Graduation
with Honors Standards
Eligibility
is based on the GPA in the student's final 60
graded credits (the full semester in which the
60th credit is received will be included) at
the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities campus
(transfer credits are not included). The GPA
in these 60 credits qualify the student for
the following Honors Graduation Levels:
- cum
laude 3.5 GPA or higher
-
magna cum laude 3.66 GPA or higher
-
summa cum laude 3.75 GPA or higher
In
addition, satisfactory completion of at least
four upper division honors
opportunities after completion of
the 60th semester credit is required. One of
the four honors opportunities must be outside
the major field, a second is achieved through
the honors thesis or project, and at least two
of the four must be honors classroom experiences.
In addition, most major departments in CLA have
specific departmental requirements that students
must satisfy in order to graduate with honors.
Students should refer to the departmental descriptions
of the honors programs in their majors.
Students
must complete the honors requirements for their
degree within two years of the term in which
the apply for graduation. Completion of at least
60 graded credits at the University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities campus is also required. All
Honors coures must be graded A-F.
Departmental Honors Requirements
Requirements
for Graduation with Honors.
Graduation
with Honors: The
Process and the Paperwork
Honors-CLA
also provides the grant opportunities to help
defray costs associated with an Honors project.
Link here for the Thesis
Grant application (pdf; new
window).
All College of Liberal Arts honors degrees require an honors thesis or project. HCLA provides workshops along with Thesis Preparation information and a Thesis Preparation Worksheet to assist students.
Honors
Medallion
All
students who complete their degree with Latin
honors receive a medallion to wear at commencement.
Eligible students will be notified when medallions
are available to be picked up in the Honors office.
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