ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

ACADEMIC HONORS

Chancellor's List. The Chancellor's List recognizes undergraduate students with outstanding records of academic performance. To qualify for the Chancellor's List during the fall or spring semester, a full-time student must earn a grade point average of at least 3.8 in 12 or more semester hours of credit graded A, B, or C with no grade less than C. A part-time student must earn a combined fall and spring grade point average of at least 3.8 in 12 or more semester hours of credit graded A, B, or C with no grade less than C. To qualify for the Chancellor's List as a part-time student, a student must enroll on a part-time basis in both fall and spring semesters in the same academic year. Students who receive the grade of AU, H, or P are not excluded from recognition as long as 12 hours are completed with A, B, or C. Students who receive the grade of D, F, I, NR or N are not eligible for recognition. Dean's List.

The Dean's List recognizes undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 and not more than 3.79 and meet all other criteria as described for the Chancellor's List.

Commencement Marshals. The juniors who have the highest cumulative grade point averages among those enrolled full-time during the fall and spring semester are honored by being named commencement marshals. The marshal who has the best academic record is designated chief marshal. For the purpose of this selection, the University considers as juniors those students who have completed 89 hours of degree work at the end of the spring semester. Juniors who have not completed their last two semesters of work or their last 24 credit hours prior to the spring semester at UNC Charlotte shall not be considered as eligible to be marshals.

Graduation With Distinction. Each of the undergraduate degrees is awarded Summa Cum Laude when the graduating student's cumulative grade point average is 4.0, Magna Cum Laude when it is at least 3.8 but less than 4.0, and Cum Laude when it is 3.4 or more but less than 3.8. To be eligible to graduate with distinction, a student must have a grade point average computed on at least 48 semester hours of credit completed in residence at UNC Charlotte.

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