Academic Policies and Procedures - All Campuses

Other Policies and Procedures

Honors at Graduation

To receive honors at graduation a student must have earned a minimum of 30 credits at Linfield College, with all transfer work completed at U.S. institutions counting toward the degree included in the cumulative grade point average. Graded work from foreign study will not be included unless it appears on a transcript of a U.S. institution.

Summa cum laude
This distinction is awarded to graduating seniors achieving a cumulative grade point average no lower than that achieved by the upper 3% of the preceding graduating class.

Magna cum laude
This distinction is awarded to graduating seniors achieving a cumulative grade point average no lower than the upper 10% and no higher than the upper 3% of the preceding graduating class.

Cum laude
This distinction is awarded to graduating seniors achieving a cumulative grade point average no lower than the upper 25% and no higher than the upper 10% of the preceding graduating class.