Graduation Honors
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GRADUATION HONORS ARE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:
Undergraduate students who have completed a minimum of 51 undergraduate credits taken at Montclair State by the end of the semester prior to their commencement will be recognized for graduation honors.
School of Nursing students who have completed a minimum of 32 undergraduate credits at Montclair State by the end of the semester prior to their commencement are recognized for graduation honors.
Grades of “A” through “D-” must be received for a minimum of 48 of these 51 credits.
The following standards will be applied to graduates, starting in August 2015:
Cumulative GPA of 3.700 – 3.799 cum laude
Cumulative GPA of 3.800 – 3.899 magna cum laude
Cumulative GPA of 3.900 – 4.000 summa cum laude
An honors diploma will be mailed within two weeks of the degree conferral date.