47 Wildcats Make Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

 LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 27, 2012) — A total of 534 student-athletes, including 47 University of Kentucky Wildcats, were named to the 2011 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll this week  by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive.

The 2011 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll is based on grades from the 2011 spring, summer and fall terms.

Any student-athlete who participates in a Southeastern Conference championship sport or a student-athlete who participates in a sport listed on his/her institution’s NCAA Sports Sponsorship Form is eligible for nomination to the Academic Honor Roll. Thefollowing criteria should be followed: (1) A student-athlete must have a grade point average of 3.00 or above for either the preceding academic year (two semesters or three quarters) or have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or above at the nominating institution. (2) If a student-athlete attends summer school, his/her grade point average during the summer academic term must be included in the calculation used to determine eligibility for the Academic Honor Roll. (3) Student-athletes eligible for the Honor Roll include those receiving an athletics scholarship, recipients of an athletics award (i.e.,letter winner), and nonscholarship student-athletes who have been on a varsity team for two seasons. (4) Prior to being nominated, a student-athlete must have successfully completed 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of nonremedial academic credit toward a baccalaureate degree at the nominating institution. (5) The student-athlete must have been a member of a varsity team for the sport’s entire NCAA championship segment.

The complete 2011 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll is available at www.secdigitalnetwork.com.