of at least 3.5 for that semester will have their names included on the Dean’s List.
Names of students on the Dean’s List will be compiled and posted at the end of each semester.
- Graduation With Honors.
The designation of Honors at Hawai’i Community College is determined at the time of graduation and is based upon the cumulative GPA for credit earned while at this College. The Honors designation shall be determined in the following manner:
| Honors | GPA of 3.50 to 3.69 |
| High Honors | GPA of 3.70 to 3.84 |
| Highest Honors | GPA of 3.85 to 4.00 |
Only students who earned at least 30 credits at Hawai’i Community College, of which at least 27 credits were taken for a letter grade, are eligible for graduation with Honors.