DISCIPLINE
  It is assumed that all students who come to Rose-Hulman have an earnest desire to take advantage of the opportunities offered and will be ready to cooperate with the faculty in eliminating practices which interfere with or lessen the efficiency of the work of instruction and learning.

Membership in the student body carries with it a responsibility for accepting and living within the rules, policies and regulations of the Institute. All students will, therefore, be held accountable by college authorities for their conduct on all occasions.

Students will not be permitted to continue in school if they fail to observe the obligations they assumed upon matriculation.

SCHOLASTIC STANDING

The programs of study indicate the course requirements for the various degrees in the order in which they must be taken. The grades earned in the various courses are based on the quality of daily work and the result of tests and examinations and are expressed in letters according to the following scale:

 Cumulative grade point averages are computed at the end of each term. Students must progress at a level above the scale presented below to avoid academic probation. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.000 is required for graduation. Another graduation requirement is that students must have a grade point average of at least 2.000 in their majors.

Mid-term progress reports are available to students and to their advisers through the Institute’s secure web site. Final reports are available to students through the same web site.

Full-time undergraduate students and alumni are entitled to free transcripts. Transcripts for non-alumni former students are available at a cost of $5.00 per transcript. All transcript requests must be made in writing and signed by the person whose transcript is being requested.

ATTENDANCE
  Students are expected to attend all class meetings of the courses for which they are registered. A complete statement of faculty rules regarding scholarship and attendance are located in the Student Handbook and the Academic Rules and Procedures handbook.

HONORS AND ACADEMIC AWARDS
  The awards described below are presented annually at the Spring Honors and Awards Banquet with the exception of the Heminway Gold Medal, the Herman Moench Commendation, and the John T. Royse Award, which are presented at Commencement. The recipients of these awards are chosen by vote of the faculty and professional staff. Transferable credits earned in officially sanctioned Junior Year Abroad Programs will be counted toward the total number of graded hours at Rose-Hulman for the purpose of academic awards.

A bronze medal, a copy of the Heminway Gold Medal, is awarded to that student with the highest grade point average at the end of the freshman year. The recipient must have earned at least 45 but no more than 94 graded hours at Rose-Hulman.

A bronze medal and cash award, known as the Paul N. Bogart Prize, is awarded to that student with the highest grade point average at the end of the sophomore year. The recipient must have earned at least 95 but no more than 144 graded hours at Rose-Hulman.

A sterling silver medal, known as the Carl Wischmeyer Award, is given to that student with the highest grade point average at the end of the junior year. The recipient must have earned at least 145 but no more than 194 graded hours at Rose-Hulman.

In case of tie in grade point average for any of the above medals, the student with the highest number of graded hours at Rose-Hulman will be awarded the medal and other students will be recognized as Heminway, Bogart, or Wischmeyer Scholars, respectively.

A gold medal, established by the late Mrs. Sarah A. Heminway, is awarded to that graduating senior with the highest grade point average after four years of study.

The John T. Royse Award, consisting of a bronze medal and cash honorarium, is presented to that senior who, on the basis of academic achievement, student leadership, participation in extracurricular activities, and citizenship is considered to be the most outstanding graduate.

The Herman Moench Commendation is signified by a mechanical clock and may be given to a senior in the upper half of the graduating class who has demonstrated exemplary character including honesty, self-discipline, compassion and moral conviction, for all of which the student must be respected by the student’s peers. The recipient must be dedicated to serving the Rose-Hulman community in a manner which exerts a commendable influence on members of that community.

A student who is enrolled for at least 45 graded hours in a given academic year and who completes that year with a grade point average of at least 3.300 shall be awarded Class Honors for that year.

A student who has completed all the requirements for the Bachelor’s degree with a cumulative grade point average of 3.900 or higher shall be awarded the degree summa cum laude; a graduating student with a cumulative grade point average of 3.600 or higher shall be awarded the degree magna cum laude; a graduating senior with a cumulative grade point average of 3.300 or higher shall be awarded the degree cum laude.

DIPLOMAS AND DEGREES
  Upon recommendation of the faculty and the approval of the Board of Managers the Institute will confer the degree of Bachelor of Science or Master of Science upon each candidate who has met the requirements for that degree. The diploma will indicate the course of study in which the degree has been conferred. Each recipient of a degree is expected to attend and participate in Commencement exercises.