MEDALLION FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
The Board of Trustees medallion for academic excellence is awarded in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment of associate degree graduates of the community colleges and is presented at commencement.
Annually, each community college shall determine the students eligible to receive the Medallion in accordance with the following criteria:
- Recipients must be graduating students who have earned a cumulative grade point average of 4.0.
- Recipients must have completed the degree requirements of an approved associate degree program and must have completed at least 50% of the degree requirements in residence at the community college awarding the degree.
Graduates shall not be disqualified from receiving the award on the basis of having a "W" or other similar transcript notation of official course withdrawal(s). This policy shall be implemented in recognition of the existence and intent of "fresh start" policies of community colleges.
last update: 10/03/2006