Area Resident Named to Dean's List at Quinnipiac University

2009 Jan 8

Hamden, Conn.- The following local student was named to the Dean's List at Quinnipiac University for the Fall 2008 semester.

Lauren Turgeon of Carolina, RI

Students who excel in scholarship by earning a grade point average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C are recognized by being place on the dean's list. Full-time students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis (A through C) to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least 6 credits during a semester.

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 5,600 full-time undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students in 51 undergraduate and 19 graduate programs of study in its School of Business, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Professional Studies. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top universities with master's programs in the Northern region in U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges. The 2009 issue of U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master's programs in the North. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review's The Best 368 Colleges. For more information, please visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu.