There are three ways to graduate with honors: to graduate with University honors, with Liberal Arts honors, and with departmental honors.
To be eligible to graduate with University honors, an undergraduate must have completed at least sixty semester hours at the University of Texas at Austin. Graduation with University honors is based on the average of all grades earned in courses taken in residence at the University, whether the courses were passed, failed, or repeated. Courses taken pass/fail are counted in the sixty-hour minimum, but only letter grades (including Fs in pass/fail courses) are used to determine the grade point average.
The grade point averages established for May graduates are applied to the following August and December classes to determine honors, high honors, and highest honors.*
Honors Rank: top 20%
High Honors Rank: top 10%
Highest Honors Rank: top 4%
Source: The University of Texas at Austin General Information Bulletin 2006-2007
*Note: The University of Texas at Austin does not use Latin terms (for example, Magna Cum Laude) on the diplomas or transcripts to recognize honors.
|
Honors Type |
GPA cutoff in 2006 |
GPA cutoff in 2007 ** |
GPA cutoff in 2008 |
GPA cutoff in 2009 |
GPA cutoff in 2010 |
GPA cutoff in 2011 |
GPA cutoff in 2012 |
|
Honors |
3.71 |
3.69 |
3.73 |
3.73 |
3.71 |
3.69 |
3.70 |
|
High Honors |
3.87 |
3.85 |
3.86 |
3.87 |
3.85 |
3.84 |
3.83 |
|
Highest Honors |
3.96 |
3.94 |
3.95 |
3.94 |
3.94 |
3.93 |
3.91 |
**Beginning in 2007, cutoff is based on in residence grade point average only
Students who graduate with Honors in the College of Liberal Arts receive a special certificate signed by the Program Director and 'Liberal Arts Honors' will be noted on the student's transcript. A thesis *is not required* to graduate with Liberal Arts Honors. A thesis option is offered for certain students in special circumstances.
Students may graduate with both Liberal Arts Honors and Departmental Honors. Admission to the Liberal Arts Freshman Honors Program is not a prerequisite for College of Liberal Arts Honors.
For more information, please visit the Honors page.
The statement "Special Honors in (name of field)" appears on the transcript of each graduate certified as having completed the honors program.
For more information, please visit the Honors page.
