2008 Woodie Awards
Dean's list more than GPA
By: Karen McGlenn
Issue date: 3/23/06 Section: News
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Each semester, Webster University compiles a list of students who have the distinction of being placed on the dean's list for academic achievement. In comparison to some colleges and universities, Webster's requirements for the dean's list are a bit different. To qualify, students must meet the following criteria, according to the university's Web site:
• Students must have completed no fewer than 12 credit hours for the semester and received a letter grade for at least six of those hours, meaning students cannot receive an incomplete for any class
• Students who have completed 12 to 63 hours (freshmen, sophomores and juniors) and who are in the top 10 percent of their class
• Students who have completed 64 or more credit hours (juniors and seniors), are in the top 10 percent of their class, and have taken at least one 3000-4000-level course not in their major or area of study When considering a student for the dean's list, the university uses the current semester's GPA to determine whether the student is in the top 10 percent of his or her class.
Whereas Webster requires students to have a high GPA and
take specific level courses, other schools only require a certain grade point average to be placed on the dean's list. In comparison to some colleges and universities, Webster's requirements for the dean's list are a bit higher. At the School of Health Professions at the University of Missouri-Columbia, students need only a 3.3 GPA for 12 or more credit hours. Engineering students at Mizzou can be placed on the dean's list with a 3.0 GPA and will be placed on the dean's high honor roll with a GPA of 3.5.
At Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, students need a 3.5 GPA or higher, according to their Web site.
At some other private colleges and universities, the requirements for the dean's list are similar to Webster's. At Washington University, business and engineering students must have a 3.6 GPA or higher. Students enrolled at the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University must have a 3.7 GPA or higher. At SLU's School for Professional Studies, students must have a 3.75 or higher GPA.
• Students must have completed no fewer than 12 credit hours for the semester and received a letter grade for at least six of those hours, meaning students cannot receive an incomplete for any class
• Students who have completed 12 to 63 hours (freshmen, sophomores and juniors) and who are in the top 10 percent of their class
• Students who have completed 64 or more credit hours (juniors and seniors), are in the top 10 percent of their class, and have taken at least one 3000-4000-level course not in their major or area of study When considering a student for the dean's list, the university uses the current semester's GPA to determine whether the student is in the top 10 percent of his or her class.
Whereas Webster requires students to have a high GPA and
take specific level courses, other schools only require a certain grade point average to be placed on the dean's list. In comparison to some colleges and universities, Webster's requirements for the dean's list are a bit higher. At the School of Health Professions at the University of Missouri-Columbia, students need only a 3.3 GPA for 12 or more credit hours. Engineering students at Mizzou can be placed on the dean's list with a 3.0 GPA and will be placed on the dean's high honor roll with a GPA of 3.5.
At Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, students need a 3.5 GPA or higher, according to their Web site.
At some other private colleges and universities, the requirements for the dean's list are similar to Webster's. At Washington University, business and engineering students must have a 3.6 GPA or higher. Students enrolled at the School of Social Work at Saint Louis University must have a 3.7 GPA or higher. At SLU's School for Professional Studies, students must have a 3.75 or higher GPA.