Honor Qualifications
Undergraduate Student Honors at SJSU (#S17-13 Amendment C [pdf])
For questions regarding your GPA or eligibility, please contact the Registrar’s Office at registrar@sjsu.edu.
Honor Roll designations are determined twice a year for the Fall and Spring semesters. Coursework completed during the Summer and Winter terms is not included in these determinations.
To be considered for semester honors, undergraduate students must:
- Complete SJSU courses with a minimum of 12 units in the term
- Earn at least 8 units (of the 12 units) of letter-graded coursework
- Have no “No Credit (NC)” grades during the term
Honors designations are posted to the transcript after final grades are processed.
Students with Incomplete (“I”) or Report Delayed (“RD”) grades may be eligible for retroactive honors once those grades are resolved, in accordance with Sections 2.2 and 2.3 of the policy. Requests for retroactive honors should be submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Education.
President’s Scholar
The President’s Scholar designation is awarded to matriculated undergraduate students who earn a 4.0 SJSU GPA during a given semester.
To celebrate this achievement, the Office of the Provost hosts an annual spring event honoring students who earned this distinction in the previous Spring or Fall semester. This celebration is one of the University’s most esteemed academic traditions.
View the list of Spring 2025 President's Scholars
Dean's Scholar
This Dean's Scholar designation is awarded to matriculated undergraduate students who earn a 3.65 or higher SJSU GPA during a given semester.
Dean's Scholars are recognized by their respective colleges:
Lucas College & Graduate School of Business
Connie L. Lurie College of Education
Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering
College of Health and Human Sciences
College of Humanities and the Arts
College of Information, Data and Society (School of Information)
College of Science
College of Social Sciences
Undergraduate Education (Undeclared)
Note on Latin Honors
Latin Honors at Graduation is separate from the designation of President's Scholar or Dean's Scholar. Latin Honors is awarded during Commencement.
For more information regarding eligibility, contact the Registrar's Office at registrar@sjsu.edu or View Latin Honors Qualifications.
For information about Latin Honor Medallion pick-up, please contact the Commencement team at commencement@sjsu.edu.
