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Graduation Latin Honors

Graduating seniors are eligible for cum laude designations on diplomas and transcripts if their complete academic records show at least 54 calculable credits at the University and meet the following criteria:

cum laude:  at least a 3.0 total GPA (grade point average) and a class rank in the 75th percentile or above in the student's school or college.
magna cum laude:  at least a 3.4 total GPA (grade point average) and a class rank in the 85th percentile or above in the student's school or college.
summa cum laude:  at least a 3.7 total GPA (grade point average) and a class rank in the 95th percentile or above in the student's school or college.

General graduation honors for students meeting requirements at the conclusion of the summer sessions or the fall semester will be based on the grade point average cut-off points used for the previous spring semester to establish class rank in each school or college.

Please note that the graduation honor designations depend on the GPA of each school or college and that the cut-off points are determined on a yearly basis.  The minimum GPA cut-offs listed above are not necessarily the actual cut-off points for any given college or school in any given year. 

May 2011
School/College/Program
Summa 
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum 
Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources
3.840
3.588
3.444
Business
3.902
3.764
3.669
Education
3.883
3.794
3.721
Engineering
3.819
3.636
3.524
Fine Arts
3.841
3.735
3.670
Continuing Studies
3.830
3.710
3.567
Liberal Arts and Sciences
3.866
3.684
3.544
Nursing
3.895
3.759
3.694
Pharmacy 
3.873
 3.670
3.546
Ratcliffe Hicks
3.700
3.592
3.305
May 2010
School/College/Program
Summa 
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum 
Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources
3.861
3.645
3.489
Business
3.890
3.751
3.635
Education
3.904
3.798
3.730
Engineering
3.862
3.668
3.547
Fine Arts
3.841
3.780
3.653
Continuing Studies
3.963
3.812
3.671
Liberal Arts and Sciences
3.867
3.691
3.538
Nursing
3.855
3.706
3.628
Pharmacy 
3.871
 3.713
3.590
Ratcliffe Hicks
3.700
3.492
3.318
May 2009
School/College/Program
Summa 
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum 
Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources
3.861
3.645
3.489
Business
3.890
3.751
3.635
Education
3.904
3.798
3.730
Engineering
3.862
3.668
3.547
Fine Arts
3.841
3.780
3.653
Continuing Studies
3.963
3.812
3.671
Liberal Arts and Sciences
3.867
3.691
3.538
Nursing
3.855
3.706
3.628
Pharmacy 
3.871
 3.713
3.590
Ratcliffe Hicks
3.700
3.492
3.318
May 2008
School/College/Program
Summa 
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum 
Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources
3.852
3.567
3.449
Business
3.862
3.720
3.622
Education
3.951
3.865
3.768
Engineering
3.893
3.668
3.531
Fine Arts
3.874
3.725
3.615
Continuing Studies
3.950
3.816
3.722
Liberal Arts and Sciences
3.837
3.671
3.527
Nursing
3.846
3.602
3.516
Pharmacy 
3.835
 3.739
3.654
Ratcliffe Hicks
3.700
3.513
3.212
May 2007
School/College/Program
Summa 
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum 
Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources
3.850
3.606
3.454
Business
3.856
3.683
3.550
Education
3.930
3.828
3.745
Engineering
3.731
3.578
3.399
Fine Arts
3.815
3.694
3.630
Continuing Studies
3.912
3.806
3.676
Liberal Arts and Sciences
3.852
3.668
3.480
Nursing
3.792
3.618
3.545
Pharmacy 
3.851
 3.705
3.582
Ratcliffe Hicks
3.700
3.400
3.269
May 2006
School/College/Program
Summa 
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum 
Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources
3.700
3.421
3.260
Allied Health
3.801
3.572
3.463
Business
3.769
3.602
3.487
Education
3.905
3.802
3.724
Engineering
3.842
3.687
3.469
Family Studies
3.795
3.579
3.463
Fine Arts
3.799
3.730
3.582
Continuing Studies
3.909
3.824
3.711
Liberal Arts and Sciences
3.832
3.603
3.449
Nursing
3.761
3.631
3.549
Pharmacy 
3.751
 3.576
3.523
Ratcliffe Hicks
3.929
3.713
3.408
Doctor of Pharmacy
3.842
3.759
3.677
May 2005
School/College/Program
Summa 
Cum Laude
Magna Cum Laude
Cum 
Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources
3.861
3.548
3.387
Allied Health
3.787
3.602
3.504
Business
3.820
3.580
3.451
Education
3.917
3.863
3.764
Engineering
3.826
3.679
3.507
Family Studies
3.780
3.590
3.403
Fine Arts
3.839
3.638
3.538
Continuing Studies
3.847
3.678
3.423
Liberal Arts and Sciences
3.809
3.575
3.409
Nursing
3.818
3.656
3.510
Pharmacy 
3.805
 3.635
3.503
Ratcliffe Hicks
3.700
3.469
3.378
Doctor of Pharmacy
3.886
3.802
3.744
May 2004
School/College/Program
Summa 
Cum Laude
Magna 
Cum Laude
Cum 
Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources
3.817
3.444
3.228
Allied Health
3.946
3.611
3.450
Business
3.847
3.659
3.499
Education
3.894
3.789
3.700
Engineering
3.837
3.565
3.421
Family Studies
3.766
3.565
3.413
Fine Arts
3.914
3.689
3.607
Continuing Studies
3.956
3.864
3.696
Liberal Arts and Sciences
3.789
3.550
3.384
Nursing
3.801
3.669
3.449
Pharmacy 
3.745
 3.411
3.312
Ratcliffe Hicks
3.700
3.400
3.107
Doctor of Pharmacy
3.894
3.800
3.716
May 2003
School/College/Program
Summa 
Cum Laude
Magna 
Cum Laude
Cum 
Laude
Agriculture & Natural Resources
3.807
3.675
3.379
Allied Health
3.700
3.502
3.431
Business
3.737
3.537
3.420
Education
3.919
3.796
3.712
Engineering
3.907
3.696
3.417
Family Studies
3.700
3.474
3.310
Fine Arts
3.874
3.694
3.631
Continuing Studies
3.977
3.821
3.615
Liberal Arts and Sciences
3.813
3.567
3.363
Nursing
3.866
3.539
3.422
Pharmacy 
3.801
 3.526
3.346
Pharmacy: Doctorate Program
3.874
3.764
3.655
Ratcliffe Hicks
3.700
3.566
3.560

 

For additional information regarding graduation honors please consult the Undergraduate Catalog.

 

Last updated 10/11/11