Academic Honors and Achievements

Undergraduate Academic Awards

Academic awards are given to students completing requirements for an undergraduate degree. These awards are described below:

Dean's List

Dean's List honors are awarded to full-time students who complete at least 12 credit hours with no failures and earn a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the semester. Part-time students are eligible for Dean's List honors upon completion of at least 12 credit hours in two consecutive semesters with no failures and a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for the two consecutive semesters.

Delta Epsilon Rho

All students who achieve the honor of being placed on the Dean's List for three consecutive semesters shall be designated by the Vice President for Academic Affairs as being eligible for induction into the Delta Epsilon Rho Honor Society.

Graduation with Honors

Graduation honors are awarded to students in a bachelor's degree program whose cumulative grade point average (GPA) at the time of graduation ranks within the top 25% of that student's academic division. A student must complete Wilmington University residency requirements in order to be considered for honors. A maximum of 15 credit hours of challenge by exam and/or prior-learning assessment credit can be applied toward the residency requirement.

Specific honors are based upon the GPA distribution (computed to three decimal places) within each academic division.

Summa Cum Laude highest 5%
Magna Cum Laude next 8%
Cum Laude next 12%

NOTE: The above policy is effective for students graduating on or after August 2004.

Division of Behavioral Science Award

The Division of Behavioral Science Award is given to a bachelor's degree recipient who has a distinguished academic record, has displayed high standards of scholarship, and has demonstrated excellence in his/her field of study.

Division of Business Award

The Division of Business Award is given to a graduating student completing the requirements for a baccalaureate degree in a business major. The student must have a distinguished academic record and must demonstrate excellence in fulfilling the goals of his/her program of study.

Division of Education Award

The Division of Education Award is given to an undergraduate degree recipient in education. The recipient must have achieved distinguished academic standing and must demonstrate a strong commitment to the education profession.

Division of General Studies Award

The Division of General Studies Award is given to an undergraduate degree recipient from the General Studies Division. The award is granted to a student with a distinguished academic record who has demonstrated excellence in achieving the goals of his/her respective academic program.

Division of Information Technology
and Advanced Communications Award

The Division of Information Technology and Advanced Communications Award is given to an undergraduate degree recipient from the iTAC Division. The student must have a distinguished academic record and must demonstrate excellence in one or more fields of information technology, communications, or design.

Division of Nursing and Allied Health Award

The Division of Nursing Award is given to a graduating BSN student who has a distinguished academic record and exemplifies the spirit of professional nursing.

Graduate Academic Awards

Doctor of Education

The Doctor of Education Award is given to a graduating student in the Doctor of Education degree program who has a distinguished academic record, has consistently demonstrated the highest standards of professional scholarship, has made a significant contribution to a professional field, and has demonstrated excellence in fulfilling the ideals of the Ed.D. program.

Graduate Behavioral Science

The Graduate Behavioral Science Award is given to the graduating student in the Behavioral Science Division who has a distinguished academic record, has exemplified the highest standards of graduate-level scholarship, and has demonstrated excellence in fulfilling the purpose and meeting the goals of the program.

Master of Arts

The Master of Arts Award is given to a graduating student in the MAS program. The student must have a distinguished academic record, as evidenced by cumulative grade point average, and must have made significant contributions to his/her field of expertise, academically or in the work center.

Master of Business Administration

The Master of Business Administration Award is given to a graduating student in the MBA program. The student must have a distinguished academic record, as evidenced by cumulative grade point average, and must have made significant contributions to his/her field of expertise, academically or in the work center.

Master of Education

The Master of Education Award is given to a graduating student in a Master of Education degree program who has achieved the highest academic standing, has consistently exemplified the highest standards of graduate-level scholarship, and has made significant contributions in his/her respective fields.

Master of Science (Business)

The Master of Science Award is given to the graduating Master of Science student who has demonstrated sustained academic excellence, documented by cumulative grade point average. The student must also provide evidence of superior graduate-level scholarship, as well as demonstrate excellence in fulfilling the purpose of the MS program.

Master of Science in Information Systems Technologies

The Graduate Information Systems Technologies Award is given to the graduating student in the Information Technology and Advanced Communications Division who has a distinguished academic record, has exemplified the highest standards of graduate-level scholarship, and has demonstrated excellence in fulfilling the purpose and meeting the goals of the program.

Master of Science in Nursing

The Master of Science in Nursing Award is given to the graduating MSN student who has a distinguished academic record and who exemplifies the spirit of professional nursing.