ACADEMIC AFFAIRS PROCEDURE
Graduation with Distinction for Baccalaureate Degree Recipients
Procedures
Latin Honors will be awarded to undergraduate students of Ramapo College who have completed
a minimum of 64 credits, not including “P” grades at Ramapo College and achieved a cumulative
grade point average (GPA), including “R” grade credits as follows:
3.500 - 3.699 - cum laude
3.700 - 3.849 - magna cum laude
3.850 - 4.000 - summa cum laude
Students who have graduated from Ramapo College and who return for a second baccalaureate
degree are awarded Graduation with Distinction as follows:
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Students having completed 64 or more graded Ramapo credits are awarded Latin Honors
based on the guidelines outlined above.
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Students having completed between 30 and 63 Ramapo credits and have a cumulative GPA
of 3.5 or higher from both the first Ramapo degree and the second Ramapo degree are
awarded Latin Honors based on the final GPA of the second degree as indicated above.
In order to be awarded a baccalaureate degree from Ramapo College, all students must submit a
graduation application to the Graduation Office by the posted deadline corresponding with the
graduation semester.
Those students who meet the criteria for Latin Honors will automatically be awarded Latin
Honors. Names of students with Latin Honors are printed in the Commencement Booklet.
Graduation with Distinction Procedure