Policy No.

AA-1414.1A

 

 

 

  

POLICY & PROCEDURES MEMORANDUM

 

 

TITLE:

 

GRADUATION

 

WITH HONORS

 

 

 

 

 

  

EFFECTIVE DATE:

April 18, 1995*

(*Title Updates 2/04/09)

 

 

    

 

CANCELLATION:

DCI 1414.1 (3/7/90)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

 

Academic Affairs (AA)

 

 

POLICY STATEMENT

 

Effective as of the

1995-1996 Delgado Community College Catalog

, Associate Degree

recipients are eligible to graduate with Honors and Chancellor’s Honors if they meet the

requirements contained in this memorandum.

 

 

 

PROCEDURES & SPECIFIC INFORMATION

 

 

1.

Purpose

 

 

To describe Delgado's requirements for students to graduate with distinction in

Associate Degree Programs.

 

 

 

2.

Scope and Applicability

 

 

This policy and procedures memorandum applies to all Associate Degree

graduates of Delgado Community College.

 

 

 

3.

Graduation with Honors--Associate Degree Recipients

 

 

A.

 

Chancellor’s Honors

(3.800 - 4.000 cumulative grade-point average)

 

 

To graduate with

Chancellor’s Honors

, students in Associate Degree Programs

must have:

 

(1) Earned a cumulative grade-point average within the range of 3.800 and

4.000 in all course work attempted at all institutions of higher education;

(Note: Grades deleted through repeat/delete and academic renewal will

not be included.)

 

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April 18, 1995* AA-1414.1A

*Title Updates 2/4/09

 

 

 

 

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(2) Completed a minimum of 45 credit hours at Delgado Community College;

and

 

(3) Completed 12 of the final 15 semester hours in required courses at

Delgado Community College.

 

B.

 

Honor Graduates

(3.500 - 3.799 cumulative grade-point average)

  

 

 

To graduate with

Honors

, a student must have:

 

(1) Earned a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.500 on all course

work attempted at all institutions of higher education; (Note: Grades

deleted through repeat/delete and academic renewal will not be included.)

 

(2) Completed a minimum of 45 semester hours at Delgado Community

College; and

 

(3) Completed 12 of the final 15 semester hours in required courses at

Delgado Community College.

 

 

4.

Cancellation

 

 

This policy and procedures memorandum cancels DCI 1414.1, Graduation with

Honors, dated March 7, 1990.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

 

Ione H. Elioff

President

 

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April 18, 1995* AA-1414.1A

*Title Updates 2/4/09

 

 

 

 

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Policy Reference:

 

Delgado Community College Catalog

, "Graduation with Distinction- Associate Degree

Recipients"

 

Review Process:

 

Deans' Council 4/11/95

Executive Council 4/18/95

 

Distribution:

Currently distributed on the College’s web site.

 

Original Distribution (1995):

 

President, Vice Presidents and Assistant to the President (SDL A)

Campus Deans (SDL B)

Associate Deans/Assistant Deans (SDL C)

Division Chairs (SDL D)

College Directors/Coordinators (SDL E)

Department Heads (SDL F)

Faculty and Unclassified Staff Members (SDL G)

President, Faculty Senate

 

*SDL = Standard Distribution List