Honors at Graduation

Undergraduate students will be awarded Latin honors upon conferral of the Bachelor degree if they have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours in residence and achieved the following cumulative grade point average:

  • summa cum laude - 3.85
  • magna cum laude - 3.70
  • cum laude - 3.50

Latin honors are noted on the SJU transcript and diploma and will be awarded after degrees are awarded.

Please note: 

  • Certificate, Associate, Graduate and Doctoral students are not eligible to graduate with Latin honors.

For the full policy, please visit the Academic Catalog here: https://academiccatalog.sju.edu/programs/undergraduateprocedures/#academichonorstext.

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