Graduating with honors

Students who have taken at least 60 semester credit hours on a letter grade basis at Goucher or as part of a Goucher-sponsored study abroad program may be awarded their degrees:

• Summa cum laude with grade point average of 3.9
• Magna cum laude with a grade point average of 3.7-3.89
• Cum laude with a grade point average of 3.5-3.69

Honors within each major are determined by a vote of department faculty just prior to commencement. Guidelines for honors are determined by each individual department. Consult your adviser or department chair for more information.

Please note: Latin Honors are replacing degree with distinction beginning May 2006. Transfer students may not be able to take courses pass/no pass and still qualify for Latin honors unless they take a minimum of 60 graded credits in residence excluding pass/no pass.