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Academic Honours

The Faculty recognizes the academic excellence of its students in appropriate ways. The following honours are recorded on a student's transcript.

Scholarships and Merit Awards

These include Merit Awards, Entrance Scholarships, Renewable Scholarships and In-Course Scholarships.

Faculty of Arts Sessional Academic Achievement List

The Faculty of Arts Sessional Academic Achievement List recognizes outstanding academic achievement in the following ways:

• Students taking 12 to 15 credits in a given session who have attained a sessional grade point average of 8.0 or higher;
• Students taking 18 or more credits in a given session who have attained a sessional grade point average of 7.5 or higher.

Graduating Honours

Students with high grade point averages are eligible for the following honours upon graduation from the Faculty:

Honours BA Degree

Summa cum laude: 8.00 or above cumulative grade point average.

Magna cum laude: 7.80 - 7.99 cumulative grade point average.

Cum laude: 7.50 - 7.79 cumulative grade point average.

Dean's Honour Roll: 7.00 cumulative grade point average.

BA Degree

With Distinction: 8.0 or above cumulative grade point average.

With Merit: 7.50 - 7.99 cumulative grade point average.

Dean's Honour Roll: 7.0 cumulative grade point average.