Brandon University Silver Medal in Creative Arts

One Silver Medal will be offered in Department of Creative Arts.

Each department, or relevant sector of the Faculty or School, will select that graduating student (either a third-year or fourth-year graduate) who they believe has the best academic performance in the courses taken in their department.

To be eligible, a student must satisfy the following conditions: l) be a major or minor in the area in question; 2) have taken at least 24 credit hours in that area; and 3) not have won a Silver Medal in that area before. Normally Silver Medal winners will have a g.p.a. of at least 3.5 on the courses taken in the area in question. The g.p.a. will, of course, be a prime consideration in determining the Silver Medal winner, but it may not be the only one.

In close decisions, a runner up candidate may receive honourable mention. This runner-up, who must also satisfy the eligibility conditions specified for winners, will receive a Graduate Certificate of Merit at Convocation and will have the award noted on their transcript.

A Silver Medal will not be awarded to a student who has received Departmental approval to proceed to the fourth year of the Honours degree program in the student’s major area of study. A recipient of a Silver Medal must be a May graduate or a previous Fall/February graduate to be eligible to receive a Silver Medal. Extra and repeat courses will not be used for Silver Medals.