Academic Honors

Undergraduate students with an overall 4.0 GPA are eligible to receive a university medallion on a crimson ribbon, which may be worn with their cap and gown during graduation ceremonies. Students must have a 4.0 on all OU work and on any coursework transferred from other institutions, even college courses that were taken concurrently or dual credit as a high school student. Students who qualify will be invited by the Office of Special Experiences to attend a medallion presentation. Presentations are held during the fall and spring semesters.

Guidelines for 4.0:

• 4.0 OU and Combined Retention GPA
• Minimum of 60 hours taken at OU
• No disciplinary Academic Integrity action

The student's academic records will be reviewed for anticipated 4.0 status based on all academic work at the end of the semester prior to participating in graduation ceremonies. Students may wear the 4.0 Medallion based on this anticipated status.

Effective Spring 2024, undergraduate degrees will be conferred with Latin honorifics based on the following GPA requirements. Students graduating with Latin honorifics will wear a hood with their gown as indicated below.

Guidelines for Latin Honorifics:

• Combined Retention GPA (includes all courses taken with repeat, reprieve and renewal policies applied - Overall Transcript Total)
• cum Laude (3.6 to 3.74) - Gold Hood
• Magna cum Laude (3.75 to 3.89) - Cream Hood
• Summa cum Laude (3.9 to 4) - Crimson Hood
• Minimum of 60 hours taken at OU
• No  diciplinary Academic Integrity action

Both the final transcript and the diploma will carry the designation of Summa cum Laude, Magna cum Laude, or cum Laude. The student's academic records will be reviewed for anticipated honors based on all academic work at the end of the semester prior to participating in graduation ceremonies. Students may wear the associated hood based on this anticipated status.

Graduating with Latin honorifics is granted once all grades have been posted and degrees have been cleared. The final semester of academic work will be factored in and Latin honorifics will be granted, adjusted, or removed based on this calculation.

Honors College Graduates who entered OU before the Fall of 2024 will have the following GPA Requirements for Latin Honorifics.

Guidelines for Honors College Latin Honorifics:

• Combined Retention GPA (includes all courses taken with repeat, reprieve and renewal policies applied - Overall Transcript Total)
• cum Laude (3.4 to 3.59) - Gold Hood
• Magna cum Laude (3.6 to 3.79) - Cream Hood
• Summa cum Laude (3.8 to 4) - Crimson Hood
• Minimum of 60 hours taken at OU
• No  diciplinary Academic Integrity action

Both the final transcript and the diploma will carry the designation of Summa cum Laude, Magna cum Laude, or cum Laude. The student's academic records will be reviewed for anticipated honors based on all academic work at the end of the semester prior to participating in graduation ceremonies. Students may wear the associated hood based on this anticipated status.

Graduating with Latin honorifics is granted once all grades have been posted and degrees have been cleared. The final semester of academic work will be factored in and Latin honorifics will be granted, adjusted, or removed based on this calculation.