Penn State Mark

Graduation with Distinction


Distinction at graduation (policy 88-00) is awarded to baccalaureate degree candidates with:

  • at least 60 credits (30 credits for associate degree candidates) earned at Penn State
  • minimum of a 3.5 cumulative grade-point average
  • are in the top 12% of a college's graduating class

The distinction table is created in September for the coming fall, spring semesters and summer session, based on the grade-point average information of previous graduates.

Baccalaureate Degrees Conferred Fall 2007 - Summer 2008

Distinction
 High
Distinction		 Highest
Distinction
Abington College
3.67
 3.83 3.98
Agricultural Sciences
3.66
 3.77 3.92
Altoona College
3.80
 3.93 4.00
Arts and Architecture
3.73 3.81 3.92
Bachelor of Philosophy
3.76
 3.86 3.95
Behrend College
3.69
 3.83 3.95
Berks College
3.69
 3.83 3.96
Capital College
3.82
 3.91 3.98
Communications
3.71
 3.80 3.90
Earth and Mineral Sciences
3.74
 3.87 3.96
Eberly College of Science
3.83
 3.92 3.98
Education
3.87
 3.93 3.99
Engineering
3.76
 3.87 3.95
Health and Human Development
3.76
 3.86 3.94
**Information Sciences and Technology
3.76
 3.87 3.94
Smeal College of Business
3.71
 3.82 3.92
The Liberal Arts
3.77
 3.86 3.94
University College
3.75
 3.87 3.96
**Annually set by the college until historical base is established.

Associate Degrees Conferred, Fall 2007 - Summer 2008
Distinction High Distinction Highest Distinction
3.75 3.88 3.97