- Policy #:
- AA17
- Responsible Authority:
- Dean, Academic Development
- Approval Authority:
- President's Executive Committee
- Executive Sponsor:
- Vice President, Academic
- Approval Date:
- 1998/01/30
- Last Reviewed:
- 2011/03/30
- Mandatory Revision Date:
- 2016/03/30
- Downloadable Version:
- Dean's Honours List
PURPOSE
To establish a mechanism each term to officially recognize those students who achieve a high academic standing in their program.
SCOPE
All full-time students registered in an Ontario College Credential or bachelor’s degree program
DEFINITIONS
Word/Term | Definition |
Ontario College Credential Program | A program of study leading to an Ontario College certificate, diploma, advanced diploma or graduate certificate |
Bachelor’s Degree Program | Bachelor’s degree conferred by Algonquin College |
POLICY
- The Dean’s Honours List will be established each term to officially recognize the outstanding academic achievement of students enrolled on a full-time basis in an Ontario College Credential or bachelor’s degree program.
- Programs other than the Ontario College credential and bachelor’s degree programs, such as off-audit activity, must be approved by the Vice President, Academic in order to grant students in those programs a Dean’s Honours standing.
- To qualify for the Dean’s Honours List, a student must meet all of the following criteria:
3.1 be registered in an Ontario College Credential or bachelor’s degree program;
3.2 complete the equivalent of a full-time term course load;
3.3 earn a grade point average (GPA) for the term between 3.60 and 4.00 with no grade below C minus (C -); and
3.4 have no outstanding financial obligation to the College. - Students who have an accommodation approved by the Centre for Students with Disabilities and may not be completing a full-time term load are eligible to appear on the Dean’s Honours List. The students are to contact their Program Chair for the eligibility criteria, pre-approved by the Dean, to qualify to appear on the Dean’s Honours List.
- Should a student have an Incomplete (I) course at the end of the term, he or she will not receive recognition as a member of the Dean’s Honours List until the course is completed and the final term GPA is determined to be within the qualifying range.
- A personal letter of commendation is mailed to the students qualifying for the Dean’s Honours List upon completion of the academic term.
PROCEDURE
Action | Responsibility | ||
1. | Determine the grade point averages for all students registered in an Ontario College Credential or bachelor’s degree program and carrying a full-time course load or the equivalent each term. | Registrar’s Office | |
2. | Submit to the Deans for distribution to the Chairs the list of potential candidates for the Dean’s Honours List, including those students carrying a reduced course load who are registered with the Centre for Students with Disabilities and have self-identified to the Registrar’s Office. | Associate Registrar, Client Services | |
3. | Verify the list of potential candidates for the Dean’s Honours List and confirm its accuracy and/or discrepancies to the Registrar’s Office. | Chair | |
4. | On receiving confirmation of the Dean’s Honours List from the Chair, produce the appropriate personal letters of commendation for the Dean’s signature. | Registrar’s Office | |
5. | Sign and return the letters of commendation to the Registrar’s Office. | Dean | |
6. | Mail the letters of commendation to the students. | Registrar’s Office |
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
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RELATED POLICIES
AA 14 Grading System
RELATED MATERIALS
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