Academic honors

Saint Martin’s University academic honors

Cum laude – candidate has earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.40 to 3.59 and is distinguished by the bronze cord worn around the neck.

Magna cum laude – candidate has earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.60 to 3.79 and is distinguished by the silver cord worn around the neck.

Summa cum laude – candidate has earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.80 to 4.00 and is distinguished by the gold cord worn around the neck.

Society of Fellows – The Society of Fellows is the University’s honor society. It was founded in 1971 to distinguish members of the student body and faculty who, by their outstanding work in teaching and learning, contribute to the intellectual life of the University. Students, who are nominated for the society, are inducted once specific criteria established by the society are met. These students wear the medallion of the society with their academic garb.

Calculating Honors
**Any student with a minimum of 64 semester hours of completed coursework, at least 32 hours of which were earned in residence, is eligible for graduation with honors. The cumulative grade point average for all completed coursework that appears as part of the student’s official transcript will be used to determine the appropriate academic honor according to the following standards. Thus, grades earned in courses completed at Saint Martin’s University and at other
colleges and universities will count in the calculation of graduation honors.