College Scholars
On Honors Day each spring, the university designates outstanding students as College Scholars and Distinguished College Scholars. Students who are eligible for recognition receive invitations to the Honors Day convocation about three weeks before Honors Day.

College Scholars

To be designated a College Scholar, a student must meet the following requirements:

  1. The student must be registered as an undergraduate for at least twelve semester hours of coursework, unless he or she lacks fewer than twelve hours to complete degree requirements. Students who hold an undergraduate degree are not eligible.
  2. The student must have completed at least twelve semester hours of coursework in either the spring or the fall semester of the previous calendar year.
  3. The student must have completed at least thirty semester hours of coursework at the University, excluding credit by examination, and at least sixty semester hours of college coursework, including transferred work and credit by examination.
  4. The student must have an in-residence University grade point average of at least 3.50.

Distinguished College Scholars

To be designated a Distinguished College Scholar, a student must meet the following requirements:

  1. The student must be registered as an undergraduate for at least fifteen semester hours of coursework, unless he or she lacks fewer than fifteen hours to complete degree requirements. Students who hold an undergraduate degree are not eligible.
  2. The student must have completed at least fifteen semester hours of coursework in either the spring or the fall semester of the previous calendar year.
  3. The student must have completed at least thirty semester hours of coursework at the University, excluding credit by examination, and at least sixty semester hours of college coursework, including transferred work and credit by examination.
  4. The student must have an in-residence University grade point average of at least 3.80.