Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

7 Academic Honors, Awards
& Special Opportunity Programs
The College recognizes its outstanding students in a variety of
ways: placement on the Dean’s List, granting of general college
honors and honors in the major, induction into honorary societies
and admission to special programs that enhance a student’s
education by providing opportunities for faculty mentorship,
advanced research and/or other individualized projects.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMS
Ronald McNair Program
Department of African-American Studies
Application required
DISTINGUISHED STUDENTS PROGRAM
Application required
The Distinguished Students Program is designed to support
academically gifted students and to refine their leadership potential as
public servants. The program provides participants with an enriched
educational experience that incorporates service activities such as
peer tutoring and mentoring as well as leadership training and
research internships. Each year, approximately 20 entering freshmen
are selected for entrance into the program. Distinguished students are
offered two tuition-free courses each summer that are not open to the
general college population. They also have priority scheduling for
course registration and are eligible for on-campus employment. For
an application, please call 212.237.8553.
This program aims to foster graduate education, especially in a
doctoral program of study for first generation, low-income college
students from underrepresented groups (African-American, Hispanic,
Native American, and Pacific Islander). To apply for this program, a
student must be entering junior year with a 3.0 grade point average or
better, must come from a low-income background and be a firstgeneration
college student or member of a group under-represented in
graduate education. For an application, please call 212.237.8760.
HONORS PROGRAM
Application required
Open to entering freshmen, the John Jay College Honors Program
seeks to provide cultural, social and academic opportunities to
exceptionally motivated undergraduates. Eligible students will be
invited to apply to the program prior to enrolling in their freshman
year. Students admitted to the program will complete 30 credits of
honors coursework in special honors sections of courses that fulfill
the College’s general education requirements. Honors Program
students write a senior thesis and are encouraged to present their
honors research at a national conference. For an application, please
call 212.237.8553.
HONORS
Dean’s List
Students are eligible for the Undergraduate Dean’s List if they have:
• Passed or been exempted from all three assessment exams
(reading, writing and mathematics)
• Earned a 3.35 cumulative GPA and a 3.5 GPA calculated over
the past academic year
• Had no grade of INC or WU during the past academic year
• Taken 18 credits during this period, none of which consisted of
pass/fail, remedial or developmental coursework
The Undergraduate Dean’s List is based upon the credits and grade
point average recorded by the Office of the Registrar at the
conclusion of the spring term for the previous academic year, a
period that includes the summer session(s), fall term and spring term.
Designation for the Undergraduate Dean’s List is finalized on June
30 and published during the subsequent fall semester. For more
information, please call 212.237.8553.
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