Graduation with Honors

To be eligible for honors at graduation a student must:

1. Complete residency, 30 semester hours with 15 in major at Limestone University toward a baccalaureate degree. (Credit by examination is not included in the total earned credit hours for academic awards)
2. Attain the following Grade Point Average on all Limestone work:
   • Summa Cum Laude 3.95 to 4.0
   • Magna Cum Laude 3.75 to 3.94
   • Cum Laude 3.50 to 3.74

The Faculty of Limestone University makes prestigious awards for outstanding academic achievement, leadership, and citizenship on Awards Day and at Commencement. These include the General Excellence Award in memory of Mary Wilks Thomas of the class of 1859 and the W.B. and Louise Phifer Camp Academic Award established in 1974.

Candidates for associate degrees are not eligible for any academic awards.