Eligibility
To be eligible for inclusion on the Dean’s Honour Roll, a student must:
 be graduating from an undergraduate course offered by the Faculty of Science,
Engineering and Technology , OR
 be graduating from a combined degree that includes a degree component offered by the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology;
 have achieved a Grade Point Average of 6.25, or higher, for all units contributing to the fulfillment of the requirements for that course;
 have not been awarded a faculty pass or failing grade (including Withdrawn deemed failed
(WN))
Eligibility is also subject to meeting the criteria below:
1.
Courses with a minimum of 8 units or 100 credit points are to be considered for eligibility.
2.
All University of Tasmania units from incomplete degrees which count towards the degree will be included in the GPA calculation (eg advanced standing for specified units from one
UTAS degree to another will be included).
3.
The Dean’s Honour Roll is based on units approved by the University of Tasmania, which includes units taken as approved overseas exchange units.
4.
A student’s eligibility is subject to the discretion of the Dean. The Faculty reserves the right to remove a student from the Dean’s Honour Roll if the student was placed on the Dean’s
Honour Roll through administrative error or if the student has been found guilty of academic misconduct during their degree.
Calculation of Grade Point Average (GPA)
The method for calculating the GPA is based on the allocation of Grade Points as follows:
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HD = 7
DN = 6
CR = 5
PP = 4 with the Grade Point Average calculated as the unit weighted average of the Grade Points across the units considered.
The result UP (Ungraded Pass) is not included in GPA calculations.
These criteria will be applied to Dean’s Honour Roll decisions for graduates in the 2015 academic year onwards.
Dean’s Honour Roll Criteria
September 2015