• Academic Honors

Each year the University recognizes students for outstanding scholarship, leadership and service to the Suffolk Community.

Dean’s Honors List

Full-time Dean’s Honors List

Full-time students are recognized on the basis of high scholastic achievement at the end of the Fall and Spring semester. A student who achieves Dean’s List Honors must be in regular attendance during the appropriate semester, and must have completed a minimum of four courses (excluding Pass/Fail courses) as a full-time student with a grade point average of 3.3 or higher for the semester. A grade of D, F, or I, disqualifies a student for the Dean’s List, regardless of average.  Students who entered Suffolk prior to Fall 2007 must earn a minimum GPA of 3.2.

Part-time Dean’s Honors List

The Sawyer Business School’s Dean’s Honors List recognizes BSBA students who have achieved high scholastic achievement. In some cases, full-time students may see their name on the Part-Time Dean’s List. This may happen if the student is part of a 2+2 program. While we recognize that the student is full-time, we are honoring them for the excellence in the Suffolk courses they have completed in a given semester.

To be considered for the Part-Time Dean’s List, a student must be in regular attendance during the appropriate semester, and shall have completed a minimum of 2 Suffolk courses with an average of 3.3 or better for the semester. A grade of "D", "F", or "I" disqualifies a student for the Dean’s List, regardless of average.  Students who entered Suffolk prior to Fall 2007 must earn a minimum GPA of 3.2.

Outstanding Leadership Award

This award is presented at Recognition Day to the senior student who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the Sawyer Business School while maintaining exceptional academic achievement.

Highest Class Honors

In the Spring of each year, the Sawyer School presents an Outstanding Student Award to these individuals with the highest cumulative grade point average in their Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior Class. A student must have accrued a specific minimum number of semester hours while in attendance at Suffolk University. A fifth award is presented to a Senior transfer student.