Honors Standards

Honor Roll

The university honor roll is published at the end of each semester of the academic year. To qualify for the semester honor roll, a student must have carried a minimum 12 semester hour course load, maintained a 3.50 average or greater, and earned no grade lower than C. The minimum GPA for the semester honor roll is 3.50. Developmental courses may not be included in the computation of GPA for honor roll.

Dean’s Honors

Dean’s honors are published at the end of the fall and spring semester of the academic year. To qualify a student must have earned a minimum of 12 semester hours, excluding any developmental or other courses below college level. A student may qualify for Dean’s Honors with a semester GPA between 3.0 and 3.49.

Graduating with Honors

Honors recognition at graduation is based on consistent high scholarship and cumulative grade point average based upon a minimum of 45 semester hours and an associate degree or 60 semester hours earned at Prairie View A&M University. A student may graduate with honors in one of three categories.