Latin honors
Graduation praise tiers
Latin honors are academic distinctions awarded to graduates based on grade point average, using Latin phrases: cum laude (with praise), magna cum laude (with great praise), and summa cum laude (with highest praise).
Requirements vary by institution, but summa cum laude is always the highest.
She graduated summa cum laude from Harvard.
- cum laudeAcademic distinction phrase
- scholastic achievementEducational success or attainment
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- Phi Beta KappaElite academic fraternity
- baccalaureateFirst college degree
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- Academic Recordstranscript, diploma, grades, GPA, degree
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- gradesA, A+, B, C, D
- Prep Schoolprep school, boarding school, private school, headmaster, blazer
Latin honorsacademic probation
Conditional student standing for underperformance
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