An undergraduate student in good standing earning 12 or more semester hours in a semester with a GPA of 3.50-4.00 is distinguished by being identified as an honor scholar. A GPA of 4.00 is noted with an asterisk "*". A student who takes less than 12 semester hours a semester and establishes a GPA of 3.50-4.00 at the end of the semester in which a cumulative total of at least 12 semester hours are completed will be designated as an honor scholar. For this purpose, a part-time student's work will be considered in blocks that do not overlap.
An undergraduate student in good standing earning 12 or more semester hours in a semester with a GPA of 3.00-3.49 will be designated on the list of scholars. A student who takes less than 12 semester hours a semester and establishes a GPA of 3.00-3.49 at the end of the semester in which a cumulative total of at least 12 semester hours are completed, will be designated on the list of scholars. For this purpose, a part-time student's work will be considered in blocks that do not overlap.
Graduation with honors at the baccalaureate level requires a minimum of 60 semester hours at UAH. Honors will be determined by the grade-point average for the last 60 semester hours of coursework taken at UAH or the overall GPA for all coursework taken at UAH, whichever is higher. The academic terms containing the last 60 hours of coursework taken at UAH will be identified and the GPA of all UAH courses taken during those terms to satisfy graduation requirements will be computed and the honors will be determined as follows:
If the GPA computed as above is 3.90 or above, the student graduates summa cum laude.
If the GPA computed as above is 3.70 or above (but below 3.90), the student graduates magna cum laude.
If the GPA computed as above is 3.40 or above (but below 3.70), the student graduates cum laude.
The University faculty recognizes and honors those students who have attained academic excellence at a convocation held in the spring of each year. At the Honors Convocation, students who have been inducted into the honor societies, who have been named to the dean's list in each college, and who have attained excellence in academic programs are recognized.