To receive the award in any given semester, students must take at least one Honors course every semester until they have earned a baccalaureate degree, and they must be working toward graduation with University, College, or Departmental Honors, which includes writing a thesis in the senior year. Students must receive a grade of A, B, or S in each Honors course to maintain eligibility for the award. Entering freshmen receive primary consideration for this Award. Continuing and transfer students may be considered if Awards are available. Only students earning their first baccalaureate are eligible for this Award.
Awards are available only for the first ten semesters of enrollment.
Students must sign a contract for the Award each semester. Continuation of the Award from semester to semester is only guaranteed if the student is enrolled full-time and continuously in consecutive fall and spring semesters. Students who drop below full time or withdraw from classes for a semester are not automatically eligible to continue receiving the Award. However, they are eligible to reapply and be considered again for the Award. This award is presented annually to an honors student for outstanding academic performance in an honors curriculum.