Policy on University Recognition of Undergraduate Honor Societies
The University through its faculty in schools and academic departments
alone reserves the right to bestow academic honors on its undergraduate
students and to report such honors on students' transcripts. Academic
honors of various types are established and awarded by the relevant
faculty body. The relevant body depends on the nature of the honor.
- In the case of honors for which students in a particular major
are uniquely eligible, the authorizing body is the academic department
or interdisciplinary program committee responsible for that major.
- In the case of honors for which students in a particular school
are uniquely eligible, the authorizing body is the faculty of
that school.
- In the case of honors for which all undergraduates are eligible,
the authorizing body is the Council of Undergraduate Deans acting
with the consent of the faculties of the separate undergraduate
schools.
Release of Student Academic Status Information for Honor
Society Selection
Student academic status information (eg. GPA, term standing, class
rank/percent) may be released only in accordance with the University’s
Policy On Confidentiality Of Student Records (see: http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/osl/confiden.html),
particularly regarding designated directory information.
Student academic status information is not to be released to honor
societies for recruiting purposes. This includes cohort information
such as “names of students with a 3.2 or higher GPA.”
Student academic status information may be utilized internally for
selection purposes by Schools, Centers, or other University departments
under the auspices of an officially designated selection committee
and following the University’s Policy On Confidentiality Of
Student Records (see: http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/osl/confiden.html).
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