This policy establishes minimum requirements for graduation with honors.
Degree-seeking students who have fulfilled all graduation requirements at Volunteer State Community College are eligible for designation as honor graduates. The student’s Inclusive Grade Point Average (GPA) at the beginning of the final semester is used to determine honors at Volunteer State Community College. (In computing averages for honors, the grades of the final semester of the graduation term will not be included.) All college-level courses including transfer work will be included in calculating honors. Honor classifications are as follows:
- 3.800-4.00 summa cum laude
- 3.600-3.799 magna cum laude
- 3.300-3.599 cum laude
Students seeking either a technical or academic certificate are not eligible for graduation honors.
TBR Source: 2:01:00:00: TBR Meetings, June 25, 1976; June 25, 1982; March 20, 1987; June 24, 1988; December 5, 1997; June 29, 2004; September 24, 2004; March 27, 2008; September 21, 2012; December 21, 2014 ( Removed language in Section I.D. referring to finding the course information on the TBR and/or Policies & Guideline website. This information will now be on the individual institution's website.); (Added a new link for pathways information.) TBR Meeting March 30, 2016. 2:02:00:00: TBR Meetings, June 20, 1975; September 30, 1983. 2:03:01:01: TBR Meetings, June 24, 1977; March 10, 1981; September 30, 1983; June 24, 1988; September 20, 1991; March 15, 2002; Board Meeting June 20, 2014; Revised at Board Meeting, March 31, 2017; Revised at Board Meeting, September 28, 2018. A-080: November 14, 1984 TBR presidents meeting
VSCC Source: Former II: 09:39, July 23, 1997, President; January 6, 2009, President's Cabinet; February 23, 2015, President’s Cabinet; January 29, 2019, President
