I recently just finished a semester at a community college and I would say I did pretty well. I got 3 A’s and one B. I’m just curious if I qualify for the Deans list if two of the classes were under college level. These were the classes I took.
Western Civilization. B
Business Information Systems. A
Math070. A
English 070. A
I scored poorly on the assement test due to being out of school for 20 years,so I had to take low level types of classes. I was just curious if I could still make the Deans list with classes such as these.
There’s no universal standard for dean’s lists. The policy will be up to your particular school. My guess is the 070 classes do not earn credits but they usually do count towards your GPA and are therefore probably eligible for dean’s list consideration. But there’s no way for us to know - you’ll have to find your school’s policy or ask someone there.
I’d advise checking your college’s website about academic policies to see what the Dean’s list minimum GPA and any restrictions about what classes are included (developmental/below college level might not be included, for example). Different colleges can have different policies.
100%. Simply showing up to class goes a long way to doing well in class. I taught for years at a CC and it’s amazing how many people did really well when they came back to school after having struggling in high school.
A lot of CC students, (esp nontraditional students such as returning adults), have had limited experience with higher ed. They are often the first to go to college. As a result they often aren’t at all familiar with how higher ed works in general. I had students who didn’t understand the basics of how to navigate university organization, how to advocate for themselves, what questions to ask etc. it’s amazing what skills we learn hearing or parents or siblings talk about college or simply being professionals ourselves and knowing how organizations work in general. It really puts them at a disadvantage because other students know how to work the system. They are perfectly bright and capable, but inexperienced.
I know nothing about the OP, but it doesn’t surprise me that a recently returned to school CC student might not know what’s school specific and what’s not.
The school is Waubonsee Community College in Aurora, Illinois. I tryed looking for guidlelines, but couldn’t find anything. I will find out soon enough though, I was just curious about this because me and the Dean’s List would never have been mentioned in the same sentence a year ago.
Found this: “The Dean’s List at Waubonsee Community College celebrates excellence in full-time students who attain a minimum 3.5 grade point average out of a possible 4.0.”
From p 46 of student handbook
“Dean’s list: Students who achieve a 3.50 to 3.99 semester grade point average while enrolled in 12 or more regular semester credit hours are honored by placement on the Dean’s List (fall, spring and summer semesters). See also “Grades,” page 52.”
This was not easy to find. I knew where to look based on experience, but it was hard. I’m not positive if developmental classes are included in “regular semester credit hours”, but I’m betting they are.
But a word of caution about the term “Dean’s List”. At some places it’s a good thing, at some places it’s a bad thing. So early on in my academic career, “Dean’s List” meant a warning list for poor students. You either had to do better and get off the list or you’d be booted. So it came as surprise later to be at a place where it was considered a good thing.
“Honor roll” is a less ambiguous term. But how to qualify is seriously school dependent.
That’s interesting. I’ve never heard of Dean’s list being a negative thing at a college. I think of Honor roll more of a high school recognition than college although many schools have Honors Programs, which are different from Dean’s list recognition, so that can be confusing as well. This is a good example why it’s always best to check with your own school about policies. Nothing is universal.