Honors & Awards
Undergraduate Honors & Awards
Latin Graduation Honors
Upon graduation, students who complete the undergraduate program of study with the following cumulative GPAs are eligible for these honors:
- Summa Cum Laude 3.8 or better
- Magna Cum Laude 3.6 to 3.79
- Cum Laude 3.5 to 3.59
Honor cords are not distributed for Latin Honors.
Transfer students must complete at least 60 credits for a bachelor’s degree or 30 credits for an associate’s degree in residence at Sacred Heart University to be eligible to graduate with honors.
If a May 2025 graduate receives Latin honors, it will be announced at graduation and noted on the student’s transcript and diploma. Please note that for purposes of announcing Latin honors at the graduation ceremony, the honors will be calculated as of the end of the fall 2024 semester. For purposes of notation on the diploma and transcript, they will be calculated as of the end of the spring 2025 semester.
Awards & Medals
The determination of which students will receive awards and medals is made by the student’s major department. Students receiving awards and medals will be recognized in the program and an announcement will be made at graduation.
Information on recognition as a member of an Honor society or other academic honors and awards not mentioned above is available from the department or organization which contacts you to inform you of the award.
Honors Designation for Graduating Graduate Students
Latin Honors are not awarded to graduate students. The following represents the criteria for awarding the honor’s designation for graduate students at the time of their graduation:
- Students must be in top 20% of the graduating group within the degree program.
- Students must have obtained at least a 3.7 QPR.
- Students must have engaged in significant work (e.g., thesis, major project, course paper, etc.) that makes a recognized and documented contribution to the field of discipline.
- A recommendation that an honor’s designation be granted must be sent to the program director by a faculty member concerning the student’s work.
- Endorsement by the program director of the faculty member’s recommendation and a recommendation for the award to the dean of the college.
If a student receives academic honors, it will be announced at graduation and noted on the student’s transcript and diploma.
Awards & Medals
The determination of which students will receive awards and medals is made by the student’s department. Students receiving awards and medals will be recognized in the program and an announcement will be made at graduation.
Information on recognition as a member of an Honor society or other academic honors and awards not mentioned above is available from the department or organization which contacts you to inform you of the award.