Dean’s List
Undergraduate students are awarded the UH Mānoa Dean’s List distinction if they: (1) earn a UH Mānoa semester grade point average of 3.5 or higher based on 12 credits or more taken for a grade at UH Mānoa, and (2) do not receive grades of W, I, F, or NC for that semester at UH Mānoa . The grades used for calculation of grade point average will be those earned by a date determined by the Office of the Registrar. Colleges/schools may establish independent criteria for the award of Dean’s List distinction with the approval of the Vice Provost for Academic Excellence.
Graduating with Honors
Honors degrees are granted only to participants in the UH Mānoa Honors Program .
Graduating with Distinction
Graduating seniors who have completed 30 or more credit hours of work at UH Mānoa with the following cumulative GPA are eligible for graduation with distinction as noted:
3.5 to 3.74 cum laude
3.75 to 3.9 magna cum laude
over 3.9 summa cum laude
Graduation with distinction is subject to the following stipulations:
- The 30 or more credit hours from UH Mānoa must come from courses carrying grade points (this excludes CR/NC);
- The cumulative GPA for graduating with distinction is calculated on the total college work (which encompasses academic work at UH Mānoa and all other colleges and universities, if any). This academic work includes both transferrable and nontransferrable credits carrying grade points but excludes CR/NC or other non-letter grade options such as pass/fail; and
- Candidates for second degrees are not eligible.
The appropriate designations will be recorded on the diploma and transcripts.
Honor Societies
Alpha Kappa Delta, International Sociology Honor Society
Alpha Omega Alpha, National Honor Society in Medicine
Beta Alpha Psi, National Accounting Honor Society
Beta Gamma Sigma, National Business Honor Society
Beta Phi Mu, International Library Science Honor Society
Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honor Society
Delta Omega, National Honor Society for Public Health
Delta Phi Alpha, National German Honor Society
Eta Kappa Nu, National Electrical Engineering Honor Society
Eta Sigma Delta, International Hospitality Management Honor Society
Gamma Sigma Delta, National Agriculture and Human Resources Honor Society
Gold Humanism Honor Society, Medical Honor Society
Japanese National Honor Society
Kappa Tau Alpha, National Journalism Honor Society
Lambda Alpha, National Honor Society for Anthropology
Lambda Pi Eta, National Honor Society for Communication
Mortar Board, Senior Honor Society
National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Sophomore Honor Society
Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honor Society in Economics
Phi Alpha, Honor Society for Social Work
Phi Alpha Theta, National Honor Society in History
Phi Beta Kappa, National Liberal Arts and Sciences Honor Society
Phi Upsilon Omicron, National Home Economics Honor Society
Pi Alpha Alpha, The Global Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration
Pi Delta Phi, National French Honor Society
Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society in Social Sciences
Pi Lambda Theta, National Education Honor Society
Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
Pi Tau Sigma, National Mechanical Engineering Honor Society
Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology
Regents and Presidential Scholars
Sigma Delta Pi, National Spanish Honor Society
Sigma Theta Tau, National Honor Society in Nursing
Tau Sigma Delta, National Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts
For further information on these honor societies, contact the appropriate academic unit.
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