Scholastic Honors

Students who qualify for Dean’s List status at the end of the fall and spring semesters and summer session will be notified by letter. The student will be honored by the college (College of San Mateo, Cañada College, or Skyline College) from which the majority of the units in any given semester are earned. Full-time students must complete twelve (12) or more units of letter-graded classes and achieve a GPA of 3.30 or better in any given semester or summer session. Part-time students must initially qualify by accumulating twelve (12) or more letter-graded units at a college or colleges within the District with a GPA of 3.30 or better by the end of a given semester or summer session. Once qualified, in a subsequent semester the student must enroll in and complete at least six (6) units but no more that eleven and one-half (11.5) units with a GPA of 3.30 or better in any given semester or summer session. Once a student has qualified for either the full-time or part-time Dean’s List, the student may go back and forth between the full-time and part-time Dean’s List status, depending upon the number of units completed in any given semester.

Academic honors of Cum Laude are awarded at graduation to students who have attained a 3.3 cumulative grade point average in all degree applicable coursework including degree applicable coursework from transfer institutions. Magna Cum Laude honors are awarded to students who have attained a 3.5 average or above, and Summa Cum Laude honors are awarded to students who have attained a 4.0 grade point average.