Honors

Outstanding scholastic achievement merits inclusion on the Dean’s Honor List which is determined each fall and spring for full-time students and each spring for part-time students. To be included on the Dean’s Honor List, a student must be CUNY proficient in reading, writing and mathematics and achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher with no failures, incompletes, “R,” “WU,” “WF” or “WN” grades. Eligibility for Dean’s Honor List will be based on the official grades recorded for the semester.

Full-time students must complete a minimum of 12 credits of quality grades in a semester to be eligible for inclusion on the Dean’s Honor List. Part-time students who complete a minimum of 12 credits as part-time students in one academic year (September-June) are eligible for inclusion. Achievement of Dean’s Honor List is publicized and recorded on the student’s transcript.

When an institutional error such as a “Z” (no recorded grade) is removed from a student record, the student’s GPA will be recomputed and the record corrected. If thereby qualified, the student’s name will be placed on the Dean’s Honor List.

A student who has acquired 15-60 credits with a GPA of 3.5 or better will be invited to join the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

At graduation, associate degree program candidates who have completed at least 30 credits in residence at City Tech (15 must be in the major department), and also achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 will graduate with associate honors.

Baccalaureate degree program candidates who have completed at least 60 credits in residence at City Tech will graduate with baccalaureate honors as follows:

summa cum laude – a cumulative GPA of 3.80-4.00
magna cum laude – a cumulative GPA of 3.50-3.79
cum laude – a cumulative GPA of 3.25-3.49

For spring candidates for graduation, honors convocation invitations are based on the cumulative GPA at the end of the fall semester.

Honors Scholars Program

The Honors Scholars Program at City Tech provides an exciting opportunity for students who have completed at least 16 credits with a GPA of 3.4 or better. Students who are part of our honors community may participate in special activities such as seminars, field trips, social events, research opportunities with faculty members, and enhanced coursework for prestigious honors credit.