Dean’s List

The Dean’s List, which is published at the end of each semester, includes the names of students who have achieved a distinguished level of academic performance.

Students are eligible for Dean’s List honors after they have completed 15 graded credits at The American University of Paris. A student who has completed at least 12 credits in a given semester (excluding courses completed on a “Credit/No Credit” basis or graded as an “Incomplete”), and who has earned a minimum grade point average of “B+” (3.3) with no grade below “C+” (2.3), will be named on that semester’s list.

View the Spring 2004 List» 

Honor Societies

Chapters of the following academic honor societies exist at The American University of Paris:

• PI DELTA PHI (National French Honor Society);

• PHI SIGMA IOTA (International Foreign Language Honor Society);

• SIGMA TAU DELTA (National English Honor Society);

• OMICRON DELTA EPSILON (International Economics Honor Society)

Academic Honors

Academic Honors are a tradition in the curriculum of AUP. Some degree programs offer an honors track to exceptionally motivated students who wish to be challenged beyond the scope of regular degree requirements (see degree requirements for the departments concerned).

Graduation Honors

Graduation Honors are awarded to candidates for the bachelor’s degree who have completed a minimum of sixty credits in residence and whose cumulative grade point average is as follows: 3.70 or above for summa cum laude; 3.50-3.69 for magna cum laude; and 3.30-3.49 for cum laude.

The Sin-Ming Shaw Award

This award was established by Sin-Ming Shaw (a member of AUP’s second entering class, and recipient of the 2002 Distinguished Service Alumni Award) to inspire students across all disciplines to think creatively and rigorously. The award, which carries a monetary prize, is conferred each year on a graduating senior for a significant project.