Graduation Honors

Students fulfilling requirements for a bachelor’s degree will be graduated with Latin honors if they have completed a minimum of 60 credits at Marymount University and their cumulative grade point average meets or exceeds the following:

• 3.8 summa cum laude (with highest honors)
• 3.6 magna cum laude (with high honors)
• 3.4 cum laude (with honors)

The GPA is not rounded when calculating honors. Study abroad credits (with the exception of credits earned through Marymount-sponsored programs) are not counted toward the 60-credit requirement for Latin honors eligibility. Students who take a transfer or consortium course in their final semester of enrollment may not be eligible to have their Latin honors recognized in Commencement activities.

Graduation Awards

The Mother Butler Gold Medal is awarded by the faculty to the graduating student who has shown the greatest devotion to the ideals of Marymount.

The Bishop Ireton Gold Medal is presented to the graduating student who has had the greatest influence of good on his or her companions. The recipient is selected by the graduating baccalaureate class.

The Mother Gerard Phelan Gold Medal is traditionally presented at Commencement to a woman noted for achievement of an exemplary nature.

The Sister Majella Berg Service Award is presented to the graduating student who has made the most significant contribution in the area of community service in the greater Washington metropolitan region.