The Awards of Excellence presented on this page apply to students in degree-granting programs, excluding all majors from the Faculty of Engineering (including Software Engineering). Engineering students should view the Faculty of Engineering section of this Calendar.
Graduating Honours
A student who demonstrates exceptional academic performance in a degree-granting program may be recommended to graduate with either “Dean’s Honours” or “Distinction”, based on their final cumulative average. Only the highest honour is awarded.
| Faculty/Program |
Distinction
Minimum Cumulative Average
|
Dean's Honours
Minimum Cumulative Average
|
Arts (including Computing and Financial Management)
|
80.0% |
85.0% |
| Environment |
80.0%
|
85.0% |
Health
|
80.0% |
85.0% |
| Mathematics |
80.0% |
87.0% |
| Science |
80.0% |
85.0% |
Bachelor of Social Work
|
80.0% |
85.0% |
Term Distinction
A student is eligible to receive “Term Distinction” based on their average in all courses taken during a term while in a degree-granting program. In order to receive “Term Distinction”, the following must be true:
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The term must have at least one alpha/numeric grade in the average.
- A minimum term average of 80.0% must be achieved.
- An academic standing for the term of Promoted, Eligible, Satisfactory, Good, or Excellent.
- The term cannot have an INC, IP, MM, or UR. When these grades are resolved to alpha/numeric grades, the term’s average will be reviewed for eligibility.
Notes
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Students may be deemed ineligible at the discretion of the associate dean, undergraduate studies.
- Students in Optometry and Pharmacy who are taking less than a full course load due to failure will be ineligible for “Term Distinction” in reduced-load terms.