Attending college is not always easy but hard work does in fact pay off. One of the best ways to end the semester is by achieving the minimum grade point average [GPA] requirement to get onto the Dean’s List. The Dean’s List is announced at the end of every fall and spring semester.

The requirements to make the Dean’s List for full-time undergraduate students are:
•    Must end the semester with a 3.45 GPA or higher
•    Must have taken 12 credits or more during that semester (does not include pass/fail classes)
•    Must not end the semester with an “incomplete”
•    All courses taken for that semester must be passed

The requirements to get onto the Dean’s List for part-time undergraduate students are:
•    Must end the school year with a 3.45 GPA
•    Must have taken 12 credits or more during the year (does not include pass/fail classes)
•    Must not end the academic year with an “incomplete” class
•    All courses taken for that semester must be passed

To be eligible to graduate with honors, graduates must obtain a 3.45 GPA or higher and complete a minimum of 45 semester hours by the end of his/hers first semester as a senior. Also, in order to graduate with honors graduates must not have a grade of an “incomplete” and with the completion of 45 semester hours, pass/fail classes shall not be included. 

After these requirements are met, an honors designation will appear on the students’ diploma and official transcript. The honor designations are:
•    Summa Cum Laude; required GPA ranges from 3.85 to 4.00
•    Magna Cum Laude; required GPA ranges from 3.65 to 3.84
•    Cum Laude; required GPA ranges from 3.45 to 3.64

Please visit the Kean University homepage for more information about the Dean’s list.