Academic Honors
Academic Honors
The School of Arts and Sciences' faculty members are dynamic in their determination to educate students in a manner that encourages them all to soar, to strive for academic excellence, regardless of their background. Students undertake a curriculum which is designed to encourage them to become thoughtful humanists and leaders in a dynamic, diverse, and global society.
Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society
Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society is the International English Honor Society. It is also a member of the Association of College Honor Societies which was founded in 1924 at Dakota Wesleyan University. Our Chapter at Coppin is called the Phi Lamda. Our Honor Society chapter admits students with 3.0GPA and keeps track of them as they navigate through the rigors of Academics to be successful students. We started holding a Students’ conference in conjunction with the Department of Humanities in 2009, and this conference has been a huge success. Exhibiting high standards of academic excellence, and serving society by fostering literacy are part of the mission of Sigma Tau Delta which we always stick with at Coppin State University. Dr. Blessing Diala-Ogamba is currently the Advisor assisted by Ms. Debora Burgess-Brunson and Ms. Latrice Curtis.
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta (F?T), founded at the University of Arkansas on March 17, 1921, is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. As a professional society, Phi Alpha Theta’s mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. The society is a charter member of the Association of College Honor Societies and has over 350,000 members, with about 9,500 new members joining each year through approximately 860 local chapters
The following students were inducted in Spring 2012:
Ms. Frances Brown
History (United States) Major
Ms. Alice Dunton
Geography Major
Ms. Rebecca Holliday
History (United States) Major
Mr. Jason Jones
History (African) Major
Mr. Anthony Leverette
History/Social Studies Teacher Education Major
Ms. Arleaver Patton
History (African) Major
Ms. Stephanie Sulik
History (African American) Major
Coppin State University students strive for academic excellence, and many achieve the Dean's List. It is a pleasure to recognize all SAS students who have achieved this distinction. The School of Arts and Sciences has been generating a list of its qualified students since spring 2005. Effective fall 2008, the university semester grade point average was increased from 3.25 to 3.5 and part-time students became eligible for this distinction. The SAS Dean’s list is posted in academic buildings and on the SAS website each fall and spring semester.
Eligibility
SAS full-time students are eligible for the Dean's List if they meet the following criteria:
- Semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher
- Completion of at least twelve graduation credits
- No grades of "D", "F", "CS" or "I"
SAS part-time students are eligible for the Dean's List if they meet the following criteria:
- Semester grade point average of 3.50 or higher
- Completion of at least twelve graduation credits
- No grades of "D", "F", "CS" or "I"
- Currently enrolled, taking 6 to 11 degree credits
We encourage all Coppin students to seek this academic honor.