cum laude
Graduate's Latin honor
Cum laude is a Latin phrase meaning "with praise," used to designate academic distinction at graduation.
American universities typically use three levels: cum laude, magna cum laude ("with great praise"), and summa cum laude ("with highest praise").
She graduated cum laude from Stanford.
The phrase follows the degree or the verb: a cum laude graduate, graduated cum laude.
Latin for great
- summaComprehensive scholastic treatise
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- GPACumulative academic score
dean's list · valedictorian · salutatorian · academic excellence · merit · scholar · undergraduate · postgraduate
High regard, moral dignity
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
merit · accolade · commendation · prestige · recognition · laurels · kudos · esteem
Act of starting
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- capCovering for top
- gownLong formal garment
tassel · academic regalia · convocation · graduate · conferral · processional · mortarboard · degree
magna
Latin for great
- summaComprehensive scholastic treatise
- honorsRecognition for achievement
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
GPA · dean's list · valedictorian · salutatorian · academic excellence · merit · scholar · undergraduate · postgraduate · baccalaureate
honor
High regard, moral dignity
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
excellence · merit · accolade · commendation · prestige · recognition · laurels · kudos · esteem · tribute
commencement
Act of starting
gown · tassel · academic regalia · convocation · graduate · conferral · processional · mortarboard · degree · alumni
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- school termsfreshman, sophomore, junior, senior, homework
- Academic Recordstranscript, diploma, grades, GPA, degree
cum laudefailing grades
academic probation · pass · satisfactory · magna cum laude · summa cum laude
cum laudeexpelled
Officially removed or banished
failing grades · academic probation · dropped out · disgrace · dishonor
laudable, laudatory, lauded, lauding, launders, summa cum laude, magna cum laude