Latin Honors
Baccalaureate students can qualify for three levels of Latin Honors awarded at graduation:
- Summa cum laude (with highest distinction), awarded to students whose cumulative grade point average is at least 3.9
- Magna cum laude (with great distinction), awarded to students whose cumulative grade point average is at least 3.75
- Cum laude (with distinction), awarded to students whose cumulative grade point average is at least 3.5
This distinction will be noted on the student’s transcript. To be eligible for graduation with honors, a student must complete at least 56 credits at the College. Students who entered the College with an associate degree qualify for these honors with a minimum of 52 credits earned at the College. All courses and earned grades obtained at John Jay and elsewhere enter into the computation of the GPA.
The eligibility of students who transfer into John Jay from other college(s) for such important academic recognition as Latin Honors (summa, magna, cum laude), valedictorian and salutatorian status, and other graduation awards shall include their cumulative GPA at their previous college(s), which shall be averaged in with the grades they have earned at John Jay.