Student Awards and Eligibility

Note:
All honored students except Presidential Scholars receive group recognition.

Academic Scholarship Recipients

This year, Slippery Rock University has approximately 260 named scholarships, awarding deserving students $950,000.

Interested in establishing a scholarship? Please contact the Office of University Advancement, 100 Old Main, (724)738-2004, Slippery Rock University.

Deans List Recognition

Undergraduate students who earn an adjusted semester quality point average of 3.500 or higher will be eligible for recognition as a Dean's List Student at Academic Honors Convocation. This QPA must be based on a schedule of at least 12 newly attempted and earned credits (repeated courses and P/NC courses will not be computed into the 12 credit hour minimum required) and a cumulative QPA of at least 2.000. Dean's list status must have been earned during the spring and/or fall semesters of the previous year.

Presidential Scholars

Twenty students in the sophomore, junior and senior classes are honored as Presidential Scholars at the Academic Honors Convocation. Selection is based on the highest cumulative QPA earned and then on the number of credits earned. (Example: Student A earned a 3.998 overall QPA based on 95 credits earned and Student B earned a 3.998 overall QPA based on 90 credits earned. Student A would rank first and Student B would rank second.) In the event of a tie, both students are honored.

Students must have completed the minimum number of hours as indicated below:

Part time students must have earned a minimum of 12 semester hours during the previous academic year (including spring, summer and fall). Students registered in an exchange program are eligible for consideration when university tuition is paid to Slippery Rock as part of the exchange agreement.

The following credit requirements must be fulfilled for consideration:

Sophomores - Students earning 30 to 59 credits and completing a minimum of 28 semester hours at Slippery Rock University.

Juniors - Students earning 60 to 89 credits and completing a minimum of 40 semester hours at Slippery Rock University.

Seniors - Students earning 90+ credits and completing a minimum of 52 semester hours at Slippery Rock University.

Presidential Scholars receive individual on-stage recognition, awards, and congratulations from the President of the University. Students are encouraged to acknowledge a faculty member as a mentor; he or she will be recognized along with the student.

Scholar Athletes

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and the Academic Honors Convocation recognize students who compete in a varsity sport and achieve a 3.25 cumulative QPA.

Students currently in attendance and earned recognition by The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for 2006-2007 will be honored at the 2008 Academic Honors Convocation.

Service Learning Scholars

Students earning a QPA of 3.25 and volunteering a minimum of 100 hours of registered service, (through the Institute for Community Service Learning and Nonprofit Leadership), receive recognition from the Corporation for National Service and the Academic Honors Convocation.

Top Presidential Scholar/Senior Speaker