Academic Awards and Commencement Honors
Academic Awards and Commencement Honors
Honors at Commencement
To be eligible for scholastic honors at commencement, a student must have completed at least 60 semester hours toward the baccalaureate degree on a graded basis (Credit/No Credit grades do not apply) at Loyola Marymount. Eligible students for honors at May commencement either received a degree on the previous August or December degree-granting dates or be a degree candidate for May. Honors at commencement are determined by the cumulative grade point average at the time the degree is granted, based on LMU work only. The following grade point averages are required for the honors indicated:
3.9 Summa Cum Laude
3.7 Magna Cum Laude
3.5 Cum Laude
These honors are entered on the transcript and are inscribed on the diploma.
Dean's List
A Dean's List, comprised of full-time matriculated undergraduate students, is published at the end of the Fall and Spring semesters. To be eligible for the Dean's list, students must have completed 15 semester hours at LMU and received letter grades in at least 12 semester hours with a cumulative term grade point average of 3.50 or better. To qualify for the Dean's List, one must have completed all courses and not received a grade of F in any course.