NEWS

Editors: News Services reminds you of our new Web page address with detailed local-angle information about students listed by county or state who graduated or earned Dean’s List honors in Spring 2003. See below for details on how to use the Web URL.

Local students earn UNC degrees; recognized on Dean’s List

CHAPEL HILL -- More than 4,732 students earned bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or professional degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during a May 18^th ceremony, featuring remarks by actor and education advocate Bill Cosby.

In addition, more than 4,593 Carolina students were recognized for outstanding academic achievement by their selection for the 2003 spring semester Dean’s List.

Students are eligible for the Dean’s List if they earn at least a 3.2 grade-point-average on a 4.0 scale while taking 15 or more letter-grade credit hours. They are also eligible if they earn a 3.5 grade-point-average while taking at least 12 letter-grade credit hours. Students must have no grades lower than a "C". On a 4.0 scale, "A" equals 4, "B" equals 3 and "C" equals 2.

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• Go to http://www.ais.unc.edu/sis/focus/newsservicecan.html; also accessible via the main News Services Web Site www.unc.edu/news/

To search for those students in your circulation area:

• Choose option 1. (Dean’s List) or option 2. (Degree Recipients).
• For the Semester/Year choose "Spring 2003".
• For "ALL STUDENTS" choose "Select".
• For "North Carolina County," select your county and from the "State" option, select North Carolina.
• Choose an output type – HTML is default. Choose between HTML, MS Excel, MS Word or Adobe PDF formats.
• Click "Submit" – the results will be displayed in a browser window.

News Services Contact: News Services, (919) 962-2091, news@unc.edu