Graduation Honors - Undergraduate
- Graduation honors recognition is given according to the following scale: Summa Cum Laude, 3.90-4.00; Magna Cum Laude, 3.75-3.89; Cum Laude, 3.65-3.74.
- The cumulative grade point average used in the graduation honors scale is based on all University of Northwestern credits earned at the time of degree completion. This includes course work taken in all academic programs of the University.
- Transfer students must complete a minimum of 60 semester credits at University of Northwestern to be eligible for honors recognition listed in paragraph 1. Transfer students with between 30-59 Northwestern credits with a Northwestern cumulative grade point average of at least 3.90 will be recognized as graduating “with distinction.”