Newcomb-Tulane College: Academic Policies
Academic Year 2008-2009
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Academic Advising Center that their degree be awarded in absentia. All financial
obligations to the University must be cleared before the Registrar will release a
diploma or a transcript.
GRADUATION WITH UNIVERSITY HONORS
To be eligible for university honors, a student must have completed a minimum of
60 credits (75 for dual degree candidates) while enrolled at Tulane University;
this may include enrollment in Tulane's year-long and semester programs abroad
and Washington Semester. Only Tulane credits are computed in the cumulative
grade-point average for honors candidates. A student completing two degrees may
be awarded university honors for both degrees. Eligibility for honors for each
degree will be determined by grades earned in all course work counting toward
the respective degree.
A student who at the time of graduation has achieved a cumulative grade-point
average of at least 3.400 is awarded the degree cum laude.
A student who at the time of graduation has achieved a cumulative grade-point
average of at least 3.600, has completed the requirements of the Honors Program,
and has fulfilled the requirements for departmental honors is awarded the degree
magna cum laude.
A student who at the time of graduation has achieved a cumulative grade-point
average of at least 3.800, has completed the requirements of the Honors Program,
and has fulfilled the requirements for departmental honors is awarded the degree
summa cum laude.
GRADUATION WITH DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
Requirements for departmental honors are included in the various school sections.
Tulane University has chapters of many honor societies. For example, Omicron
Delta Kappa is a junior-level and above honor society for students with
exceptional abilities in scholarship and leadership, the Society of Sigma Xi
stimulates scientific research, Phi Beta Kappa recognizes outstanding scholarship
among graduating seniors. There are also honor societies for students with
special academic and professional interests.
Through a number of awards and prizes, Tulane University recognizes students
who, by achieving academic excellence, embody the highest goals of the