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Academic Standards and Review (continued)
Honors All academic honors and memberships are subject to Skidmore's
Honor Code; thus, eligibility for honors requires a clear integrity
record.
Dean's List
The Dean's List is computed for the fall and spring semesters
as of the established date for submitting semester grades.
Honors are awarded to each matriculated student who satisfactorily
completes at least fourteen semester hours of credit by the
regular grading deadline and who achieves a 3.4 to 3.66 GPA
for that semester. Highest Honors are awarded to each student
who satisfactorily completes at least fourteen semester hours
of credit by the regular grading deadline and who achieves a
3.67 or higher GPA for that semester. (A grade of Incomplete,
which temporarily places the credits earned below fourteen,
makes the student ineligible for the Dean's List, even if the
Incomplete is resolved successfully.)
Graduation Honors
College Honors: Seniors
with distinguished academic records may graduate cum laude (3.4–3.66
GPA), magna cum laude (3.67–3.79 GPA), or summa cum laude (3.80–4.00
GPA) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Academic Standing
and with the approval of the faculty.
Departmental Honors
will be awarded to any student who graduates from Skidmore after
no fewer than three semesters and who meets the following conditions:
a GPA of 3.5 or higher for all work in the major; the completion
of any other academic criteria established by the department
and described in the Catalog, and a favorable recommendation
by the department; a GPA of 3.0 or higher based on all work
taken at Skidmore; and approval by the faculty upon recommendation
by CAS.
Double majors must meet the above criteria for each of the majors.
(The student may earn Departmental Honors in one, both, or neither
major.)
These criteria also apply to interdepartmental and to self-determined
majors. The 3.5 or higher GPA applies to the interdepartmental
course work considered as a whole.
Honors Forum: Seniors will
graduate as members of the Honors Forum if they have maintained
Dean's List status as a full-time student (with no two consecutive
semesters of a GPA below 3.4); demonstrated exemplary academic
and social integrity; completed
HF101 during the fall semester
of the freshman year; in addition to
HF101, completed a minimum
of three Honors Forum courses, or a total of seven Honors Forum
credits, by the end of the junior year, and a senior-year capstone
experience; and engaged in forum leadership and events during
each academic year of membership.
Periclean
Periclean is a Skidmore College honor society founded in 1956
for the purpose of recognizing academic achievement and stimulating
intellectual and creative activity. Its members—candidates for
bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees—are named each
year from the junior and senior classes on the basis of academic
achievement and integrity. The society sponsors the Periclean
Scholar Awards, recognizing outstanding senior projects. A Periclean
Alumni Scholar is named each year.
Phi Beta Kappa
Skidmore College was granted a charter by the national honor
society of Phi Beta Kappa in 1970, and the Phi Chapter was installed
in February 1971. Candidates for the bachelor of arts degree
are eligible for election on
the basis of academic standing and rules of eligibility established
by the chapter, in accordance with the regulations of the national
society.
Students who qualify for consideration on the basis of grade-point
average must also demonstrate breadth of interest in the liberal arts by choosing courses beyond the introductory level in at least three academic disciplines, while
maintaining high academic achievement and academic integrity.
Adequate preparation in a foreign language and mathematics (though
not necessarily at Skidmore), competence in writing, and fulfillment
of certain Skidmore residency requirements are also necessary.
Outstanding students are thus encouraged to pursue a program
that is not only liberal but diversified and challenging.
Academic Prizes
The recipients of academic prizes are determined by the faculty,
and prizes are awarded at the annual Honors Convocation
and/or at Commencement.
NOTE: Any violation of the academic Honor Code may affect
a student's eligibility for the distinctions described in the
preceding "Honors" section.
Student Opportunity Funds
From its own resources and through the generosity of alumni
and friends of the college, Skidmore offers small grants to
help students complete special academic projects and to present
the results of their research at professional conferences. Petitions
for academic funds should be submitted to the Office of the
Dean of Studies. Funds are limited and are awarded on a competitive
basis.
