Chancellor's List

Students carrying 12 or more graded credit hours in one semester who earn a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) are placed on the Chancellor’s List. Students carrying 6 or more graded credits in both of two consecutive semesters who earn a 4.0 GPA are also placed on the Chancellor’s List.

Dean's List

Students carrying 12 or more graded credit hours in one semester who earn a 3.50 to 3.99 grade point average (GPA) are placed on the Dean’s List. Students carrying 6 or more graded credits in both of two consecutive semesters who earn a 3.50 to 3.99 GPA are also placed on the Dean’s List.

Honor Societies

Students at Indiana University Southeast may also achieve membership in one or more honor societies. The following national honor societies have chapters on campus. For education majors—Kappa Delta Pi, Phi Delta Kappa, and Pi Lambda Theta; nursing majors—Sigma Theta Tau; psychology majors—Psi Chi; business majors—Beta Gamma Sigma; adult students—Pinnacle; leadership honor society for juniors—Omicron Delta Kappa; and all majors—Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Chi. The Campus Life Office annually compiles a list of current officers and advisors, from whom more information is available.

Graduation with Distinction

Indiana University Southeast recognizes outstanding academic performance for associate and bachelor degrees with three levels of distinction: highest distinction, high distinction, and distinction. To receive academic distinction, degree candidates must rank among the top 10 percent of their graduating class in each of the separate degree categories (e.g., Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Business). To be eligible to graduate with distinction, students must satisfy the following requirements:

• Associate degree candidates must complete at least half of the course work at Indiana University.
• Bachelor’s degree candidates must complete a minimum of 60 credit hours at Indiana University.

Degree candidates must also meet the following GPA requirements:

• Highest Distinction – 4.00 to 3.95 GPA
• High Distinction - 3.94 to 3.80 GPA
• Distinction - 3.79 to 3.60 GPA

The university provides an honor cord to wear at Commencement to each candidate expected to graduate with academic distinction. The student’s academic unit does this certification. Final academic distinction is determined upon review of final grades and the determination of the ranking among the top 10 percent of the graduates in their respective degrees. This process is complete a few weeks after Commencement in May and after the degree-granting dates in August and December. Thus, the wearing of an honor cord during Commencement does not automatically guarantee the awarding of degree honors.

When degree candidates are awarded their degrees with distinction, the Office of the Registrar will note it on their academic record and diploma.