Summa Cum Laude
Students graduate summa cum laude from Chestnut Hill College if their final cumulative GPA is 3.90.
Departmental Honors
Chestnut Hill College's Departmental Honors program offers superior students an opportunity to work independently in their major discipline under the direction of a faculty advisor to complete a research project of their choosing. Research culminates in an Honors Thesis submitted in April of the student's senior year. Those students who successfully complete the program graduate with Honors in their major.
Delta Epsilon Sigma
Delta Epsilon Sigma, the national scholastic honor society for students of Catholic colleges and universities, established its Alpha Upsilon Chapter at Chestnut Hill in 1941. Eligibility for election to membership is limited to juniors and seniors with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above who have earned fifty percent of the credits necessary for graduation. Nomination is limited to the top 20% of the class.
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Eta Sigma was founded by three distinguished Phi Beta Kappa members, professors, and administrators at the University of Illinois on March 22, 1923, to encourage and recognize high scholastic achievement among members of the freshman classes. Phi Eta Sigma is the third most senior member of the Association of College Honor Societies.
Dean's List
Achieved Dean's List every semester of college at both St. John's University (2005-2006) and Chestnut Hill College (2006-2009)
Presidential Scholarship
Awarded a Presidential Scholarship (four-year, full tuition scholarship plus room & board grant) to attend St. John's University in New York.
Navy ROTC Scholarship
Awarded a Navy ROTC scholarship to attend Fordham University at Lincoln Center in New York.
Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Secondary Scholarship
Awarded a Knott Scholarship (four-year, full tuition) to attend The Seton Keough High School in Baltimore, MD.
