Dallas Hall opened in 1915 and housed the entire University as well as a bank and a barbershop.

DEGREE HONORS

 

 The Official Degree Honors cutoffs for the 2007-08 academic year are based on all graduates from 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07.
 

	SUMMA CUM LAUDE	MAGNA CUM LAUDE	CUM LAUDE
Meadows School of Arts	3.865	3.770	3.689
Cox School of Business	3.886	3.804	3.727
Dedman College	3.892	3.797	3.716
School of Engineering	3.889	3.796	3.718

 

The awarding of graduation honors will be determined by the minimum GPAs announced at the beginning of each academic year for each of the four undergraduate schools.  The minimum GPAs for each school have been determined by pooling all graduates in the school from the previous three academic years and determining the GPAs in each school that represent the top 5 percent, 10 percent, and 15 percent.  Students earning a degree with majors in two or more schools will receive the highest degree honors for which they are eligible.

The GPA used to determine honors is the lower of the student's SMU cumulative GPA and all-college GPA (includes transfer work).