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Honors Designations

Honors students have many unique opportunities to receive special designations for their hard work. These honors are recorded on students' transcripts and help give students that "extra edge" when applying for scholarships, internships or jobs. Some of the designations below may be earned multiple times throughout a student's college career, others are earned upon graduation.

  • Honors Program Scholar
  • Presidential Scholar
  • Sophomore Honors Scholar
  • Certificate in University Honors*
  • University Honors Scholar*
  • Departmental Honors Scholar*
  • Honors Coursework Designations
  • Dean's List
  • Degrees with Distinction

*Students must complete the Designation Application at the beginning of the graduation semester in order to be recognized in the Commencement Book.