The Official Degree Honors cutoffs for the 2009-10 academic year are based on all graduates from 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
CUM LAUDE
Dedman College
3.891
3.797
3.708
Meadows School of the Arts
3.859
3.777
3.697
Cox School of Business
3.900
3.830
3.762
Lyle School of Engineering
3.919
3.810
3.751
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).