The following honors categories are in place for graduating
seniors:
- "Cum Laude" 3.50-3.64 cumulative
gpa
- "Magna Cum Laude" 3.65-3.79 cumulative
gpa
- "Summa Cum Laude" 3.80-4.00 cumulative
gpa
These honors categories are based on a student’s
cumulative average at the end of the term preceding the graduation
term.
For students who entered the University prior
to Fall 1985, the honors categories are based on all cumulative
grade point averages received at the University, Knoxville, and
all prior college(s), with the lower of the averages determining
the honor category.
For all students entering Fall 1985 and thereafter,
honors categories are based only on the average earned at the
University. Students must have earned at least 60 semester hours
(90 quarter hours) at the University in order to qualify for the
honors categories.
Since diploma orders must be sent to the engraver
before the final semester's grades are available, the honors categories
printed on the diplomas are based on the prior semester's grade
point average. If a student's final semester of study raises the
grade point average to the level required for honors or a higher
category, that student may request, in writing, to receive a new
diploma that will indicate the correct honors category. There
is no additional charge for the new diploma although the original
diploma must be returned to the Registrar's Office.
**These categories became effective the Summer
Term 1991
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