Who is eligible for graduation honors?
The faculty will select for graduation honors students of outstanding scholarship. Beginning with commencement 2010, for the recognition of cum laude, the student must have a cumulative quality point average of at least 3.5; for magna cum laude, at least 3.7, and for summa cum laude, at least 3.9. For commencements 2007, 2008, and 2009 the recognition of cum laude, the student must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.25; for magna cum laude, a 3.5; for summa cum laude, and 3.8. Students transferring from other colleges must complete 62 hours in Houghton College in order to be eligible for graduation honors. Graduation honors as published in the May commencement program are based on the cumulative record at the end of the spring (normally eighth) semester, including the valedictorian and salutatorian. In order to be eligible to be valedictorian or salutatorian in 2009 or beyond, the student must be a May grad and have earned a minimum of 90 Houghton College credits. (See Academic
