Graduation Honors

Edgewood College’s curriculum aims to prepare students for lifelong learning and personal development, fulfilling careers and growth in responsibility for the wider community.

Graduation honors are awarded to students who have demonstrated superior scholarship in all their college coursework.

To be eligible for graduation honors, a student must have earned a minimum of 60 credits (Bachelor’s degree) or 48 credits (Associate degree) from Edgewood College at the time of graduation. The GPA calculation for Graduation Honors includes all transfer credits, as well as all credits earned at Edgewood. Graduation honors are not the same as departmental honors or membership in the Honors Program.

Three classes of Latin honors are awarded:

• Summa cum laude: cumulative GPA of 3.9
• Magna cum laude: cumulative GPA of 3.7
• Cum laude: cumulative GPA of 3.5