Graduation with Honors

Honors announced at the commencement ceremony are determined on the Grade Point Average as of the end of the term prior to the graduation term. Official honors are determined after ALL final grades have been reported on the academic record. All graded courses, including repeated and reassessed courses, are included in both determinations. The official honors designation will be posted to the diploma and academic transcript.

(1) For a student who is being awarded a baccalaureate degree and who has completed 64 or more credits at The University of Akron, the degree

Effective Spring 2010, the grade-point average will be rounded to the nearest hundredth for the purposes of determining graduation with honors.

(2) For a student who is being awarded an associate degree and who has completed 32 or more credits at The University of Akron, the degree

Effective Spring 2010, the grade-point average will be rounded to the nearest hundredth for the purposes of determining graduation with honors.