Honor distinctions are almost always reserved for individuals graduating with a bachelors degree. There are some exceptions - although very rare - for graduate degrees such as Juris Doctor (Law degree).
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.
Cum Laude 3.50 to 3.64 GPA Magna Cum Laude 3.65 to 3.79 GPA
cum laude: 3.5 GPA minimum magna cum laude: 3.7 GPA minimum summa cum laude: 3.9 GPA minimum
Summa Cum Laude is conferred upon bachelors degree students whose cumulative GPA ranks them in the top 1% of the graduating class of each college based on a five year average of the top 1% in that college.
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.
You can if you keep up those great marks! Whether you qualify for summa cum laude depends on your GPA at the completion of your last semester as you graduate.
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%
Depends on schools. Ussually it is... Summa Cum Laude is 3.9 and better. Magna Cum Laude is 3.7 - 3.9 Cum laude is 3.5 - 3.7 There is also Egregia Cum Laude which holds the same GPA requirement as summa but is only given to the selected elite. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cum_laude
The key difference between magna cum laude and summa cum laude honors is the level of academic achievement they represent. Magna cum laude signifies high academic achievement, typically falling below summa cum laude. Summa cum laude indicates the highest level of academic excellence, often requiring a near-perfect GPA and exceptional performance in coursework.
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.
3.5 to 3.69 for cum laude. 3.7 to 3.89 for magna cum laude. 3.9 and up for summa cum laude. I do not know if these scores are based on institutional or cumulative GPAs.