Founders Day Honor List (Dean's List)

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Each year honor lists are announced for every undergraduate school and division of the University on the Bloomington campus. Honors lists are prepared for the University Division; College of Arts and Sciences; Kelley School of Business; School of Continuing Studies; School of Education; School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation; School of Informatics; School of Journalism; School of Music; School of Nursing; School of Optometry; School of Public and Environmental Affairs; School of Social Work; and Overseas Study Program. Students on the Bloomington campus in an allied health concentration are part of the University Division.

Students qualify for honors by meeting the following standards of hours carried and of grade point average for either one of the two regular semesters or the combined summer sessions preceding Founders Day.

A student on the Bloomington campus must have completed 12 credit hours either in a regular semester or within the summer sessions. Courses with grades of Incomplete and Withdrawal are excluded in determining the hours completed. A student must also achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Grades of A, B, C, D, and F are included in calculating this average, and the grades of I, W, P, and S are excluded because they carry no grade point value.

Students in the Overseas Study Program must have been enrolled in 24 or more credit hours in the program’s past academic year or 12 or more credit hours in semester programs during that year, and must have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Grades of A, B, C, D, and F are included in calculating this average, and the grades of I, W, P, and S are excluded because they carry no grade point value.

The grade point system used assigns 4 points for each grade of A+ and A, 3.7 for A–, 3.3 for B+, 3.0 for B, 2.7 for B–, 2.3 for C+, 2.0 for C, 1.7 for C–, 1.3 for D+, 1.0 for D, 0.7 for D–, and none for F, I, W, P, or S.

Straight A students, those with a grade point average of 4.0, head the honor lists. All other honor students (except those in the University Division and the Overseas Study Program, who are listed in alphabetical order) are listed by class standing within their school or division.

Release of Student Information

Notification of honors and invitations to the Founders Day ceremonies will be mailed to the student and to the individual(s) listed on the student’s record under the heading Parent Name. The student’s invitation will be mailed either to the current (local) address or permanent (home) address based on current enrollment status for second semester. The family invitation will be mailed to the address listed on the student’s record under the heading Parent Address, unless the student has filed a Student Directory Exclusion form.

News releases listing the names of Honor Students will be sent to newspapers whose circulation includes the areas indicated by the zip codes as reflected on students’ permanent (home) addresses, unless the student has filed a Student Directory Exclusion form.

A Founders Day program listing the names of Honors Students will be available to students and family members who attend the Founders Day ceremonies.