Graduation with Distinction

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Baccalaureate graduates may be awarded with the following honors:

• Summa Cum Laude: to those having a scholastic average of 3.800 - 4.000
• Magna Cum Laude: to those having a scholastic average of 3.500 - 3.799
• Cum Laude: to those having a scholastic average of 3.200 - 3.499

Graduation distinctions are awarded based on final cumulative statistics. To graduate with honors, baccalaureate students must have completed at Fayetteville State University:

• Summa Cum Laude: 90 hours
• Magna Cum Laude: 60 hours
• Cum Laude: 60 hours

To be eligible for either Valedictorian or Salutatorian honors, graduates must have completed all work leading to the degree at Fayetteville State University. Prior degree credits awarded at FSU are not considered in the hours required for honors.