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Current College 糖心vlog传媒 Students Who Have:

• Completed less than 75 hours
• Received at least a 3.95 GPA in the Spring term
• Earned a cumulative 3.5 GPA

On-Campus Transfers:

• Must have been certified as a James Scholar by their previous college

Incoming Freshmen:

• Incoming freshmen are automatically considered for admission to the program upon application to the University; there is no separate application.

• The top 20% of the college鈥檚 incoming freshman class are eligible to join. The top 20% is based on a combination of the student鈥檚 ACT/SAT score (if submitted), high school GPA, application essays, and related involvement.

Off-Campus Transfers:

• Off-campus transfers with a transfer GPA of at least 3.75 may request to join the program.
• If you have any questions about the process or would like to request to join the program, please speak with your academic advisor.

• Students who meet the above requirements will be automatically invited to join the James Scholar program for the upcoming Fall semester, following completion of the Summer academic review. There is no self-nomination process.
• Eligible students can enter the program in their sophomore or junior year, but entry for the senior year alone is not permitted.
• To be invited to join the program, a student must have a minimum of FOUR semesters (two academic years) remaining to complete their primary degree.
  • EXCEPTION: A rising senior who previously completed two years in the program before being dismissed may be re-invited if they meet current eligibility requirements during the Summer review. If reinstated, they would need to make up an Honors activity to account for the missing year in the program to graduate with James Scholar Distinction. Please see 鈥淕raduating with James Scholar Distinction鈥� below for more info.
• If invited to become a James Scholar, you must officially accept the offer by the date specified in your notification email.

1. Maintain an on-campus semester and cumulative GPA of at least 3.5
2. Take a minimum of 12 GRADED credit hours each Fall and Spring semester on the Illinois campus.

Courses that count toward the 12 graded credit hours:

• Illinois campus-based courses taken for a letter grade
• Illinois online courses taken for a letter grade during the regular Fall or Spring term

Courses that do not count toward the 12 graded credit hours:

• NetMath and other self-paced online courses
• Winter or Summer term courses
• Courses taken for Credit/No Credit
• Courses taken at Parkland or any other institution

3. Complete at least one Honors activity per academic year
   • See 鈥淗CLA Options鈥� for more information

PLEASE NOTE: It is each student鈥檚 responsibility to ensure they meet all requirements. Students who choose to take a course for Credit/No Credit must be enrolled in 12 graded credit hours at Illinois鈥擭O EXCEPTIONS.

There are two review periods each academic year to ensure that students are meeting requirements for remaining in the program:

End of Fall Term Review Period

Students will be reviewed for:

• Completing 12 graded credit hours at Illinois in the Fall semester
• Maintaining a GPA of at least 3.5 in the Fall semester. Exception: First-year students may earn a 3.3 in the Fall semester and remain in the program for the Spring. However, their cumulative GPA must be at least a 3.5 at the end of the Spring term to continue in the program for their sophomore year.
• Maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5

Students who have not met these requirements will be notified as such and dropped from the program prior to the start of the Spring term.

Summer Review Period

Students will be reviewed for:

• Completing 12 graded credit hours at Illinois in the Spring semester
• Maintaining a GPA of at least 3.5 in the Spring semester
• Maintaining a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5

Students who have not met these requirements will be notified as such and dropped from the program prior to the start of the Fall term.

All requirements must be completed to continue as a James Scholar in the following academic year, and to receive the James Scholar notation on the academic transcript each academic year.

Students who are dismissed from the program during either review period must sit out from the program for at least one academic year (even if they earn a 3.95 GPA in the Spring term).

Students cannot be readmitted into Media鈥檚 James Scholar program during the same year that they failed to meet the requirements to remain in the program.

Students who are studying abroad are exempt from credit hour and GPA requirements during the semester(s) they are abroad. Please note the following:

• Students who are abroad for both the Fall and Spring should speak with their academic advisor about options for completing the yearly Honors requirement
• Students abroad are expected to take the equivalent of full-time enrollment at their host institution
• The Honors project requirement must be completed the semester a student is on campus, it cannot be completed while abroad. More information on completion can be found in “Graduating with James Scholar Distinction” below.

Students continuing as James Scholars into their final year on campus will be able to graduate with College 糖心vlog传媒 James Scholar Distinction if they complete all requirements listed below by the end of the Fall term of their graduating year, regardless of when they graduate (Fall, Spring, Summer).

To Graduate with Distinction, Students Must:

1. Complete a minimum of 12 graded credit hours in their final term
2. Earn a GPA of at least 3.5 in their final Fall term
3. Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 through the end of their final Fall term
4. Complete the last of the five required Honors Projects:
   • At least one Honors project must be completed during the final Fall term
   • All five Honors projects must be completed by the end of the Fall term of the student鈥檚 graduation year. The fifth project may not be pushed into the Spring term. NOTE: Students joining the James Scholar program during the sophomore or junior year will need to make up Honors activities in order to graduate with a minimum of five.
   • If a student has completed the five-activity minimum before their graduation year, they still MUST complete an Honors activity in each remaining year in order to be re-certified for the following academic year. Every student in the program is required to complete at least one Honors activity per academic year. NOTE: There is not a maximum number of activities that can be completed.
   • Only one Honors grade per year for a course taken for a minimum of three credit hours while in another College on the Illinois campus may count toward this total. Even if multiple Honors courses/options were completed in one academic year while in another College, only one will count toward the five required.

• The required credit hours and GPA rules are relaxed in the final Spring term to allow a graduating spring or summer student the opportunity to be a part-time student
• A student must complete a minimum of four semesters (two academic years) as a James Scholar to graduate with James Scholar distinction
• If all conditions are not met during the Fall semester, the James Scholar notation will not be included in the College鈥檚 May convocation program nor listed on the student鈥檚 transcript for the final academic year
• Review is completed and students will be notified by mid-February if they will be listed as a James Scholar at graduation
• If a graduating senior studies abroad in their final Fall term, they may petition to complete the final Honors project in the following Spring. Students in this situation may NOT complete their senior year Honors project during the previous Spring term