This ceremony, produced by the Honors and Awards Committee, recognizes all students holding a 3.7 GPA for undergraduates fully enrolled (12 units or more in all classes except freshman, where a minimum of 16 units are required) and a 3.85 GPA for graduate students fully enrolled (eight hours or more). The student must be fully enrolled in the previous fall term and fully enrolled per the criteria for the current spring term. The student receives a certificate/instruction letter in the mail and an invitation is sent to the student(s) family. The student is given individual recognition and an “Honor Student” pin is presented for their distinguished achievement. The Academic Honors and Awards Ceremony is a yearly program held in the month of April. The ceremony also showcases recipients of departmental awards, senior student awards and outstanding faculty awards culminating in a reception.