how do you get summa *** laude?

Question

what GPA do you need to have to get this honor?

Answer 1

At my undergrad, you had to have a 3.9 or above

Answer 2

Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned. Some universities in the United States use the English translation of these phrases rather than the Latin originals. It is similar to the British undergraduate degree classification.

Generally, a college or university's degree regulations give clear rules on the requirements to be met to obtain specific honors distinctions. These may be a specific grade point average, a requirement that the student submit an "honors thesis" or "honors project" for evaluation, a requirement that a student be part of an honors program, or a combination of the above. It should be noted that each university sets its own standards, and these standards often vary greatly among universities. Thus, comparing Latin honors across universities is often meaningless; the same level of Latin honors attained at different universities may actually indicate very different levels of academic achievement.

These honors are almost always awarded to undergraduates earning their bachelor's, and much more rarely to graduate students taking their master's or doctorate. The honor is typically indicated on the diploma. Latin honors are often conferred upon law school graduates receiving a Juris Doctor or J.D., where they are generally based upon class rank or grade point average.

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There are typically three types of Latin honors. In order of increasing level of honor, they are:

* *** laude, "with honor"; direct translation: "with praise"
* magna *** laude, "with great honor"; direct translation: "with great praise"
* summa *** laude, "with highest honor"; direct translation: "with highest praise"

Answer 3

Graduation with Honor: *** Laude: 3.500-3.749
Graduation with High Honor: Magna *** Laude: 3.750-3.849
Graduation with Highest Honor: Summa *** Laude: 3.850 or better

Answer 4

It depends on the university. At my undergraduate school, you could get that honor if you graduated with a GPA of 3.8 or better.

But at a friend's undergraduate school, you had to have a high GPA and also write an undergraduate thesis.