President’s List
Students who make a term average of 4.0 on 12 or more semester hours at Georgia College are included on the President's List. Students may not have a grade of "I" or "F" or "WF" during the semester.
Dean’s List
Students who make a term average of at least 3.5 on 12 or more semester hours at Georgia College are included on the Dean's List. Students may not have an "I" or "F" or "WF" during the semester.
Latin Honors
Georgia College honors graduates who have high academic achievement by conferring the Latin designations of Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Summa Cum Laude. These designations apply only to students receiving baccalaureate degrees; Latin honors are not granted for graduate degrees. These designations are included in the commencement program and on the diploma. Students who receive these designations will wear a blue collar stole during the commencement ceremony.
Latin honors are determined by the student’s overall grade point average and the student’s Georgia College Regents’ Cumulative grade point average. The overall GPA is calculated using courses from Georgia College and all transfer courses accepted for credit. The Georgia College Regents’ Cumulative grade point average is calculated on all Georgia College courses, including repeats. Credits earned on a pass-fail basis or through AP, CLEP and other similar examinations are not counted since quality points are not assigned for these credits.
To be eligible for the baccalaureate degree with any of the aforementioned honors, a student must have earned a minimum Georgia College Regents Cumulative grade point average and an overall grade point averages as follows:
Cum Laude 3.60 to 3.74
Magna Cum Laude 3.75 to 3.89
Summa Cum Laude 3.90 to 4.00
If a student's overall cumulative grade-point average and the Georgia College & State University regents cumulative grade-point average differ, the lower of the two averages will determine the honors designation awarded. Georgia College truncates all grade point averages at the second decimal point (a 3.749 is a 3.74 GPA).
Phi Kappa Phi
The Georgia College chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi was chartered on May 23, 1973. Selection for membership is based on scholarship. Members are elected from undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, administration, and alumni. To be considered for membership, undergraduate students must rank in the top 7.5% of the juniors in their respective college and have more than 72 overall semester hours earned at the time of election (including at least 24 institutional hours earned at Georgia College), or rank in the top 10% of the seniors in their respective college.