University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Policy Name: Honors
Policy Number: LR 501.7
Effective Date: January 17, 2023
Revised Dates: September 30, 2022
Most Recent Review Date: September 30, 2022
Chancellor and Dean’s List
Names of students whose academic performances have been superior are recorded on the Chancellor and the Dean’s Lists. This recognition is also noted on the student’s grade report and on official transcripts. This status will be granted at the end of each semester in which the following qualifications have been met:
Chancellor’s List:
- At least nine hours for credit with a grade of A, B, C, or CR
- At least a 3.9 grade point average for the semester
- No D, F, I, or NC grades on the semester grade report
Dean’s List:
- At least nine hours for credit with a grade of A, B, C, or CR
- At least a 3.5 grade point average for the semester
- No D, F, I, or NC grades on the semester grade report
Departmental Honors
Several departments at UA Little Rock offer honors programs to exceptional students. Admission to an honors program is generally tied to the student’s grade point average and year standing and may require nomination by a faculty member. Such programs are distinct from graduation with honors; in addition to meeting and maintaining a certain grade point average, qualifying students take a special curriculum in the major. Requirements may include advanced study, seminars, or a research project and presentation. Departmental honors are posted on the student’s academic transcript at graduation. Contact individual departments for more information.
Graduation Honors
To qualify for graduation honors, a student must have completed a minimum of 60 hours in residence at UA Little Rock. Graduation honors are calculated on all academic work completed in UA Little Rock credit-bearing courses. For repeated courses, only the grade from the final iteration of the course will be included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average for determining graduation honors. All work completed at all other institutions, whether accepted as transfer credit at UA Little Rock or not, will not be included in the final calculation of honors (except as noted below).
The bachelor’s degree with honors will be conferred upon candidates who graduate and earn a minimum cumulative grade point on all credit courses taken at UA Little Rock as follows:
- Summa cum laude: minimum grade point average of 3.90
- Magna cum laude: minimum grade point average of 3.70
- Cum laude: minimum grade point average of 3.50
Students who do not complete the minimum of 60 hours in residence at UA Little Rock may request, in writing, that all work completed at all other institutions, whether accepted as transfer credit at UA Little Rock or not, be used in the final calculation of honors. For repeated courses at other institutions, only the grade from the final iteration of the course will be included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average for determining graduation honors. Some courses from institutions outside of the U.S. are calculated in the admissions process on a pass/not pass basis. In order for a student to be considered for honors, all credentials from institutions outside of the U.S. must be evaluated to determine an A, B, or C equivalency.
Students who are granted academic clemency are still eligible to qualify for graduation honors, but they must complete a minimum of 60 hours in residence at UA Little Rock not including the hours for which clemency was granted.
The associate degree with honors will be conferred upon candidates who have completed a minimum of 30 hours in residence at UA Little Rock and at graduation have earned a minimum cumulative grade point of 3.7 on all academic work completed in UA Little Rock credit-bearing courses. The recipient must have met all requirements for graduation with an associate degree and must not have completed more than 83 credit hours. Students who are granted academic clemency are still eligible to receive an associate degree with honors, but they must complete a minimum of 30 hours in residence at UA Little Rock not including the hours for which clemency was granted.
A student who has earned a baccalaureate degree from UA Little Rock and is pursuing a second baccalaureate degree at UA Little Rock is granted graduation honors based on the credit hours earned subsequent to the posting of the first degree. If fewer than 30 credit hours are completed at UA Little Rock subsequent to completion of the first UA Little Rock degree, the level of graduation honors can be no higher than that obtained on the first degree. If 30 or more credit hours are completed at UA Little Rock after completion of the first UA Little Rock degree, the level of graduation honors on the second degree is based on the cumulative grade point average on coursework subsequent to the first degree.
Students who graduate from another college or university and pursue a second undergraduate degree at UA Little Rock must complete a minimum of 30 hours in residence at UA Little Rock to be eligible for honors. Graduation honors on the second degree is based on the cumulative grade point average on all UA Little Rock coursework subsequent to the first degree.
University and departmental honors (but not awards) may be posted on the academic transcript.
Honors Organizations
The national honor society of Phi Kappa Phi recognizes and encourages superior scholarship in all academic disciplines. Members are elected each year from among the upper 10 percent of the senior class and the upper 5 percent of the junior class. Provision is also made for the election of outstanding graduate students and distinguished faculty. The UA Little Rock chapter of Phi Kappa Phi was established in 1972.
There are also subject‐oriented honors organizations at UA Little Rock. Contact individual departments to inquire about honors organizations.
Source: Faculty Senate Minutes September 30, 2022
Status: Active
Approved By: Chancellor Christina Drale
Originator: Faculty Senate
Custodian: Faculty Senate