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Latin Honors
Please note that Latin Honors are for undergraduates only.

Latin Honors calculation beginning with the Class of 2007:
Among graduating seniors in each school and college, the top five percent will be awarded degrees summa cum laude, the next ten percent will be awarded degrees magna cum laude, and the next fifteen percent will be awarded degrees cum laude. “Break points,” which are the grade point averages (GPA) corresponding to each of these categories, will be determined for each graduating class in each school and college at the end of the seventh (penultimate) semester by applying these percentile ranges to the list of eligible graduates arranged in order of GPA. Students falling in the designated percentile ranges on the basis of their GPA after seven semesters will be certified for degrees with the corresponding Latin honors. Students who, by virtue of strong academic performances during their final semester, advance their GPAs beyond a breakpoint will be awarded degrees with the correspondingly higher Latin honor. Students whose academic performances during the final semester causes their GPAs to fall below a break point will retain the Latin honors as originally determined after seven semesters. In no case will students be awarded Latin honors for grade point averages below 3.0.

This amendment will not pertain to students who graduate from UNI.
Honors calculations exclude PDP and OTP courses.
(College of Engineering excludes PDP courses only)