DiPietro Paul A, Longo Stacy L, Welch Beth E, Kennedy Daniel R, Nemec Eric C
Western New England University College of Pharmacy, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, Connecticut.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2017 May;81(4):69. doi: 10.5688/ajpe81469.
To survey the practices of awarding honors upon graduation with a doctor of pharmacy degree. College and school of pharmacy websites were systematically searched to identify if, and then how, graduation honors are awarded. Programs that offer graduation honors were categorized and quantified based upon grade point average (GPA) cutoffs, honors enrollment, research project completion, faculty vote, course failure considerations, and ethics code violations. Of the 132 doctor of pharmacy programs reviewed, 86% (n=114) had accessible online resources and were included in data analysis. Of these 114 programs, 43% (n=49) award honors upon graduation, and 57% (n=65) do not. Among the 49 programs that award honors, 30 award the Latin honors. Of the remaining 19 programs, 18 award alternative graduation honors, and one awards both. Latin honors are the most common form of graduation honors utilized by doctor of pharmacy programs that award honors upon graduation. There is a variety of GPA cutoffs utilized across programs.
调查药学博士学位毕业时授予荣誉的做法。系统搜索药学院和学校的网站，以确定是否以及如何授予毕业荣誉。根据平均绩点（GPA）临界值、荣誉录取、研究项目完成情况、教师投票、课程不及格考量以及道德规范违规情况，对提供毕业荣誉的项目进行分类和量化。在审查的132个药学博士项目中，86%（n = 114）有可访问的在线资源并纳入数据分析。在这114个项目中，43%（n = 49）在毕业时授予荣誉，57%（n = 65）不授予。在授予荣誉的49个项目中，30个授予拉丁荣誉。在其余19个项目中，18个授予替代性毕业荣誉，1个同时授予两者。拉丁荣誉是毕业时授予荣誉的药学博士项目最常用的毕业荣誉形式。各项目使用的GPA临界值各不相同。
