Graduation Honors

The faculty will select for graduation honors students of outstanding scholarship. Beginning
with commencement 2010, for the recognition of cum laude, the student must have a cumulative quality
point average of at least 3.5; for magna cum laude, at least 3.7; and for summa cum laude, at least 3.9. For
commencements 2008 and 2009, for the recognition of cum laude, the student must have a cumulative grade
point average of 3.25; for magna cum laude, a 3.5; for summa cum laude, a 3.8. Students transferring from
other colleges must complete 62 hours in Houghton College in order to be eligible for graduation honors.
Graduation honors as published in the May commencement program are based on the cumulative record
at the end of the spring (normally eighth) semester, including the valedictorian and salutatorian. In order to
be eligible to be valedictorian or salutatorian in 2009 or beyond, the student must be a May grad and have
earned a minimum of 90 Houghton College credits.

(Taken from the Houghton College Catalog 2007-2008 pg 35)