Graduation Honors for 2021-2022
Juris Doctor Degree Program Honors
Summa Cum Laude
(Granted at the sole discretion of the faculty) – Number awarded: 2
Magna Cum Laude; Top 10%
*(Based upon the cumulative grade-point average) – 3.86
Cum Laude; Top Third
*(Based upon the cumulative grade-point average) – 3.72
*Due to updates in grading curves, J.D. students in the Class of 2022 who matriculated prior to Fall 2019 with a GPA at or above the cut-offs set in Spring 2021, will also receive the corresponding honor.
Order of the Coif
*Graduating students whose cumulative grade-point averages as of Spring 2022 place them in the top 10% of the class will be elected to membership in the Order of the Coif. – 3.86
Annual Honors
Dean’s List
*(Based on annual grade-point average) – 3.81
Graduate Degree Program Honors
LL.M. Honors
Graduation with Distinction; Top Third of Graduating LLM Class
(Based on cumulative grade-point average) – 3.65
Graduate Program Dean’s List by Specialization – LL.M.; Top Third of Program
(Based upon the cumulative grade-point average)
| Degree | Â GPA |
| Master of Laws, General Program | 3.63 |
| Master of Laws, Individualized Program | 3.21 |
| Master of Laws in Environmental & Energy Law | 3.56 |
| Master of Laws in National & Global Health Law | 3.7 |
| Master of Laws in International Business and Economic Law | 3.6 |
| Master of Laws in International Legal Studies | 3.78 |
| Master of Laws in National Security Law | 3.78 |
| Executive LL.M. in Securities & Financial Regulation | 3.77 |
| Master of Laws in Taxation | 3.65 |
| Executive LL.M. in Taxation | 3.56 |
| Master of Studies in Law – Taxation | 3.39 |
| LLM in Tech Policy | 3.63 |
| Master of Law and Technology | 3.95 |
REMINDER: Students who receive two grades of AP, AF, or a combination of both on their transcripts will not be eligible for graduation honors.