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Final Honors
The School’s Undergraduate Board has the responsibility for determining which students receive the designations magna cum laude, summa cum laude, and cum laude. The criterion for making the decision is academic achievement, which is the cumulative grade point average of each student at the time of graduation. Normally, the decisions are made the Monday before May Commencement, which is immediately after final grades for the spring semester are posted. Students are notified as quickly as possible by e-mail. Cumulative grade point averages of 3.6 or higher are needed in order to be considered for final honors.