Latin Honors Distinction

Recognition at the Ceremony

Candidates (bachelor's degrees only) who will have accumulated forty-eight (48) credit hours at UNF by the end of the term of graduation and have the appropriate UNF GPA prior to the term of graduation will be eligible to purchase a gold honors cord.  All those meeting the criteria for Latin Honors in Spring 2024 will be sent an email to their myWings account on April 8, 2024, with information on how to purchase this item from the UNF Bookstore.  

Transfer students must have the minimum Latin Honors GPA (3.5) prior to the term of graduation and must be taking enough credit hours during the term of graduation to bring them to the required 48 (30 for BSN) UNF credit hours needed to qualify for Latin Honors. 

Honors candidates will be asked to stand for recognition during the ceremony, and will be specially recognized in the digital commencement program (provided they have selected to have their names included in the program). Candidates who will have earned Latin Honors after the current term's grades are recorded will have honors posted on their diploma and transcripts (bachelor's degree only).

Provided at least forty-eight (48) credit hours (30 credit hours for RN-BSN students) of course work have been completed at UNF, undergraduate students who graduate with the following grade point averages will receive the corresponding Latin Honors distinctions:

GPA calculations for Latin Honors will be based on all credits earned at UNF.

A minimum of thirty (30) credit hours is required for Latin Honors in a second bachelor's degree. Only courses taken after receipt of the first bachelor's degree will be calculated in the Latin Honors GPA for a second bachelor's degree.

For the purposes of Latin Honors, students graduating from accelerated BS-MS programs, where both degrees are conferred simultaneously, will be considered as undergraduates under this policy. Transfer students must have the minimum Latin Honors GPA (3.5) prior to the term of graduation and must be taking enough credit hours during the term of graduation to bring them to the required 48 (30 for BSN) UNF credit hours needed to qualify for Latin Honors.

Latin Honors are not available to graduate students.

Criteria Determination

Latin Honors are electronically calculated based on the criteria stipulated in the University catalog under which a student is meeting degree requirements. Typically, the catalog year reflects the academic year in which the student was admitted. However, this may change if the student broke continuous enrollment and is readmitted under a different catalog.

If a student has used either a Grade Forgiveness or a Term Forgiveness, the originally recorded grades will be used in any "Latin Honors Distinction" calculations. Using Forgiveness will NOT improve your Latin Honors GPA.

Exceptions

On occasion, a student may be pursuing a degree program that is being phased out or has been drastically altered (e.g., freshmen/sophomore student pursuing a graphic design track under the ART major). The only alternative for the student is to switch to the degree requirements stipulated in the current catalog. Because the change of degree requirements is beyond the student's control, the student would be allowed to petition to be covered by the catalog under which he/she was last admitted. If you believe an exception should be made in your case, please meet with your advisor.

For More Information

Please refer to the University's official Latin Honors policy.