Determining Honors Designation for Graduation

To graduate with honors, a student must complete at least 62 semester hours of work in residence at The University of Mississippi. The required GPA must be attained on all work completed in residence at The University of Mississippi separately considered, as well as on all college work attempted both at the university and at other institutions, including independent study (correspondence or Internet-based) courses taken, regardless of whether such work has been accepted for transfer credit at the university.

Cum Laude

To be eligible for a degree CUM LAUDE, a student must have a grade-point average of 3.50 or above but below 3.75 on all college work attempted.

Magna Cum Laude

To be eligible for a degree MAGNA CUM LAUDE, a student must have a grade-point average of 3.75 or above but below 3.90 on all college work attempted.

Summa Cum Laude

To be eligible for a degree SUMMA CUM LAUDE, a student must have a grade-point average of 3.90 or above on all college work attempted.