UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College
UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College
UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College
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Academic Regulations and Procedures / 73<br />
Applications must be submitted according to the following deadlines. Failure to<br />
meet the appropriate deadline will result in postponement of graduation to the next<br />
scheduled date for issuing diplomas. There are no exceptions to this policy.<br />
Deadlines for applying for Degree Conferral<br />
Application Date<br />
February................................................................................................... October 15<br />
May........................................................................................................... February 2<br />
August............................................................................................................ May 18<br />
Graduation Honors<br />
To be eligible for academic honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum<br />
laude) and major program honors, a student must be a candidate for a baccalaureate<br />
degree and complete a minimum of 36 credits in residency at <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong>. Required<br />
indices for honors are as follows:<br />
Summa Cum Laude........................... 3.8<br />
Magna Cum Laude............................ 3.6<br />
Cum Laude......................................... 3.4<br />
To be eligible for major program honors, a student must have an overall GPA of 3.0<br />
and a 3.5 GPA in courses meeting requirements for their major program in the semester<br />
prior to the beginning of the semester their commencement takes place.<br />
To be eligible for the President’s Medal, the Chancellor’s Medal, and major program<br />
honors, which are awarded annually, and to have his/her honors appear in the<br />
published commencement program, a student must complete a minimum of 36 credits<br />
in residency at <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong> prior to the beginning of the semester in which his/her<br />
commencement takes place.<br />
Candidates for the Associate degree are eligible for honors if they have completed at<br />
least 36 credits at <strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong> and a minimum GPA of 3.4 for courses completed at<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong> in the semester before their commencement takes place.<br />
Transfer credits are not included in the calculation for graduation honors.<br />
Honor Societies<br />
<strong>Mercy</strong> <strong>College</strong> has established chapters of 14 national honor societies. Alpha Chi is an<br />
honor society promoting general academic excellence and character. Departments that<br />
have established chapters of honor societies are:<br />
Business, Accounting — Delta Mu Delta<br />
Criminal Justice — Alpha Phi Sigma<br />
Education — Kappa Delta Pi<br />
English — Sigma Tau Delta<br />
Foreign Languages — Phi Sigma Iota<br />
Gerontology — Sigma Phi Omega<br />
History — Phi Alpha Theta<br />
Mathematics and Computer Information Science — Pi Mu Epsilon<br />
Natural Sciences — Beta Beta Beta<br />
Nursing — Sigma Theta Tau<br />
Philosophy — Phi Sigma Tau<br />
Psychology — Psi Chi<br />
Social Work — Phi Alpha<br />
Social Sciences — Pi Gamma Mu<br />
ACADEMIC REGULATIONS<br />
AND PROCEDURES
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