Academic Recognition

Students who demonstrate outstanding scholarship are included on the Dean’s List and recognized at Honors Day and Commencement.

To be included on the Dean’s List, a student's term quality hours must be equal to or greater than 12 with a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the term. Credit earned for out-of-class proficiency is not used in qualifying for the Dean’s List. The Dean’s List is published at the end of each term.

Honors Day, held each spring, recognizes students who received undergraduate degrees the previous August or December, and attained an SIUE grade point average of 3.5 or higher, or who are candidates for Bachelor of Arts or Science degrees in May and have a University grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Additionally, freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors enrolled for the spring term who have a University grade point average of 3.5 or higher, are recognized. To be eligible for Honors Day recognition, students must have passed 16 hours at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Courses taken on a Pass/No Credit basis will not apply.

Graduating seniors who have achieved outstanding scholarship are recognized at Commencement in the graduation program; their diplomas and insignia on their regalia designate summa cum laude (3.9 or higher), magna cum laude (3.75-3.89), or cum laude (3.50-3.74).