Graduation Honors

with distinction:
- minimum 3.4 cumulative grade-point average,
- 90 graded hours at The Ohio State University,
- successful defense of an honors thesis or project, and
- successful completion of any departmental grade-point, course-work, and examination requirements.
with honors in the Arts and Sciences:
- minimum cumulative 3.4 grade-point average,
- 90 graded hours at The Ohio State University, and
- completion of an approved Honors Contract.
cum laude:
- 3.5-3.69 cumulative grade-point average and
- completion of 90 graded hours at The Ohio State University.
magna cum laude:
- 3.7-3.89 cumulative grade-point average and
- completion of 90 graded hours at The Ohio State University.
summa cum laude:
- minimum 3.9 cumulative grade-point average and
- completion of 90 graded hours at The Ohio State University.