Dean’s List and Graduation Honors
About This Policy
- Last Updated
- 09/10/2025
- Responsible Office
- Academic Affairs
This policy is for undergraduate students
Dean’s List
(In effect starting Fall 2026) – The Dean’s List, issued after the close of the Fall and Spring semesters by the academic deans, gives recognition to students who earn a semester GPA in the top 10% of their college, if a minimum of 12 credits is earned in courses that contribute to the GPA and if there are no IN (Incomplete) grades for that semester.
Part-time undergraduate students are eligible for the Dean’s List, if they are in the top 10% of their college with their combined GPA on 12 or more credits (without IN grades) that contribute to the GPA. The credits must be earned in two consecutive semesters (excluding summer) with a minimum of six credits in each term. Once a semester’s credits are applied to attain Dean’s List status for a part-time student, they may not be used for this purpose again.
Dean’s List designation is included in a student’s academic transcript available on their NEST account. The colleges/schools also send notification to the student.
(In effect through Spring 2026) – Dean’s List gives recognition to students who achieve a 3.500 semester GPA if a minimum of 12 credits is earned in courses that contribute to the GPA and if there are no IN (Incomplete) grades for that semester.
Part-time undergraduate students are eligible for the Dean’s List, if they achieve a 3.500 combined GPA on 12 or more credits (without IN grades) that contribute to the GPA. The credits must be earned in two consecutive semesters (excluding summer) with a minimum of six credits in each term
Graduation Honors
Undergraduate students who have completed a minimum of 60 undergraduate credits taken at Montclair by the end of the semester prior to their commencement may be recognized for graduation honors.
Grades of A through D- (passing grades that contribute to the GPA) must be earned for a minimum of 45 credits.
Exception: School of Nursing students who have completed a minimum of 32 undergraduate credits at Montclair State by the end of the semester prior to their commencement may be recognized for graduation honors.
The following standards will be applied to graduates:
- Cumulative GPA of 3.700 – 3.799 cum laude
- Cumulative GPA of 3.800 – 3.899 magna cum laude
- Cumulative GPA of 3.900 – 4.000 summa cum laude