Honors

Academic Honors & Awards

Mount St. Joseph University offers a number of prestigious awards and honors to undergraduate and graduate students to recognize outstanding achievement in academics, leadership, athletics, and service to the University, community and church. Student award recipients are recognized annually and at the commencement ceremony.

Dean’s List

Any undergraduate student carrying 6 hours or more of course work for a letter grade (excluding "P/F" courses) and whose grade point average for a semester is 3.50 or above is placed on the Dean’s List. Recognition is based on completion of all courses by the end of a given semester. An incomplete (I) or satisfactory progress (SP) grade preclude such recognition. Dean’s List is noted on the student’s academic record after fall and spring semester only.

Graduation Latin Honors

The baccalaureate and associate degrees are conferred with special honors on students who have fulfilled the university residency requirement and whose final academic cumulative grade point average is 3.50 or above. In addition to the GPA criteria, students must have completed a minimum of 42 semester hours in Mount coursework earning letter grades by the end of the final semester or term of courses/credits required for the degree. Courses earning a Pass/Fail grade or credits earned through experiential learning options do not apply toward the 42 hour minimum. Official graduation honors are noted on the student’s diploma and academic record.

The student’s cumulative grade point average and fulfillment of the residency requirements for honors (refer to preceding paragraph) determine the following distinctions:

Tentative Latin Honors at Commencement

The May commencement ceremony is held before final grades are reported by instructors. Therefore, tentative (unofficial) undergraduate Latin honors are noted in the commencement program and announced at the commencement ceremony. Tentative graduation honors for purposes of the commencement ceremony are based on: 1) the applied graduation candidate’s previous semester/term earned cumulative grade point average; and 2) the Mount's residency requirement and 3) the required minimum of 42 semester hours in Mount course work with a letter grade (excluding P/F grades or experiential learning credits) earned by the end of the previous semester.

Honor Societies

Membership in Kappa Gamma Pi, the National Honor Society of Catholic Colleges, is available to undergraduate and graduate students who have graduation honors (based on the grade point average and residency requirement for honors), have been outstanding in service and leadership, and have met current qualifications as specified by Kappa Gamma Pi.

Chi Alpha Sigma, is the first national scholar-athlete society to honor those collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic completion. Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes college students who receive a varsity letter in their sport while earning the required cumulative grade point average and residency requirement.

Kappa Gamma Pi and Chi Alpha Sigma honors are noted in the commencement program.

Refer to the individual academic departments for discipline specific honor societies.