UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - UMUC Europe

sCHolAstiC RECognition
dean’s list
Students who complete at least 12 credits (in courses graded
A, B, C, D, or F) with a GPA of at least 3.5 in an academic
year at UMUC are eligible for the Dean’s List.
Students who fail to earn the required average by the end of
the academic year must complete a minimum of 12 more
credits during the next academic year to be considered for
the Dean’s List again. All courses taken during an academic
year are used in computing the average, even though the
total number of credits may exceed 12. An academic year is
designated as summer through spring term. Eligibility for the
Dean’s List is calculated once a year.
Academic Honors
Academic honors for excellence in scholarship are determined
by the student’s cumulative GPA calculation at UMUC. The
distinction of summa cum laude is conferred on those students
with a cumulative GPA of 4.000, magna cum laude on those
students with a cumulative GPA of 3.901 up to 3.999, and
cum laude on those students with a cumulative GPA of 3.800
up to 3.900. To be eligible for any of these categories of
recognition, a student must have earned at least 45 credits at
UMUC in courses for which a letter grade and quality points
were assigned. For honors to be conferred with a second
bachelor’s degree, the student is required to have a total of
45 new UMUC credits and the requisite GPA.
Honor societies
UMUC students with superior academic records have the
opportunity to join several national honor societies. Students
who believe they are eligible for any of the following societies
can obtain more information and application forms at
www.ed.umuc.edu/undergrad/services/Honor_societies/
honorsocieties or write to:
University of Maryland University College
Office of Student Affairs
Attn: Honor Societies
Unit 29216
APO AE 09102
Alpha sigma lambda
UMUC students may qualify for membership in Alpha Sigma
Lambda, the national honor society for students in continuing
higher education. To qualify for membership, a student must
be pursuing a first bachelor’s degree, have completed at least
30 credits at UMUC in courses graded A, B, C, D, or F, and
maintained a GPA of 3.7 or higher in all UMUC courses.
At least 15 credits, from UMUC or transferred, must be in
courses outside the major. Students will be nominated twice
each academic year.
lambda Pi Eta
Membership in Lambda Pi Eta, the official communication
studies honor society of the National Communication
Association (NCA), is open to qualified UMUC students.
To be eligible, students must have earned at least 60 credits
toward the bachelor’s degree, including at least 12 credits in
communication studies, with a GPA of 3.5 or higher in both
communication studies and overall coursework. In addition,
students must have completed at least 30 credits at UMUC.
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