HONORS AT COMMENCEMENT

THE LATIN HONORS SYSTEM APPLIES ONLY TO BACCALAUREATE DEGREE CANDIDATES. THESE GPABASED HONORS (CUM LAUDE, MAGNA CUM LAUDE, AND SUMMA CUM LAUDE) DO NOT APPLY TO STUDENTS BEYOND THE BACCALAUREATE LEVEL.

HONOR STOLES ARE WORN BY BACCALAUREATE DEGREE CANDIDATES HAVING MET THE CRITERIA CORRESPONDING WITH THE LATIN HONORS SYSTEM UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR DEGREE. THESE ARE GOLD IN COLOR, WITH THE HONOR LEVEL EMBROIDERED THIS STOLE SHOULD NOT BE WORN UNDER THE GOWN OR UNDER ANY OTHER STOLE, AS IT REPRESENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, SUPERIOR TO ACHIEVEMENT OR INVOLVEMENT OUTSIDE OF ACADEMICS AS IT RELATES TO THE FORMAL COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY.

HONOR CORDS ARE WORN IN REPRESENTATION OF HONOR SOCIETIES OF WHICH THE GRADUATING STUDENT IS A MEMBER. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETIES FOR ACADEMICS AND LEADERSHIP HAVE DISTINCT CORDS (GENERALLY A BRAIDED CORD OF 1-2 COLORS, WORN AROUND THE NECK ATOP A STOLE, IF APPLICABLE) THAT ARE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE HONOR SOCIETY OR ORGANIZATION. (SEE HONOR CORDS & STOLES AT CEREMONY INFORMATION)

AT EACH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY, THE STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THESE HONORS WILL BE ANNOUNCED. THE UNDERGRADUATE LATIN HONORS DESIGNATION PRINTED IN THE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM AND ANNOUNCED AT THE CEREMONY IS CALCULATED BASED ON THE STUDENT’S CUMULATIVE UWA GRADE POINT AVERAGE AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER PRIOR TO THE SEMESTER OF GRADUATION ALL HONORS WILL BE RECALCULATED AFTER THE FINAL GRADING PERIOD FOR THE SEMESTER HAS CLOSED DURING THE WEEKS FOLLOWING COMMENCEMENT.

THESE STUDENTS ARE GRADUATED WITH ‘HONORS,’ ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING SCALE:

SUMMA CUM LAUDE A QUALITY POINT RATIO OF 3 90 OR HIGHER