University Honors
Formal recognition is given to two-year and four-year graduates who have achieved academic excellence. Baccalaureate degree recipients must complete a minimum of 43 credit hours at MSU with an institutional GPA of 3.5 or higher. Associate degree recipients must complete a minimum of 32 credit hours at MSU with an institutional GPA of 3.6 or higher. Only work completed at MSU is used in computing GPA.
Latin Honors will be printed on the student's diploma, as well as the official transcript. Postbaccalaureate, Master's, Ed.S., and Ed.D. students are not awarded these honors.
Gold Honor Cords
Students earning Latin Honors wear a gold cord at commencement. Honors recognized during the commencement ceremony do not include the final semester's coursework and are, therefore, unofficial. Official University Honors are featured on the diploma, and the official transcript will include the final semester's grades.
Students will receive information via their MSU email address regarding when and where to pick up their honor cords at no cost. Honor cords are only distributed to those students participating in the ceremony. If a student is not participating in the ceremony and has earned honors, the appropriate honors will be noted on the student's official transcript and diploma.
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE HONORS
- Summa Cum Laude - Institutional GPA of 3.9 to 4.0
- Magna Cum Laude - Institutional GPA of 3.7 to 3.89
- Cum Laude - Institutional GPA of 3.5 to 3.69
Students must earn at least 43 credit hours from MSU.
ASSOCIATE DEGREE HONORS
- With Distinction - Institutional GPA of 3.6 to 4.0
Students must earn at least 32 credit hours from MSU.
Contact the Registrar's Office
Office of the Registrar
201 Ginger Hall
Morehead, KY 40351
EMAIL: registrar@moreheadstate.edu
PHONE: 606-783-2008
FAX: 606-783-9103
