University Honors for Graduation
To qualify for University Honors for graduation, an undergraduate student must have completed a minimum of 30 semester units of work at CSUSB in courses for which letter grades (A, B, C and D) were received. University Honors for commencement are based on the student's units and GPA through the end of the term prior to commencement (i.e. fall for spring commencement and summer for fall commencement).
Summa Cum Laude: an overall cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.9 or above and a grade point average of 3.9 or above in all work attempted at this university.
Magna Cum Laude: an overall cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.75 or above and a grade point average of 3.75 or above in all work attempted at this university.
Cum Laude: an overall cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.5 or above and a grade point average of 3.5 or above in all work attempted at this university.
Eligibility for University Honors with a second bachelor's degree, all baccalaureate-level coursework completed past high school will be used in the GPA calculation. Graduate students are not eligible for University Honors.
Dean's List
An undergraduate student completing 12 or more semester units for which letter grades (A, B, C and D) were received, and who earns a 3.5 or above in any regular academic term will be placed on a Dean's List.
Dean's Letter of Recognition. Any full-time undergraduate student, meeting the above requirements, who earns a 4.0 in any regular academic term will receive a letter of special recognition from the appropriate dean.
Presidential Letter of Recognition. Any full-time undergraduate student, meeting the above requirements, who earns a 4.0 in three consecutive regular academic terms will receive a letter of special recognition from the president of the university.
Departmental Honors
Individual departments may award departmental honors at graduation, recognizing distinguished students majoring in that field. The requirements to be met to earn honors are specified by the respective departments. Departmental honors are currently awarded in Accounting and Finance, Anthropology, Arabic, Art, Biology, Chemistry, Communication, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, French, Geography, Geology, Health Science, History, Human Development, Human Services, Information and Decision Sciences, Kinesiology, Liberal Studies, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Music, Nursing, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, and Spanish. Departmental honors are not recorded if the student did not meet all degree requirements in order to graduate.