Computation of Latin Honors
January 3, 2013
Latin Honors are awarded based on estimation procedures that are intended to yield 2% Summa, 5% Magna, and 9%
Cum Laude awards for baccalaureate recipients from each Temple school and college. Graduates who have
completed at least 60 credits at Temple are eligible for the appropriate honor if their cumulative grade point average
(CGPA) is equal to or greater than the cut-off value established for the honor. (Students returning to the university
following Academic Forgiveness may qualify for Latin Honors if they have a minimum of 60 earned hours in
addition to the approved earned hours allowed at the time of Academic Forgiveness.)
Awards for August 2012, January 2013 and May 2013 graduates are based on cutoff scores computed from CGPAs
earned by August 2007 through May 2012 graduates. In July of each year, the cut-off values will be updated to
include the most recent five-year cycle of CGPAs.
The cut-off values for calculating eligibility for Summa, Magna, and Cum Laude Honors for August 2012, January
2013, and May 2013 graduates are listed in the table below along with the schedule for updating the cut-off values.
Latin Honors Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Averages by College
(for August 2012, January 2013 and May 2013 Graduations)
College
Boyer College of Music & Dance
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Health Professions & Social Work
College of Liberal Arts
College of Science & Technology
Division of Theater, Film & Media Arts
Fox School of Business
School of Environmental Design
School of Media & Communication
School of Social Work
School of Tourism & Hospitality Management
Temple University Japan (BSIB program)
Tyler School of Art
Summa Cum Laude
GPA
(lower threshold)
3.96
3.95
3.86
3.89
3.93
3.88
3.86
3.85
3.94
3.87
3.92
3.75
3.91
3.89
Magna Cum Laude
GPA
(lower threshold)
3.92
3.86
3.74
3.75
3.82
3.73
3.75
3.69
3.87
3.74
3.80
3.61
3.78
3.80
Cum Laude
GPA
(lower threshold)
3.82
3.74
3.54
3.59
3.66
3.56
3.62
3.49
3.72
3.58
3.62
3.40
3.62
3.68
Award and Update Schedule for Latin Honors
For Honors awarded in:
August 2012, January 2013, May 2013
August 2013, January 2014, May 2014
August 2014, January 2015, May 2015
August 2015, January 2016, May 2016
August 2016, January 2017, May 2017
7/1/2016
Cut-offs based on CGPAs for Graduates:
August 2007 through May 2012 (calculated July 2012)
August 2008 through May 2013 (calculated July 2013)
August 2009 through May 2014 (calculated July 2014)
August 2010 through May 2015 (calculated July 2015)
August 2011 through May 2016 (calculated July 2016)