Graduation with Honors
West Georgia awards baccalaureate degrees with honors to those who have grade point averages on all courses attempted and completed as follows:
3.5 honors (cum laude)
3.8 high honors (magna cum laude)
3.9 highest honors (summa cum laude)
Those candidates who have transferred from other institutions will qualify for honors if they meet the following criteria:
- attainment of an honors grade-point average on all work attempted and completed at West Georgia; and
- attainment of an honors grade-point average on the combined total of all courses attempted and completed at West Georgia and other institutions.


