Talk:Honors student

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What criterion should be used in establishing the main topic on a global proportion? What supportive material should be used to reinforce the main topic in such a proportion? Habatchii (talk) 01:09, 30 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Here (the UK) we don't use the term "hono(u)rs student" at all. Other than the US, where else is it common? 86.135.7.222 (talk) 19:11, 3 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Definitely need to say what countries this applies to. Also, what stages of education. Primary/Elementary? Secondary/High School? University/College? 81.129.23.204 (talk) 10:54, 19 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

"A similar concept to honor rolls exists in colleges and universities in the United States, known as the Dean's List."

So could someone shed some light on where this concept of "honor rolls" then is used if not in US colleges and universities? I've heard that there is some kind of 'Honors Student' system in place in US and wanted to know more, but this article doesn't tell anything about it! It mentions some random 'National Honor Society', but where it's placed? In UK, or possibly Canada? The blue wiki link leads to a dead page, so that doesn't help. 37.219.16.79 (talk) 21:38, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I agree the banner comment is in error unless anyone else can come up with examples where honour student method is used in other countries this banner should be removed —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.6.14.212 (talk) 14:30, 24 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

United Kingdom

Until the 1960s or perhaps even later some universities in the UK offered General, Pass or Ordinary degrees alongside the much more specialized Honours degrees. General degrees involved the study of about five subjects and were unclassified: you simply got a pass or fail, and these degrees carried very little prestige. Norvo (talk) 19:18, 13 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]