Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Latin honors

Latin honors are Latin phrases used to indicate the level of academic distinction with which an academic degree was earned.

There are typically three types of Latin honors. In order of increasing level of honor, they are:

* cum laude ("with honor")
* magna cum laude ("with great honor")
* summa cum laude ("with highest honor")

They are awarded to those undergraduate and graduate students who have achieved academic distinction. The honor is typically indicated on the diploma.

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