Academic Honors
Dean's List
Students completing a minimum of 12 graded credit hours with a point - hour ratio of 3.50 or higher for any given quarter will be named to the Dean's List for that quarter in the college in which they are enrolled. Courses graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory ("S/U") or Pass/Non-Pass ("PA/NP") do not count toward the minimum of 12 graded hours and a grade of "U" or "NP" will disqualify you from making the Dean's List even if you meet the numerical criteria.
Graduation Honors
Eligibility for any graduation honor requires a CPHR based on completion of at least 90 graded hours (including courses graded "S/U") while enrolled in course work at Ohio State. No EM (credit by examination) credit hours or credit hours taken on a Pass/Non-Pass basis are counted as part of these 90 hours. All courses taken at the University will be used in calculating the CPHR to determine graduation with honors.
The degrees cum laude, magna cum laude, and summa cum laude are awarded to those graduates of the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences who meet the following standards of these honors:
- Cum laude: Each student who graduates with a CPHR of 3.50 to 3.69 and completes a minimum of 90 graded hours of course work at Ohio State will receive the cum laude designation upon the diploma and transcript.
- Magna cum laude: Each student who graduates with a CPHR of 3.70 to 3.89 and completes a minimum of 90 graded hours of course work at Ohio State will receive the magna cum laude designation upon the diploma and transcript.
- Summa cum laude: Each student who graduates with a minimum 3.90 CPHR and completes a minimum of 90 graded hours of course work at Ohio State will receive the summa cum laude designation upon the diploma and transcript.
