Summa Cum Laude: a cumulative GPA of 3.95-4.00
Magna Cum Laude: a cumulative GPA of 3.75-3.949
Cum Laude:a cumulative GPA of 3.50-3.749
To be graduated with honors a student must have a minimum cumulative grade-point ratio as follows: cum laude-3.4, magna cum laude-3.7, and summa cum laude-3.9.
3.5
That is the correct spelling of the honor applied to a graduating student, summa cum laude (with highest honors).
There is no Latin distinction. There is only "with honors" which requires a 3.85 GPA which is only for the undergrad program. I do not have any firm guidance, but believe the folks Graduating are marked with asterisks in their Commencement programs for the following: 3.50 to 3.74 - Cum Laude 3.75 to 3.84 - Magna Cum Laude 3.85 and above - Summa Cum Laude
there is no Cum Laude here. We have a distinction program for the top 15%
Dr. Makola was 24 when he got the PhD from northwestern where he received his masters. He did this back to back after graduating cum laude from Howard university at age 21.
The Latin term for a 4.0 GPA or higher when graduating college is Magna Cum Laude. The term for a 3.7 GPA is Summa Cum Laude.
summa cum laude is top 5% of the class magna cum laude is next 10% cum laude is next 15%
The GPA requirement for magna cum laude at University of Michigan is 3.50-3.74. To be summa cum laude, your GPA must be between 3.75-4.00.
Sonia Maria Sotomayor was awarded an A.B. from Princeton University in 1976, graduating summa cum laude. She then attended Yale Law School, and was awarded a J.D. in 1979.
She attended Brandeis University, a Jewish-sponsored coeducational institution in Waltham, Massachusetts, graduating cum laude with a bachelor of arts in theatre arts. She is of Lithuanian descent. It is safe to assume she is Jewish.
Typically it is the valedictorian. The designated honors would be that of summa cum laude.
Cum Laude 3.50 to 3.64 GPA Magna Cum Laude 3.65 to 3.79 GPA