A prize is a prestigious recognition, often a book or nominal financial award, which recognizes academic achievement in a course, a cluster of courses (no more than 3), a program (academic)/field of study, or an academic piece of work, as defined by:

• a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 7.5, or

• a minimum A average for graduate studies, or

• top academic performance when an award evaluates student’s marks in comparison to their peers, or

• talent or promise.

All prizes appear on a student’s transcript.

The Senate approves student award categories which should be followed when naming a prize. An example of a prize is The Ivana Guglietti-Kelly Prize.