Undergraduate - Lee University

42 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
3. The admission to and satisfactory completion of a departmental
major with a GPA of 2.0 (2.5 for teacher education).
4. The removal of all incompletes and completion of all correspondence,
proficiency credit, or independent study credits (in required
areas) in compliance with the published deadlines.
5. The completion of the required academic assessment tests.
6. The completion of the National Teachers Examination by education
students.
7. The completion of the final 30 hours of credit in residence at Lee
University.
8. The filing of an application for graduation with the school dean in
compliance with the published deadlines.
Because of the transitional nature of university curricula, a number of
changes in the graduation requirements may take place during one’s tenure
in college. The purpose of such changes is to improve the university programs;
consequently, it is expected that students will adapt their course planning
to new graduation requirements established during the course of their
training. The curriculum changes introduced in the course of the student’s
enrollment will be included in the student’s curriculum, provided that this
inclusion does not increase the number of hours required for graduation.
Students who complete the requirements of more than one program of
study will have verification of each major program on the official transcript.
Only one diploma is awarded upon graduation.
HONOR GRADUATES
Students who achieve certain academic distinctions through earned
grade point averages will be graduated upon recommendation of the faculty
with institutional honors. The following standards apply: 3.4 with honor
(Cum Laude), 3.7 with high honor (Magna Cum Laude), 3.90 with the highest
honor (Summa Cum Laude). These averages are computed only at the
close of the penultimate semester.
The Lee University faculty nominates the recipient of the F.J. Lee
Award, which is given to the “most outstanding senior”; the Zeno C. Tharp
Award, which is given to the senior “most likely to make the greatest contribution
to the Church of God”; and the Charles Paul Conn Award, which is
given to the senior who demonstrates the greatest promise of achievement in
graduate/professional studies after graduating from Lee University.
Departmental awards and honors are generally confirmed by the faculty
and presented to the students at an annual Honors Day award program.
AWARDING DIPLOMAS
Students who have completed all academic requirements and fulfilled
all other university requirements will receive their diplomas at the time of
graduation.