Academic Honors
Dean's List
At the end of each semester, the Provost announces the Dean's
List. Matriculated students are named to the Dean's List when:
1) they have taken at least 12 graded credits,
2) they achieve an average of 3.60 or better, and
3) they have no unsatisfactory grades.
A notation of Dean's List achievement appears on the transcript.
Graduation Honors
Honors are conferred at commencement ceremonies according to the
following grade point average scale:
summa cum laude 3.90-4.0 magna cum laude 3.75-3.89 cum laude 3.60-3.74
Honor Societies
The Juniata College Honor Society is a group of junior and senior
students elected on the basis of outstanding academic achievement
and leadership ability. Other honor and honorary societies on campus
also recognize students for their accomplishments: Beta Beta Beta
(biology), The Masque (theatre), Phi Alpha (social work), Pi Sigma
Alpha (political science), Psi Chi (psychology), Sigma Iota Rho
(international studies), Sigma Pi Sigma (physics), and Tau Pi Phi
(economics and business administration).
