What are the requirements to graduate with honors from LSU?
Students must satisfy all
of the requirements of their colleges, schools, and departments in order to be awarded a baccalaureate degree with honors. Additionally, two GPAs will be computed for each student. One
GPA will include all undergraduate classes that have been completed. The other GPA will include undergraduate classes that have been completed at
LSU, including all LSU system campuses. Both GPAs will include all grades. This includes grades which were previously excluded through the
Grade Exclusion
Policy. All grades will be used to determine
University Honors. If the two computed GPAs are different, the lower of the two will be used to determine eligibility for
Latin honors as follows:
A student will earn summa cum laude if the GPA is at least 3.90.
A student will earn magna cum l
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