Graduation with Distinction
CALENDAR YEAR 2011
The current criteria for graduation with distinction are based upon University-wide grade point averages: 3.90 for summa cum laude, 3.75 for magna cum laude, and 3.50 for cum laude. These criteria will be continued through the December 2011 graduation date. For students who earn fewer than 64 credit hours from Miami toward a bachelor’s degree or fewer than 32 credit hours from Miami toward an associate’s degree, the cumulative GPA to determine eligibility for distinction at graduation is the lower of the following averages:
BEGINNING CALENDAR YEAR 2012
Effective with May graduation 2012, the criteria for graduation with distinction will be divisionally based. The distinction of summa cum laude will be awarded to the highest 2 percent, magna cum laude will be awarded to the next 5 percent, and cum laude will be awarded to the next 10 percent, with no more than 17 percent being awarded honors. Criteria will be published each June for the following years’ graduation dates and will be based on the three previous years’ average GPA within each division.
Latin Honors for May, August and December 2012 |
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Summa Cum Laude |
Magna Cum Laude |
Cum Laude |
Arts and Science |
3.94 |
3.83 |
3.65 |
Education, Health and Society |
3.95 |
3.84 |
3.72 |
Engineering and Applied Science |
3.92 |
3.78 |
3.61 |
Farmer School of Business |
3.90 |
3.73 |
3.54 |
Fine Arts |
3.89 |
3.82 |
3.70 |
Integrative Studies* |
3.93 |
3.81 |
3.64 |
*Integrative Studies uses an overall university GPA, as there is currently not 3 years worth of data. Effective 2013, Integrative Studies will be based upon the three prior years’ data.
For students who earn fewer than 64 credit hours from Miami toward a bachelor’s degree or fewer than 32 credit hours from Miami toward an associate’s degree, the cumulative GPA to determine eligibility for distinction at graduation is the lower of the following averages:
Graduation with University Honors
Contact the University Honors Program Office, 102 Bishop Hall, 529-3399, for information on requirements necessary to be admitted to the honors program.
Graduation with Departmental Honors
Contact your major departmental office to determine if departmental honors are offered in that department, and if so, what requirements need to be fulfilled to have departmental honors awarded.