The college recognizes curricular students who have earned superior grades while completing a minimum of 12 semester hours of credit, not including developmental courses, during a given semester. Students with a grade of “D”, “F” or “I” in any course will not be considered for honors.

• Board’s Honor List. Each semester, students achieving a GPA of 3.8 or better are recognized as the RCC College Board’s Honor Students.
• Dean’s Honor List. Each semester students achieving a GPA of 3.5 to 3.799 are recognized as the Dean’s Honor Students.
• Honors List. Each semester, students maintaining a GPA of 3.2 to 3.499 are recognized as Honor Students.
• Phi Theta Kappa. Phi Theta Kappa is a national honor society for two-year colleges which recognizes scholarship among associate degree students. In addition, it provides opportunities for leadership, service, and fellowship. To become a member, a student must (1) be enrolled in a regionally accredited institution offering an associate degree program; (2) have accumulated full-time status (at least 12 hours) in courses leading to an associate degree; (3) have established a grade point average of 3.5; and (4) be of good moral character and possess recognized qualities of citizenship.

This page was last modified on October 21, 2010. If you are looking for previous catalog information, please reference the 2006-2007 Catalog, 2008-2010 Catalog, 2010-2012 Catalog.