Student Honors
The academic honors recognized at IVCC include the following:
President's Honors
It is the policy of the Board of Trustees of Illinois Valley Community College that the "President's Honors" will include students earning a term grade point average of 3.75 to 4.00 in 12 or more semester hours. The 12 completed college-level semester hours exclude noncredit courses, courses taken for audit, and developmental courses.
President's Honors will be awarded in the fall and spring semesters.
Academic Honors
It is the policy of the Board of Trustees of Illinois Valley Community College that "Academic Honors" will include students earning a term grade point average of 3.25 or above in 6 or more completed college level hours. The 6 completed college-level semester hours exclude non-credit courses, courses taken for audit, and developmental courses. Academic Honors will be awarded in the fall and spring semesters.
Note: Students will receive the higher of the two applicable honors.
Annual Academic Awards Program
Students will receive a special certificate at the spring Awards Banquet for having achieved full-time honors status for two or three consecutive semesters.
Thomas J. McCormack Scholars
Students earning a minimum grade point average of 3.75 in 14 or more college-level semester hours each of the first three semesters will be designated as Thomas J. McCormack Scholars at the Annual Academic Honors Banquet held in the spring. Dr. McCormack was principal of LaSalle-Peru Township High School from 1903-1932 and was the first director of L-P-O Junior College, which was housed at the high school for many years.