Academic Honors
Students who graduate from Jefferson Community College with a cumulative grade point average between 3.2 and 3.59 will graduate with Honors. Students who graduate with a cumulative grade point average of 3.6 or higher will graduate with High Honors. Such achievement is noted on the student’s official transcript.
Excellence in scholastic achievement at Jefferson Community College is recognized each semester by the compilation of a President’s List and Dean’s List. Such academic achievement is noted on the student’s official transcript.
Full-Time Student Academic Honors CriteriaTo be eligible for the President’s List, a student must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours with a grade point index of 3.60 or higher. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours with a grade point index between 3.20 and 3.59.
Part-Time Student Academic Honors Criteria
Eligibility for honors recognition by the compilation of a President’s List and a Dean’s List will occur after completion of 12, 24, 36, 48, and 60 credit hours, using the same grade point index criteria as indicated for full-time students.
Honors Program
Students may further distinguish themselves through participation in the Jefferson Community College Honors Program. In order to graduate with the Honors Program designation, a student must complete 12 credit hours of honors course work and maintain a 3.3 grade point average. Three credit hours will come from the INT 250 Honors Seminar, and the other nine hours will come in the form of in-class honors options. Students demonstrating excellent academic achievement in high school or who have completed 12 credit hours of college coursework are invited to apply for admission to the Honors Program. Admission criteria include:
- New Students: Students with a high school Regents cumulative average
of 88 or higher will be eligible to apply for the Honors Program.
- Continuing or transfer Students: Students who have a college GPA of 3.5 with at least 12 credits of college-level coursework are eligible to apply for the Honors Program.
Students may receive an Honors Program application from the Admissions Office, the Associate Dean for Curriculum and Instruction or from the Honors Program Coordinator.