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Graduation Honors – Undergraduate

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Graduation Honors

This policy is for undergraduate students

Undergraduate students who have completed a minimum of 60 undergraduate credits taken at Montclair by the end of the semester prior to their commencement may be recognized for graduation honors.

Grades of A through D- (passing grades that contribute to the GPA) must be earned for a minimum of 45 credits.

Exception: 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 may be recognized for graduation honors.

The following standards will be applied to graduates:

  • 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

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