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Honors

To graduate with honors, a student must have earned a minimum of 40 hours (in residence) for the associate degree and a minimum of 60 hours (in residence) for the bachelor's degree. The following GPA's apply to honors:

Honor	Minimum Scholastic GPA
Summa Cum Laude	3.90
Magna Cum Laude	3.70
Cum Laude	3.50

Graduating with honors should not be confused with participating in the honors program (participation in classes designated as honors classes).

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• President's Message
• General Information
• About This Catalog
• Admissions Information
• Financial Aid Information
• Financial Information
• Student Affairs
• Academic Regulations and Administrative Procedures
  • Introduction and Student Responsibility
  • Definitions
  • Administrative Changes
  • Academic Renewal
  • Academic Standing
  • Appeals Procedure (also see grade appeals)
  • Attendance
  • Auditing Classes
  • Catalog and Curriculum Appeals
  • Certificate Programs
  • Changing Your Student Record
  • Continuous Enrollment
  • Classification of Students
  • Credit by Examination
  • Credit for Duplicate Courses or Dual Credit
  • Credit for Courses Completed More than Ten Years Prior to Graduation
  • Cross Registration
  • Disruptive Behavior and Academic Dishonesty
  • Enrollment Verification and Student Status
  • Exceptions to Academic Regulations
  • Exclusion of Previous Major Courses from the Institutional GPA
  • Grade Appeals
  • Grade Point Average
  • Grade Changes
  • Grade Reports
  • Grading System
  • Graduation
  • Honors
  • Late Instructor
  • Maximum Credit Hours
  • Minor (Also see minors in the curriculum section)
  • Progress Reports
  • Repeat Courses
  • Residency Requirement (Hours earned in Residence)
  • Second Bachelor’s Degree or a Dual Major
  • Student Activity Absence
  • Student Records
  • Transfer Credit, Policy for Acceptance of
  • Transcript Request
  • Transient Authorization
  • Withdrawal From Classes
  • Withdrawals After the Deadline
• The USG Core Curriculum
• Programs of Study
• Core Course Descriptions
• Degree Course Descriptions
• Faculty

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