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Academic Recognition

The Seminole State College of Florida District Board of Trustees recognizes superior academic achievement. College-credit students who are enrolled in six or more credit hours and postsecondary adult vocational students who are enrolled in 180 contact hours (six credit hours) and in good academic standing are eligible for recognition.

  • Students with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher will be placed on the President's List for a period of one term.
  • Students with a GPA of 3.25 to 3.74 (inclusive) will be placed on the Dean's List for a period of one term.

Graduation Honors and Honors Diploma

College-credit and postsecondary adult vocational students are eligible for graduation honors if they have been in attendance at Seminole State for at least two full terms. The appropriate honors are recorded on the students' diplomas and their names are identified in the graduation program. Colleges and universities utilize the following criteria to award academic honors:

Grade Point Average Honors
  • Cum Laude: 3.2-3.49
  • Magna Cum Laude: 3.5-3.79
  • Summa Cum Laude: 3.8-4.0

College-credit students who have earned at least 23 hours in honors courses and have at least a 3.2 GPA will receive an Honors Diploma and be recognized at graduation.

The Science Merit Diploma is awarded to those who complete the required courses with a GPA of at least 3.3.

Recognition of Phi Theta Kappa and Phi Beta Lambda is posted to the student's transcript and noted on the diploma at the time of graduation.

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