Graduation Honors for 2015-2016
Graduation Honors for Spring 2016
Juris Doctor Degree Program Honors
Summa Cum Laude
(Granted at the sole discretion of the faculty) – Number awarded: 1
Magna Cum Laude; Top 10%
(Based upon the cumulative grade-point average) – 3.75
Cum Laude; Top Third
(Based upon the cumulative grade-point average) – 3.56
Order of the Coif
Graduating students whose cumulative grade point averages place them in the top 10% of the class are elected to membership in the Order of the Coif. To be eligible, a graduate must have completed at least 64 graded academic credits at the Law Center (effective beginning in the 2013-2014 academic year, credits earned at a transfer student’s previous law school are counted toward this minimum credit requirement).
Annual Honors
Dean’s List; Top Third
(Based upon the annual grade-point average) – 3.71
Graduate Degree Program Honors
Graduation with Distinction
Graduate degree students who earned a cumulative grade-point average of 3.49 or higher receive their diploma and transcript marked ‘With Distinction.’
Graduate Program Dean’s List by Specialization
(Based upon the cumulative grade-point average)
Program | GPA |
Master of Laws, General Program | 3.46 |
Master of Laws, Individualized Program | 3.76 |
Master of Laws in Environmental Law | 3.62 |
Master of Laws in Global Health Law | 3.57 |
Master of Laws in International Business and Economic Law | 3.46 |
Master of Laws in International Legal Studies | 3.53 |
Master of Laws in National Security Law | 3.75 |
Master of Laws in Securities & Financial Regulation | 3.48 |
Executive LL.M. in Securities & Financial Regulation | 3.86 |
Master of Laws in Taxation | 3.53 |
Executive LL.M. in Taxation | 3.67 |