Brandon University Silver Medal in Rural and Community Studies

One Silver Medal will be offered in the Department of Rural & Community Studies.

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.