Dean's List
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A Dean's List is a category of students in a college
or university
who achieve high grades during their stay in an academic term
or academic year. In secondary school
s, or high school
s, the term Consistent Honor List or Honor Roll is more common, but Dean's List and Consistent Honor List are generally synonymous. It is most often found in North America, but is also used by universities in Australia. Some colleges in Europe also use the term, at least at graduation.
Its meaning varies from institution to institution, and other terms are sometimes used instead in place of dean
(e.g. provost's
list, chancellor's
list, president's list).
Different from an academic scholarship
, the Dean's List Award does not come with any financial aid. However, often students high on the Dean's List are offered extra financial aid, especially if they express a desire to transfer or exhibit more financial need.
Recognition is often granted at graduation for students that were in the Dean's List for more than one semester.
At times schools have a special dinner or breakfast to celebrate the students' success.
The Dean to which the list is referring is the Dean of the entire school, not the Dean of Academic Affairs.
was introduced to The Dean's List and they still use it today.
was a minimum 3.3 Grade point average for the semester. Administrators at the University saw that the majority of students were qualifying for Dean's list as many of them were making or exceeding the 3.3 mark. According to a 2001 change by the University, to qualify for Dean's list at Columbia University a student must maintain a grade point average of 3.6 or better.
The reward for making Dean's list at Columbia University
is the receipt of a commendation printed on gold-lettered stationery and a congratulatory note to the student's parents and a letter to their hometown newspaper. Although the University has witnessed negative responses from students, the new policy nonetheless invoked increased competition among its students.
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
or university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
who achieve high grades during their stay in an academic term
Academic term
An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms...
or academic year. In secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
s, or high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
s, the term Consistent Honor List or Honor Roll is more common, but Dean's List and Consistent Honor List are generally synonymous. It is most often found in North America, but is also used by universities in Australia. Some colleges in Europe also use the term, at least at graduation.
Its meaning varies from institution to institution, and other terms are sometimes used instead in place of dean
Dean (education)
In academic administration, a dean is a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, or over a specific area of concern, or both...
(e.g. provost's
Provost (education)
A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and Australia, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland....
list, chancellor's
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
list, president's list).
North America
The Dean's List GPA requirements vary from school to school, however, there are rough "standards":-
- With the GPA scale from 0-4, 4 being an A, the Dean's List cut-off is typically 3.5.
Different from an academic scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
, the Dean's List Award does not come with any financial aid. However, often students high on the Dean's List are offered extra financial aid, especially if they express a desire to transfer or exhibit more financial need.
Recognition is often granted at graduation for students that were in the Dean's List for more than one semester.
At times schools have a special dinner or breakfast to celebrate the students' success.
The Dean to which the list is referring is the Dean of the entire school, not the Dean of Academic Affairs.
Australia
A number of universities in Australia produce a Dean's List in respect of each faculty. Students are generally eligible to appear on the Dean's List if they have achieved an average grade of High Distinction for the year. Also in 1996 The Southport SchoolThe Southport School
The Southport School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia....
was introduced to The Dean's List and they still use it today.
Controversies
A few years ago, the requirement to qualify for Dean's list at Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
was a minimum 3.3 Grade point average for the semester. Administrators at the University saw that the majority of students were qualifying for Dean's list as many of them were making or exceeding the 3.3 mark. According to a 2001 change by the University, to qualify for Dean's list at Columbia University a student must maintain a grade point average of 3.6 or better.
The reward for making Dean's list at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
is the receipt of a commendation printed on gold-lettered stationery and a congratulatory note to the student's parents and a letter to their hometown newspaper. Although the University has witnessed negative responses from students, the new policy nonetheless invoked increased competition among its students.