Honors Qualifications
President’s Scholars
This designation is awarded to matriculated, enrolled undergraduate students who have earned an SJSU GPA 4.0 for that semester.
President's Scholars are recognized by the Office of the Provost.
View the list of Spring 2024 President's Scholars
Dean's Scholars
This designation is awarded to matriculated, enrolled undergraduate students who have earned an SJSU GPA of 3.65 or higher for that 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 Science
College of Social Sciences
School of Information (CPGE)
Undergraduate Education (Interdisciplinary Studies or undeclared)
For questions regarding your GPA or qualifications, please contact the Registrar's Office, email registrar@sjsu.edu.
Undergraduate Student Honors at SJSU (University Policy #S17-13 [pdf])
- Honor Roll designations are determined twice a year, for the Fall and Spring semesters.
- Summer and Winter term coursework does not play any role in determining Fall and Spring Honors.
- Only SJSU courses are counted for honor roll calculations.
- A minimum of 12 letter-graded units (UG) is required to qualify for consideration.
- Credit (“CR”) grades are not counted either in the calculation of GPA nor towards the 12-unit minimum.
- Any grades below “C” (2.0) and/or any No Credit (“NC”) grades disqualify a student from consideration.
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. Learn more about the qualifications:
