Rules, Regulations & Policies
Conferring of Degrees
Loyola University Chicago
School of Law
J.D. Honors Policy
(effective Spring 2009)
The top 25% in each division will graduate cum laude.
The top 10% in each division will graduate magna cum laude.
Up to the top two students in each annual graduating class without regard to division (subject to the Dean's approval) may graduate summa cum laude. (This does not mean that two from day and two from evening are eligible to receive summa cum laude status.)
- Spring semester class ranks will be used to determine final honors status for all spring graduates. The percentile designations will then be applied to all graduates.
- Summer graduates' honors status will be determined by their percentile rank after their final spring semester.
- Fall semester class ranks will be used to determine final honors status for all fall graduates. The percentile designations will then be applied to all graduates.
- If a percentage for honors designation results in a fraction, eligibility for honors status will be determined by rounding up the number of those eligible, if the decimal involved is .5 or greater. For instance, in a class of 50 graduates, the top 25% would include 12.5 graduates. For purposes of honors designation, 13 graduates will qualify for honors status. If there are 49 students, the top 12.25 students are within the top 25% and honors status will be awarded to only 12 students.
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