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<td width="60%">Section 5.0 - | <td width="60%">Section 5.0 - Student Policies</td> | ||
<td width="40%">Originating Date: February | <td width="40%">Originating Date: February 1990</td> | ||
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<td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation &<br /> Scholarship/Grant Committee</div></td> | <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation &<br /> Scholarship/Grant Committee</div></td> | ||
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<td>Revised: October | <td>Revised: October 1994<br />Revised: May 2000<br />Revised: February 2003<br />Revised: May 2008<br />Revised: May 2010<br />Revised: [[CON Recognition for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Graduation with Honors Policy version January 2012|January 2012]]<br />Revised: [[CON Recognition for Outstanding Academic Achievement and Graduation with Honors Policy version September 2017|September 2017]]<br />Revised: January 2018</td> | ||
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===Policy=== | ===Policy=== | ||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Undergraduate graduation with honors may be conferred upon individuals in the top 20% of their class/cohort from each | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Undergraduate graduation with honors may be conferred upon individuals in the top 20% of their class/cohort from each division who complete a minimum of 40 hours, excluding credit-by-examination, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5, by the conclusion of the semester prior to graduation.<br /><br />Criteria: | ||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The degree '''''"With Highest Distinction"''''' is awarded to students in the top 2% of their class | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The degree '''''"With Highest Distinction"''''' is awarded to students in the top 2% of their class who have cumulative grade point averages of 3.9 - 4.0 earned in University of Nebraska Medical Center CON courses. Final semester grades are not included.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The degree '''''"With High Distinction"''''' is awarded to students in the next 8% of their class | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The degree '''''"With High Distinction"''''' is awarded to students in the next 8% of their class who have cumulative grade point averages of 3.75 - 3.89 earned in University of Nebraska Medical Center CON courses. Final semester grades are not included.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The degree '''''“With Distinction”''''' is awarded to students in the next 10% of their class | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The degree '''''“With Distinction”''''' is awarded to students in the next 10% of their class who have cumulative grade point averages of 3.5 - 3.74 earned in University of Nebraska Medical Center CON courses. Final semester grades are not included.</li> | ||
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===Procedure | ===Procedure=== | ||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The student services advisors will verify eligibility during the semester before graduation.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Candidates are presented to the Academic Records Office | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Eligibility is determined for each division by program.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Candidates are presented to the Academic Records Office of the University of Nebraska Medical Center by letter from the Undergraduate Admission, Progression, Graduation and Scholarship/Grant Committee via the student services advisors.</li> | |||
Scholarship/Grant Committee via the | |||
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