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Graduation and Honors
Dean's List. The Dean's List is issued at the end of each full term to honor undergraduate students who excelled in their courses during that term. To receive this honor, a student must be full time and have a minimum GPA of 3.75. In addition, a student must have letter grades in the minimum number of units required to be full time. Students must complete all semester hours within the semester enrolled. Students who complete IP's and INC's at a later date may petition to be placed on the Dean's List retroactively.
National Honor Societies. ULV has chapters of several national honor societies including Alpha Chi (all fields), Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology), Alpha Lambda Delta (all fields), Alpha Psi Omega (Theatre Arts), Lambda Alpha (Anthropology), Lambda Epsilon Chi (Legal Studies), Pi Gamma Mu (Social Science), Psi Chi (Psychology), Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish), and Sigma Tau Delta (English).
Application for Graduation. Undergraduate students should file an Application for Graduation with the Registrar two semesters or three terms prior to their anticipated completion date. Any student with a major in International Business and Language, Liberal Arts, Music, Social Science, or one not listed in the catalog must also submit a major contract. Any student with a minor not printed in the catalog must submit a minor contract.
Graduate students should file their Application for Graduation when they apply for Advanced Standing. This application provides the Registrar with the information needed to prepare the diploma and to include the student's name in the list of graduates. A graduation fee is required of all students. This fee covers the costs associated with the completion of a degree program.
Commencement Ceremony. ULV holds commencement ceremonies at the Central Campus each year in Winter and in Spring. A candidate qualifies to participate in the Winter ceremony (usually in January) upon successfulcompletion of all degree and program requirements during the preceding Summer or Fall terms, or when he or she has enrolled in all final courses during the current January Interterm. A candidate qualifies to participate in the Spring ceremony (in May) upon successful completion of all degree and program requirements during the preceding Winter Term, or when he or she has enrolled in all final courses during the current Spring term.
Diplomas. The actual completion date of a student's degree will be noted on the official transcript. The diploma, however, will carry one of the following dates, whichever comes first after degree completion--May 31, August 31, or January 31. For graduate students, the specific title of the degree with the concentration will appear on the diploma; for undergraduate students, the degree, the major, undergraduate honors, and the concentration (if any) will appear on the diploma.
Undergraduate Honors. Honors at graduation are based on GPA according to the guidelines below. A bachelor's degree student must have taken at least 84 semester hours for letter grades to be considered for honors.
Cum Laude. The student who completes 36 semester hours or more at ULV, and who earns a minimum GPA of 3.6 in courses taken at the University and a minimum GPA of 3.6 in all work applicable toward the bachelor's degree, will be considered for the honor of Cum Laude upon graduation.
Magna Cum Laude. The student who completes 36 semester hours or more at ULV, and who earns a minimum GPA of 3.75 in courses taken at the University and a minimum GPA of 3.75 in all work applicable toward the bachelor's degree, will be considered for the honor of Magna Cum Laude upon graduation.
Summa Cum Laude. The student who completes 60 semester hours or more at ULV, and who earns a minimum GPA of 3.85 in courses taken at the University and a minimum GPA of 3.85 in all work applicable toward the bachelor's degree, will be considered for the honor of Summa Cum Laude upon graduation.
Departmental Honors -- Undergraduate. Departmental honors are granted to undergraduate students who demonstrate a high level of achievement in their majors. Students are encouraged to work toward departmental honors; those working for them should apply to the department chairperson or academic advisor. Departmental honors will be awarded on the basis of a high-quality senior thesis/project and a minimum GPA of 3.6 in the major and 3.0 overall. All major courses, with the exception of challenges, must be taken for letter grades. These are the minimum requirements for honors; departments may add other requirements. Departmental honors are printed on the official transcript but not on the diploma.
