21. Graduation Standing

Note that students entering the College of Pharmacy in September 1997 or later should consult the College of Pharmacy for information on graduation and scholarship standing.

21.1 Minimum Cumulative GPA

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required for the awarding of an undergraduate degree in the Faculties of Agriculture, Architecture and Planning, Arts and Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Health, Management and Science.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for the awarding of Diploma in Technology in the Faculty of Agriculture.

For details on the required standing for graduation in honours programs, see the Degree Requirements section of this calendar for the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Science and the appropriate faculty/school section for honours programs in other faculties.

21.2 Graduation with Distinction

Faculties of Agriculture, Architecture and Planning, Arts and Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Science and Management

A cumulative GPA of at least 3.70 is required to graduate with distinction. For the purpose of determining whether a student will graduate with distinction, all courses taken while registered in a level of study at Dalhousie, including courses taken on letter of permission, repeated courses, and courses for which non-passing grades were obtained, are included. At least half of the courses must be completed at Dalhousie. The notation “Distinction” will appear on the transcript.

Faculty of Health

A cumulative GPA of at least 3.70 is required to graduate with Distinction from the Faculty of Health programs. For the purpose of determining whether a student will graduate with distinction: credits that are transferred into a degree program from other Dalhousie programs are included in final GPA calculations, credits from programs outside Dalhousie taken prior to program entry are not used in final GPA calculations. Credits taken on Letters of Permission while in the program are used towards Distinction calculations. At least half of the courses must be completed at Dalhousie. Students who have been on the Dean’s List for three of the four years of the BSc Pharmacy program and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.70 or higher will graduate with Distinction

Sexton Distinction List

Students in the Faculties of Architecture and Planning, Computer Science, and Engineering who have achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.85 upon graduation will be placed on the “Sexton Distinction List”. The notation “Sexton Distinction” will appear on the transcript.

21.3 Scholarship Standing

Please see Awards Section, Scholarship GPA, for information on the GPA required for scholarship purposes.