What does "conditional" mean in the result?

It means at least one condition has no value entered, so the overall result cannot be confirmed yet; fill in every condition's value for a definite met or not-met answer.

Can I check just one condition?

Yes; remove the second row and the result reduces to a single threshold check, with AND or OR logic having no effect on a single condition.

How many conditions can I add?

As many as your actual rule needs; add a row for every distinct condition your school's rule states.

Why does the comparator matter so much here?

Because the same threshold number means the opposite thing depending on the comparator; double-check whether your rule is a minimum ("at least," use >=) or a maximum ("at most," use <=) before trusting the result.

Do I meet the requirements for an honors designation?

Add each condition your rule actually checks, its threshold, and your own value. Choose whether every condition must hold (AND) or just one of them (OR); this never assumes which logic your specific rule uses.

Need your next decision? Dean's List Scenario

How we calculated this

Each condition compares your value against its threshold using the comparator you chose; under AND logic every condition must hold, under OR logic at least one must. Using the example values above (GPA 3.7 at least 3.5, AND 60 honors credits at least 45), both conditions hold, so the overall result is met.

Leaving a condition's value blank marks it "unknown" rather than a failure; under AND logic, an unknown condition alongside otherwise-passing conditions reports the overall result as conditional, not falsely met, since a missing input is not the same as a confirmed pass.

Limitations

This checks exactly the conditions you enter, combined with one logic type across all of them; it cannot represent a mixed rule like "(A AND B) OR C" with a different structure for different subsets of conditions. For a rule that genuinely nests AND and OR together, evaluate each branch as a separate calculation and combine the results yourself.

Common mistakes

A common error is choosing AND when the real rule only requires meeting one of several paths (for example, "3.5 GPA overall, or 3.7 GPA in the major"), which incorrectly reports the rule as unmet when only one path failed. Another is entering a threshold backwards, such as using "<=" for a minimum requirement instead of ">=", which silently reverses which values count as passing.

Frequently asked

What does "conditional" mean in the result?: It means at least one condition has no value entered, so the overall result cannot be confirmed yet; fill in every condition's value for a definite met or not-met answer.
Can I check just one condition?: Yes; remove the second row and the result reduces to a single threshold check, with AND or OR logic having no effect on a single condition.
How many conditions can I add?: As many as your actual rule needs; add a row for every distinct condition your school's rule states.
Why does the comparator matter so much here?: Because the same threshold number means the opposite thing depending on the comparator; double-check whether your rule is a minimum ("at least," use >=) or a maximum ("at most," use <=) before trusting the result.

Next decision

For the common two-condition "GPA and credits" case specifically, see Dean's List Scenario instead.

For how AND/OR logic works and how to plan the study time to meet a rule, read Meeting Academic Standing Rules and Planning Your Study Time.