President's List
The President's List is compiled at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters to recognize undergraduate students who have earned a grade point average of 4.0 (all A’s) on a load of 12 semester hours or more during Fall or Spring, provided they have no grade of Incomplete (I) or Not Passing (NP) for the term. Courses taken for pass/fail credit will not be used in computing the minimum academic load. However, a grade of NP will disqualify a student from the President’s List.
Dean's List
The Dean's List is compiled at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters to recognize undergraduate students who have completed 12 or more lettergraded units at Reinhardt during the semester with a 3.5 grade point average or better for that term, with no grade less than a B. Grades of Incomplete (I) and/or Not Passing (NP) will disqualify a student from the Dean’s List.
Recognition of Academic Honors
Students may be honored for excellence in scholastic achievement by being placed on the President’s list or the Dean’s list, by being named to receive special certificates and awards, or by being selected for honor societies. The President’s list and the Dean’s List are prepared by the Office of the Registrar and distributed to hometown media by the Office of Marketing and Communications after the Fall and Spring semesters.
Each year the faculty designates two graduating seniors as “most outstanding” — one traditional and one non-traditional student. Special awards are given for excellence in various academic subject areas. Students on non-academic probation are not eligible for academic awards.
Honors Day is held during Spring Semester to acknowledge students who have demonstrated exceptional scholastic achievement or significant service in campus activities. Specific awards are identified through the Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs
Honor Societies
Honor societies on campus include:
- Alpha Chi - General Academics (Green and Blue): A national, coeducational interdisciplinary academic honor society founded in 1922 whose purpose is to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college students, and to honor those who achieve such distinction. Active membership is restricted to the top ten percent of members of the junior and senior classes with provision that a student may qualify for membership at the time of graduation with the baccalaureate degree.
- Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) - Biology (Green and Red): A society for students, particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and appreciation of biological study. Since its founding in 1922, more than 175,000 persons have been accepted into lifetime membership, and more than 430 chapters have been established throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The requirements for full membership include a 3.0 biology GPA and at least 3 hours of upper division biology credit the semester that you pledge TriBeta, as well as major in biology.
- Phi Alpha Theta - History (Red and Light Blue): Phi Alpha Theta is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. The society has over 400,000 members, with some 9,000 new members joining each year through 970 chapters nationwide. Phi Alpha Theta was established on March 17, 1921, at the University of Arkansas by Professor Nels Cleven. Cleven had become convinced in his time at the university that a fraternity of scholars (which would accept men or women) was important for the study of history. He invited students to a meeting to form the society (then called the “University Historical Society”) on March 14, and the society was officially recognized on the 17th. In April, the decision was made for the society to be known by the Greek letters Phi Alpha Theta. Undergraduate students must have a 3.0 overall grade point average, at least a 3.0 average in their history courses and have completed 12 credits of history classes. Students need not be majoring in history but must have taken at least four history courses at the university level.
- Phi Mu Epsilon - Mathematics (Violet, Lavender, and Gold): Pi Mu Epsilon is an honor society whose purpose is the promotion and recognition of scholarly activity in the mathematical sciences among students at the academic institutions that have been chartered as Chapters of the Society. Pi Mu Epsilon accomplishes its goals by promoting and recognizing scholarly activity among students through active, vibrant Chapters that: Elect Members on an honorary basis according to their proficiency in mathematics; Engage in activities designed to promote the mathematical and scholarly development of its members A person meeting any one of the following four sets of qualifications may be elected to membership by a chapter:
- Undergraduate students who have completed at least the equivalent of two semesters of calculus and two additional courses in mathematics, at or above the calculus level, all of which led to the fulfillment of the requirements for a major in the mathematical sciences.
- In addition, such students must have maintained a grade point average of at least 3.0, both for all courses that lead to the fulfillment of requirements for a major in the mathematical sciences and for all courses that lead to the fulfillment of requirements for an undergraduate degree.
- Graduate students whose mathematical work is at least equivalent to that required of qualified undergraduates, and who have maintained at least a B average in mathematics during their last school year prior to their election.
- Members of the faculty in mathematics or related subjects.
- Any persons who have achieved distinction in mathematical science.
- Undergraduate students who have completed at least the equivalent of two semesters of calculus and two additional courses in mathematics, at or above the calculus level, all of which led to the fulfillment of the requirements for a major in the mathematical sciences.
- Sigma Tau Delta: English, Red and Black The international English honor society whose focus is on conferring distinction upon students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies. The society’s goals are to encourage cultural stimulation, to further interest in English language and literature, to foster good reading and writing practices, to promote exemplary character and good fellowship among members, to exhibit high standards of academic excellence, and to serve society by fostering literacy. Candidates for undergraduate membership must have completed a minimum of two college courses in English language or literature beyond the usual requirements in freshman English. The candidate must have a minimum of a B or equivalent average in English and in general scholarship, must rank* at least in the highest thirty-five percent of his/her class, and must have completed at least three semesters or five quarters of college course work. (Local chapters may raise, but not lower, these criteria.) *This requirement may also be interpreted as "have an overall B average in general scholarship." (e.g., 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale).