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Graduating with Academic Honors

Bachelor Degree with Honors

Honors will be conferred upon bachelor's degree graduates who meet the criteria for honors recognition noted below. The official determination of UAFS academic honors is made after all degree requirements have been met and will be identified on the graduate’s official transcript and diploma.

Tentative academic honors are recognized at commencement, noted in the commencement program, and do not include grades earned during the graduate’s final semester.

Summa Cum Laude – GPA of 3.9-4.0
Magna Cum Laude – GPA of 3.8-3.89

Cum Laude – GPA of 3.6-3.79

University bachelor's degree honors are based on the following criteria:

  • Cumulative GPA in one of the categories noted above for all college-level coursework, including all coursework from other institutions and all repeated coursework
    • NOTE: The GPA reflected in My.UAFS is only for UAFS coursework and may not reflect the GPA used for the calculation of honors.
  • At least 45 hours completed at UAFS
  • A minimum of 50 percent of the hours in the major field completed at UAFS

Honors are awarded only for the first baccalaureate degree conferred.

Any student subject to disciplinary sanctions for academic misconduct or disciplinary suspension at UAFS will not be graduated with honors.

Associate Degree with Honors

The associate degree with distinction will be conferred upon associate degree graduates who have a cumulative GPA of 3.6-4.0 in all college-level coursework.

Tentative academic honors are recognized at commencement, noted in the commencement program, and do not include grades earned during the graduate's final semester.

University associate degree honors are based on the following criteria:

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.6-4.0 for all college-level coursework, including all coursework from other institutions and all repeated coursework.
    • NOTE: The GPA reflected in My.UAFS is only for UAFS coursework and may not reflect the GPA used for the calculation of honors.
  • Meet residency requirement of the respective associate degree
    • Associate of Arts and Associate of General Studies: last 15 hours at UAFS
    • Associate of Applied Science and Associate of Science: last 15 hours and 50 percent of major hours completed at UAFS.

Honors are awarded only for the first associate degree conferred. Students who have previously earned a degree higher than an associate are not eligible.

Any student subject to disciplinary sanctions for academic misconduct or disciplinary suspension at UAFS will not be graduated with honors.