Thesis Recommendation & Honors Calculation

Final honors, below, are assigned based on GPA percentile and the recommendation of an academic department from the quality of a submitted thesis, if any. 

  Class Standing
Top 25% Top 26 - 40% <40%
Thesis-based Departmental Recommendation summa summa w/ distinction magna cum laude
magna magna w/ distinction cum laude cum laude
cum laude cum laude w/ distinction cum laude cum laude
rite rite w/ distinction rite rite
No Thesis   rite w/ distinction rite rite