Graduation with Honors (Baccalaureate Degree)
Latin Honors are granted with Bachelor of Art (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees.
To be eligible, the student must have completed 45 letter-graded units at Mount Saint Mary’s University by the end of the term prior to the last term of attendance.
Graduation with Latin Honors is based on the cumulative grade point average (GPA) at the time of degree posting and will be determined according to the following scale:
Cum laude shall be granted to a student who has earned a cumulative GPA of 3.50 - 3.69.
Magna cum laude shall be granted to a student who has earned a cumulative GPA of 3.70 - 3.84.
Summa cum laude shall be granted to a student who has earned a cumulative GPA of 3.85 or higher.
In calculations for Latin Honors, GPA will not be rounded up, and will be based on the student’s actual GPA.
A preliminary Honors list is compiled based upon all units completed excluding the last term prior to graduation. Students who meet the Latin Honors requirements are indicated as candidates for Latin Honors in the Commencement program. The final Latin Honors list is established at the time of degree posting. All units accepted towards graduation (or degree completion) are considered in the calculation of Latin Honors including grades of courses that transferred in at time of matriculation and grades of courses during the last term.