Academic Honors
The Lindenwood faculty awards general honors to those undergraduate students who have completed all degree requirements with academic distinction. In order to be eligible for general honors, a student must have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours in residence at Lindenwood University. (Transferred credits and experiential learning credits do not count toward in-residence”credit hours.) Students whose Lindenwood cumulative grade point averages fall within certain ranges are eligible for honors as follows:
- The student who achieves a cumulative grade point average between 3.70 and 3.85 receives the degree cum laude.
- The student who achieves a cumulative grade point average between 3.86 and 3.93 receives the degree magna cum laude.
- The student who achieves a cumulative grade point average of 3.94 or above receives the degree summa cum laude.
Alpha Sigma Lambda is a premier national honor society that recognizes those senior undergraduate students who have achieved academic excellence while handling other life responsibilities, including family, employment, and community service. Nominees must have completed eighty-four (84) hours at Lindenwood and maintained a 3.8 cumulative grade point average.