26. Dean’s Lists for Undergraduate Programs (Formerly Academic Regulation 30)

Saint Mary’s University recognizes students of high academic standing by placing them on the Dean’s List. Students enrolled in Bachelor's degree programs or the Diploma in Engineering are eligible for placement on the Dean’s List. Evaluation for placement on the Dean’s List occurs at the end of the Winter term and is determined based on official final grades obtained within the academic year. Placement on the Dean’s List is recorded on the student’s academic transcript. Students may be placed on the Dean’s list up to four (4) times during a degree or diploma program.

a. New students will be automatically placed on the Dean’s List if they have completed at least twenty-four (24) credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.70.

b. Returning students will be automatically placed on the Dean’s List if they have completed at least thirty (30) credit hours with a minimum GPA of at least 3.70.

Returning students will be automatically placed on the Dean’s List if they have completed at least 30 credit hours from May to April with a GPA of at least 3.7 out of 4.3.

c.  Students who do not fall into the above two categories may officially apply for placement on the Dean’s List.  Reasons for placement include: 

(i)  Students who have completed both a work term and fifteen (15) credit hours from May to April with a minimum GPA of 3.70.

(ii)  Students, in their final year, who have completed at least twenty-four (24) credit hours from May to April with a minimum GPA of 3.70.

(iii) Students who have completed courses from another postsecondary institution with an approved LOP, when combined with courses taken at Saint Mary’s, totals 30 credit hours from May to April with a GPA of 3.70.

(iv)  Students who have completed 30 credit hours over consecutive months with a GPA of 3.70.

d.  After having been placed on the Dean’s List, students must complete at least thirty (30) additional credit hours within an academic year to once again qualify for placement on the Dean's List.