Honors Designation for Graduating Graduate Students

The following represents the criteria for awarding the honors designation for graduate students at the time of their graduation:

Students must be in top 20% of the graduating group within the degree program.
Students must have obtained at least a cumulative GPA of 3.7.
Students must have engaged in significant work (e.g., thesis, major project, course paper, etc.) that makes a recognized and documented contribution to the field of discipline.
A recommendation that an honors designation be granted must be sent to the program director by a faculty member.
Endorsement by the program director of the faculty member’s recommendation and a recommendation for the award to the dean of the college.