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Academic Recognitions

Semester Recognition

For more information about Dean’s List and Faculty Scholar recognition, please contact your College Deans Office.

  • College of Arts and Sciences:  404-413-5114
  • Andrew Young School of Policy Studies: 404-413-0000
  • College of Education:  404-413-8100
  • College of Health and Human Sciences: 404-413-1100
  • J. Mack Robinson College of Business: 404-413-7000

Faculty Scholar:  Degree-seeking students with a minimum Georgia State University cumulative grade point average (GPA) of
2.00 who complete at least nine semester hours of academic credit in fall or spring term (or six semester hours in summer term) with no Incompletes for the semester and who earn a 4.00 GPA shall be named Faculty Scholars for the semester.

Dean’s List: Degree-seeking students with a minimum Georgia State cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.00 who
complete at least nine semester hours of academic credit in fall or spring term (or six semester hours in summer term) with no
Incompletes for the semester and who earn a GPA of at least 3.50 shall be placed on the appropriate Dean’s List for the semester.

Cumulative Recognition

Dean’s Scholarship Key: Degree-seeking students shall be awarded the Dean’s Scholarship Key for outstanding academic achievement at four milestones in their course work at Georgia State University. To be eligible to receive this recognition, a student must not have any outstanding grades of Incomplete on his or her record and must meet the following minimum grade point average requirements for the four 30-semester-hour blocks of course work:

  • 30 semester hours in residence 4.00
  • 60 semester hours in residence 3.80
  • 90 semester hours in residence 3.65
  • 120 semester hours in residence 3.50

Faculty Scholarship Award: To acknowledge a continuous and long-term commitment to academic excellence, the Faculty Scholarship Award is given to those students who maintain a 4.0 grade point average in the course of accruing a minimum of 36 semester hours with no incompletes over a period of no more than four consecutive semesters in residence at Georgia State and within a period of 36 months. 

Graduation with University Honors

For more information please contact the Graduation Office 404-413-2600

Scholastic recognition at graduation will be given to each baccalaureate student who graduates with a high grade point average. The specific award, based on the cumulative grade point average at Georgia State University, will be one of the following:

  • Cum Laude  3.50-3.69
  • Magna Cum Laude  3.70-3.89
  • Summa Cum Laude  3.90-4.00

Please review the GSU catalog for more information.