The Faculty recognizes students academic excellence in appropriate ways. The following honours are recorded on a student’s transcript:

Sessional Honours (Dean’s Honour Roll)

• Students taking 12 to 17 credits in a given session who have attained a sessional grade point average of 8.00 or higher.
• Students taking 18 or more credits in a given session who have attained a sessional grade point average of 7.50 or higher.

Graduation Honours for Honours Degrees

Summa cum laude: 8.00 or higher cumulative grade point average

Magna cum laude: 7.80 to 7.99 cumulative grade point average

Cum laude: 7.50 to 7.79 cumulative grade point average

Dean's Honour Roll: 7.00 or higher cumulative grade point average

Graduation Honours for Bachelor Degrees

With distinction: 8.00 or higher cumulative grade point average

With merit: 7.50 to 7.99 cumulative grade point average

Dean's Honour Roll: 7.00 or higher cumulative grade point average

In addition

• medals,
• scholarships and merit awards,
• entrance scholarships,
• renewable scholarships,
• in-course scholarships,

are recorded on the student’s transcript.