Full-time students at TCC who demonstrate superior scholastic achievement are given special recognition by the College. While in attendance, those earning a trimester minimum GPA of 3.5 in 12 or more credit hours in graded courses are placed on the dean’s list. A course that receives a pass/fail grade is excluded from the dean’s list determination. Nomination for institutional, chiropractic, and national association programs are coordinated through the Office of Student Services. Currently enrolled students who have completed two consecutive trimesters with a minimum term GPA of 3.5 and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher during their tenure at Texas Chiropractic College will be recognized with a membership in the Omega Psi Honor Society.
Omega Psi Honor Society
Membership in this honor society is open to those who maintain a minimum academic standing of 3.5 for two consecutive trimesters and an overall GPA of 3.25. Its purpose is to promote, recognize and honor those students who have attained a high level of scholastic achievement. The obligations of its members are to exemplify the doctor image and aid those requesting or needing scholastic assistance.
Academic Honors at Graduation
Full-time students who graduate with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.8 qualify for summa cum laude. Those graduating with a GPA of 3.65 to 3.79 are awarded magna cum laude, while those with a 3.5 to 3.64 earn cum laude. Students maintaining a GPA of 3.25 to 3.49 graduate with academic recognition. The student with the highest GPA of the graduating class will be recognized as the class valedictorian. No honors GPA will be rounded up. Students with a history of disciplinary action are not eligible for valedictorian or salutatorian status. Transfer students entering the institution as a Trimester 3 or lower will be eligible for recognition as valedictorian and salutatorian. Those transfer students entering above
Trimester 3 level will be eligible for all other academic honors at graduation if qualified. Graduates who have been inducted into the Omega Psi Honor Society and maintain a cumulative 3.25 throughout their enrollment will be awarded a certificate upon graduation.