The following is a direct quote from Harvard Law School's website:
"The "Honors" section should list any awards or distinctions you received, such as Dean's List, cum laude or Phi Beta Kappa. Because they are Latin phrases, magna, summa, and cum laude should always appear in italicized, lower case letters. Note that honors such as Dean's List may seem redundant if you also graduated with Greek or Latin honors. Be sure to include a brief explanation on any awards or distinctions that are not familiar to most readers."
Use lower case and italicize cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum.
The highest level of honors is Summa Cum Laude, then comes Magna Cum Laude, and then Cum Laude. Thus, a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 is Summa Cum Laude. Acutally, Summa Cum Laude starts at a 3.85 GPA. Still, different institutions have different requirements.
Summa cum laude is the highest it means "With highest honor"Magna cum laude means "With great Honor"Cum Laude means "With honor"
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Cum laude means 'with honor', magna cum laude is 'with high honor', and summa cum laude means 'with the greatest honor'. These designations are granted to every graduate who meets a required grade-point average, so several students in a class, or even an entire class, could graduate cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude. The valedictorian is the student with the highest academic rank in the class, so you would expect he would at least be a cum laude graduate. But if you have a class where no one has over a B average, there will still be a valedictorian but he will not be graduated with honors.
The honors, cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude, are awarded at the college level.
summa cum laude is top 5% of the class magna cum laude is next 10% cum laude is next 15%
The Graduate degree AB magna cum laude is an honors degree. It is in the area of Arts and Sciences.
It is an honor awarded to college and university students who display academic excellence. There are three levels of honors as follows from lowest to highest. * Cum Laude * Magna Cum Laude * Summa Cum Laude (highest level).
There are three common levels of honors for colleges and universities within the United States. Below the are three types of honors from lowest to highest. * Cum Laude * Magna Cum Laude * Summa Cum Laude (highest honors)
Typically, it is magna cum laude. Suma cum laude can start at 3.86 for some schools, some are higher. I received the Magna Cum Laude and had 3.90. Got all A's except in two classes got B's. So it must depend on the university.
3.65-3.79 cum laude 3.80-3.89 magnum cum laude 3.90+ summa cum laude