Office of the Registrar

Graduation & Commencement

Semester Academic Honors

The President's List
The President's List honors high academic achievement of degree-seeking students and is published at the end of each semester. To be eligible for this recognition, a student must complete at least twelve credit hours, earn at least a 3.85 grade point average, have no grade lower than a "C-" for the semester, and be enrolled in at least one non-apprenticeship course.

The Dean's List
The Dean's List honors academic achievement of degree-seeking students and is published at the end of each semester. To be eligible for this recognition, a student must complete at least twelve credit hours, earn at least a 3.75 grade point average, have no grade lower than "C-" for the semester, and be enrolled in at least one non-apprenticeship course.

Integrity of Scholarship
The principles of truth and honesty are recognized as absolutely essential in every community of learning. It is expected that these principles will be scrupulously followed in all academic endeavors at Patrick Henry College, including, but not limited to, the preparation of all papers and reports and the taking of examinations. All academic work must be done by the student without unauthorized aid. Any compromise of truth or honesty, including, but not limited to, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, violation of guidelines under which the work is to be done, fabrication of data, unauthorized use of computer data, submission of a paper twice for the same course, submission of the same paper for multiple courses, and excessive revision by someone other than the student, may be considered sufficient grounds for suspension or expulsion from the College. Students may be given a grade of "XF" if it is determined that they have plagiarized or cheated in a course. The "XF" on a transcript indicates that a student violated integrity of scholarship policies. Students who successfully retake a course for which they have received an "XF" will have the "X" removed from their transcripts although the "F" will remain. The "XF" (or "F") and the grade earned in the retaken course will be used to calculate the grade point average.

Academic Probation
At the end of any given semester, all degree-seeking students must meet the minimum term grade point average of 2.0. Any student who fails to attain the required 2.0 GPA is placed on academic probation. Students earning a grade point average of 2.0 or above in a subsequent term will be removed from academic probation. Students on academic probation may be placed on academic suspension unless they achieve the minimum term grade point average of 2.0 in the following term.

The application or removal of academic probation will be calculated for part-time degree-seeking students after the term in which the sum of attempted credits a) since first-time enrollment, b) since the application of probation, or c) of the most recent terms, is equal to or greater than 12; the calculation will include all credits attempted from terms in which the 12 credits are derived.

Students failing the same course twice, receiving grades of "F" and/or "WF," are placed on academic probation until the minimum satisfactory grade in the course is earned, regardless of the grade point average.

Students on academic probation may not participate in ongoing extracurricular activities and are required to participate in the College’s Peer Tutoring program.

Academic Suspension
Degree-seeking students who earn a GPA below 2.0 for two consecutive semesters may be placed on academic suspension.

The application or removal of academic suspension will be calculated for part-time degree-seeking students after the term in which the sum of attempted credits since the application of probation is equal to or greater than 12; the calculation will include all credits attempted from terms in which the 12 credits are derived.

Students failing the same course three times, receiving grades of 'F' and/or 'WF,' may be subject to suspension, regardless of the grade point average.

The normal duration of suspension is two semesters (fall and spring), after which a student may be considered for readmission after submitting the proper application to the Office of Admissions. Such readmission is not automatic and will be dependent upon demonstration of significant productive activity during the period of suspension.

Student Affairs Discipline
If a student is dismissed for disciplinary reasons related to Student Life, grades of "W" will be recorded on the transcript for course in which the student is enrolled.