Graduation Honors - Office of the Registrar

Scholastic recognition is recorded on the transcript and diploma of a baccalaureate degree for a student with a superior academic record. To qualify for this recognition a student must have earned the following NMU cumulative GPA at the end of his or her final semester prior to earning the degree: 

Post-baccalaureate students must also meet the following criterion: a minimum of 30 semester credit hours for which honor points are recorded must be earned at Northern Michigan University as a post-baccalaureate student.

Scholastic recognition at the commencement ceremony is based on a student’s NMU cumulative GPA through the semester prior to the semester in which they participate in the ceremony, provided the student will have complied with the minimum 30 NMU credit hour requirement at the completion of the degree program.

Scholastic recognition is recorded on the transcript and diploma of an associate degree for a student with a superior academic record. To qualify for this recognition a student must have earned the following NMU cumulative GPA at the end of his or her final semester prior to earning the degree: 

Post-baccalaureate associate degree students also must meet the following criterion: a minimum of 16 semester hours of credit for which honor points are recorded must be earned at Northern Michigan University as a post-baccalaureate student.

Scholastic recognition at the commencement ceremony is based upon a student’s NMU cumulative GPA through the semester prior to the semester in which they participate in the ceremony, provided the student will have complied with the minimum NMU credit-hour requirement at the completion of the degree program. 

Honors graduates are honored at commencement by wearing a gold cord. Honors Program students who graduate with full honors designation are honored by wearing a white cord.

There is no scholastic recognition beyond the baccalaureate degree.