Institutional Honours

a.Dean’s Honour List

Students with outstanding academic performance are recognized on the Dean’s Honour List. The list is compiled twice yearly at the end of each of the fall and winter terms. There are two ways to qualify for the Dean’s Honour List:

1.Students completing four or more graded courses (12.0 credit hours or more) in one term must achieve a GPA of 3.75 or higher on these courses; or

2.Students completing fewer than four graded courses (12.0 credit hours) in one term must achieve a GPA of 3.75 or higher on these courses AND must have a cumulative University of Lethbridge GPA of 3.75 or higher AND must have completed a minimum of four graded courses at the University, including those completed in the current term.

b.Standards for Distinction and Great Distinction

Students who have displayed outstanding academic performance during their undergraduate degree programs are awarded their degrees ‘With Distinction’ or ‘With Great Distinction.’

Students with a graduation GPA of 3.50 to 3.74 are awarded their degree ‘With Distinction.’ Students with a graduation GPA of 3.75 or higher are awarded their degree ‘With Great Distinction.’ See Graduation GPA Calculation for information on how the graduation GPA is calculated.