Students in degree programs who have achieved an overall average of 80% and no grade lower than 70% on the entire program with no failed courses will graduate "With Distinction".
Exceptions:
Graduands of diploma or certificate programs offered by Western who have achieved an overall average of 80% and no grade lower than 70% on the entire program with no failed courses will receive the designation "With Distinction".
Notes:
- Students who qualify for Graduation "With Distinction" will receive the designation on diplomas, transcripts and reports.
- Letters of Permission: For purposes of calculation, alpha grades received on a letter of permission will be converted to grade
points in accordance with current Senate policy. A student will be considered to have an "A" average if the equivalent grade
point average is 4.0 or greater. Averaging for Letter of Permission courses and for courses taken at Western will be done
separately.
- Joint Three-Year BSc Physics Degree Combined with Fanshawe College Diploma in Control Engineering or Electronics
Engineering Technology: Students will graduate with distinction if they meet the following criteria: a) an average of 80% in
the 10 courses taken at Western; b) a full course load of five courses per academic year taken at Western between September
and April; c) a cumulative g.p.a. of 3.2 in the courses taken at Fanshawe College; and d) no failures in any courses at either
Western or Fanshawe, even if the course is subsequently repeated successfully.
- No Appeals: Since the designation "With Distinction" is conferred only when a student has achieved a certain average, a failure to achieve graduation "With Distinction" may not be appealed (although the grades on which the designation is based may be appealed in the normal way. (See Section on Academic Rights and Responsibilities.)