DARTS : Dean's list and GPA Calculation

• must be matriculated in a UMA degree program
• registered in at least three credit hours at UMA unless they are enrolled in a collaborative program
• completing 12 or more credit hours of 100-level or higher UMA and/or University of Maine System courses (excluding pass/fail courses)
• semester GPA in these courses is 3.25 or higher, with no grade below “C-” in any of these courses

UMA recognizes part-time students annually by naming them to a part-time Dean’s List.

In order to qualify, students must

• complete a minimum of 12 credit hours of 100-level or higher UMA coursework (excluding pass/fail courses) during two consecutive semesters in an academic year (fall and spring);
• take no more than 11 credit hours of 100-level UMA coursework in either semester and
• achieve a combined GPA of 3.25 or higher over the two consecutive semesters, with no grades lower than a “C-”.

The Dean’s List for part-time students is announced after the spring semester each year.

For Dean’s List purposes, the grade point average includes only grades from 100-level or higher UMA courses.

https://www.uma.edu/compliance/grading-policy/

http://catalog.uma.edu/content.php?catoid=2&navoid=64#dean-s-list

• students completing a minimum of 12 credits in courses producing quality points.
• formulated 3 days after the last day of final exams each fall and spring semester. Any final grades or grade changes submitted after that time will not affect a student’s Dean’s List status for that term.
• A student whose grade point average equals or exceeds 3.80 will be listed with High Academic Achievement.
• A student whose grade point average for the semester is less than 3.80 but equal to or greater than 3.50 will be listed with Academic Achievement.
• All previous incompletes must be completed in a satisfactory manner for a student to be considered for Dean's List status at the end of any given semester. 
• Academic Achievement awarded at commencement is based on all course work taken at UMF.

http://catalog.umf.maine.edu/show.php?type=subcategory&id=53

https://www.umf.maine.edu/2022/06/umf-announces-deans-list-for-spring-2022-semester/

Full-time students (Dean's List)

• • Students with any Incomplete grades (“I” or “DG”) for the semester one month after grades are posted is not eligible for the Dean’s List or Academic Recognition List for Part Time Students.

A full-time matriculating undergraduate student qualifies for the Dean's List if the student:

• registered for and has completed 12 or more calculable credits in the semester
• has achieved a semester grade point average of 3.0 and higher
• has no grades below “C”  for the semester.
• Academic Recognition List for Part-Time Students

Part-time students (Academic Recognition List for Part-Time Students). 

• Students with any Incomplete grades (“I” or “DG”) for the semester one month after grades are posted is not eligible for the Dean’s List or Academic Recognition List for Part Time Students.

A part-time matriculating undergraduate student qualifies for the Dean's List if the student:

• registered for and has completed 6-11 calculable credits in the semester
• has achieved a semester grade point average of 3.20 and higher
• has no grades below "C" for the semester

https://www.umfk.edu/university-policies/grading/

https://www.umfk.edu/university-policies/deans-list/

Two of the most prestigious are the Presidential Scholar and the Dean’s List. 

Presidential Scholar 
To be recognized as a Presidential Scholar, a student must be degree-seeking, have completed 12 or more calculable credits in the semester, and have earned a 4.0 semester GPA.

Full-time Dean’s List
To be eligible for the Full-time Dean’s List, a student must have completed 12 or more calculable credits in the semester and have earned a 3.50 or higher semester GPA.

• based on calculable credits.
• Courses taken pass/fail are not calculable credit courses. 
• generated 35 calendar days after the last day of the final exam period.
• A student with any Incomplete or Missing Grade for the semester at the point when the records are reviewed is not eligible. Eligibility will not be recalculated after that date. 
• Academic achievements are recorded on the official transcript and are generated at the end of the fall and spring terms only.

Part-time Dean’s List

Students who have part-time status during both the fall and spring semesters of a given academic year are eligible for Part-time Dean’s List. They must have completed 12 or more calculable credits over both terms and have earned a combined GPA in those terms of 3.50 or higher.

http://catalog.umaine.edu/content.php?catoid=73&navoid=2567

https://honors.umaine.edu/current-students/calc/

https://studentrecords.umaine.edu/policies/grades-and-grading/#grading-system

Academic achievement in summer courses is not considered for inclusion in the list.

All matriculated and special students (e.g., Teacher Certification, UMS Away) are eligible if:

• They have completed at least 6 or more credits graded on an A-F basis, excluding developmental courses, during the semester in question. Credits earned on a Pass/Fail basis and in developmental courses (numbered below 100) will not count toward the 6 credit hours;
• They have achieved a semester average of 3.3 or better and have earned no grade below a C in any course that semester. The semester average for Dean’s List purposes will not include grades from developmental courses, nor grades from classes in sessions which end after the Regular Session;
• They have no Incompletes or missing grades for that semester in courses which have ended by the end of the Regular Session, and they have not withdrawn from 6 or more credits during the term; and
• Their academic performance is otherwise satisfactory.

The Dean’s List will be formulated 28 days after the end of finals week for that semester. Any final grades or grade changes submitted after that time will not affect a student’s Dean’s List status for that term.

https://machias.edu/registrar/home/academics/grading-policy/

https://machias.edu/news/2022/06/28/university-of-maine-at-machias-announces-spring-2022-deans-list/

At the end of the fall and spring semesters, full-time, undergraduate degree students (defined as those who completed 12 credit hours or more, with a minimum of 12 letter graded credits A-F, unless specific Pass/Fail credits are required by the student's program), and excluding developmental credits with course numbers less than 100, with grade point average of 3.6 or above will be placed on the Dean's List.

Students with Incomplete or Missing Grades (I or MG) at the point when the Dean's List is produced (approximately 35 days after the end of a fall or spring semester) will not be eligible for the Dean's List. A notation will be made on the transcript of those who earn the Dean's List distinction. Those students on the Dean's List whose names appear in the public directory of the University will have their names released to the news media. 

Students who attend both the fall and the spring semesters as part-time degree students and who meet the above full-time Dean's List criteria when the fall and spring semesters are combined are eligible for the academic year Dean's List at the end of the spring semester. A notation will be made on the transcript of those who earn the academic year Dean's List distinction.

https://usm.maine.edu/advising/gpa-calculator

https://catalog.usm.maine.edu/content.php?catoid=4&navoid=108#grading-system

https://usm.maine.edu/news/almost-1400-students-earned-fall-2022-deans-list-honors/

Dean’s List Students who have completed in a semester a minimum load of 12 graded semester hours of degree credit, exclusive of pbs courses, and who have earned a grade point average of 3.300 or better are eligible in that semester for the Dean’s List.

The Dean’s List is distinguished by three categories:

• Honors List-recognizes achievement of a semester average between 3.300 and 3.599;
• High Honors List - recognizes achievement of a semester average between 3.600 and 3.799;
• Highest Honors List - recognizes achievement of a semester average 3.800 or above.

Students who were not eligible for the Dean's List at the time of final grading due to having classes graded with NP or I, and who later complete those classes and now meet the requirements, may contact the Registrar and request to be added to the Dean's List retroactively.

Graduation with Distinction Students receive graduation honors of distinction in one of three categories by attaining the requisite Grade Point Averages (GPAs) in all course work taken at UMPI.