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Academic Recognition & Honors
In determining a student's eligibility for academic recognition
and honors, only grades earned in Duke courses, including those earned in Duke Study Abroad programs and in courses
covered by the inter-institutional agreement are considered. See the Undergraduate Bulletin.
Dean’s Lists Cut-offs Latin
Honors GPA Cut-offs
Dean's List accords recognition to academic
excellence achieved during each semester. To be eligible for this honor, undergraduates in Trinity College of Arts
and Sciences must earn a grade point average placing them in the highest third of undergraduates in their respective
college and in addition must (1) complete at least four course credits, including at most two academic half courses
(excluding dance performance/technique, physical education activity, music activity, and house courses) for a
regularly assigned grade (i.e., no pass/fail courses); and 2) receive no incomplete or failing grades. Undergraduates
who in addition earn semester grade point averages that place them in the highest ten percent of undergraduates in
their respective college will receive the Dean's List with Distinction honor, while the remainder of those placing
in the highest one third will receive the Dean's List honor as noted above.
In the Pratt School of Engineering, undergraduates must earn a grade
point average placing them in the highest one third of their class and in addition must: (1) carry a normal academic
load; (2) earn grades other than P in at least three semester courses; and (3) receive no incomplete or failing
grades. Undergraduates who in addition earn grade point averages that place them in the highest ten percent of their
class also will receive the Dean’s List with Distinction honor, while the remainder of those placing in the highest
one third will receive the Dean’s List honor as noted above.
Dean's List
| Semester |
Trinity |
Pratt 1 |
Pratt 2 |
Pratt 3 |
Pratt 4 |
| Spring 2008 |
3.740 |
3.500 |
3.600 |
3.740 |
3.900 |
| Fall 2007 |
3.675 |
3.600 |
3.575 |
3.675 |
3.825 |
| Spring 2007 |
3.700 |
3.544 |
3.575 |
3.650 |
3.825 |
| Fall 2006 |
3.675 |
3.500 |
3.600 |
3.680 |
3.750 |
| Spring 2006 |
3.675 |
3.575 |
3.622 |
3.750 |
3.800 |
| Fall 2005 |
3.675 |
3.600 |
3.575 |
3.600 |
3.766 |
| Spring 2005 |
3.675 |
3.660 |
3.575 |
3.675 |
3.750 |
| Fall 2004 |
3.600 |
3.666 |
3.575 |
3.555 |
3.750 |
| Spring 2004 |
3.666 |
3.575 |
3.575 |
3.575 |
3.766 |
| Fall 2003 |
3.622 |
3.666 |
3.540 |
3.550 |
3.666 |
| Spring 2003 |
3.666 |
3.575 |
3.580 |
3.650 |
3.675 |
| Fall 2002 |
3.600 |
3.650 |
3.575 |
3.600 |
3.675 |
| Spring 2002 |
3.660 |
3.500 |
3.500 |
3.575 |
3.730 |
| Fall 2001 |
3.600 |
3.622 |
3.500 |
3.575 |
3.750 |
| Spring 2001 |
3.666 |
3.425 |
3.575 |
3.750 |
3.666 |
| Fall 2000 |
3.575 |
3.575 |
3.475 |
3.600 |
3.680 |
| Spring 2000 |
3.540 |
3.400 |
3.575 |
3.675 |
3.500 |
Dean's List with Distinction
| Semester |
Trinity |
Pratt 1 |
Pratt 2 |
Pratt 3 |
Pratt 4 |
| Spring 2008 |
3.940 |
3.850 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
4.000 |
| Fall 2007 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.940 |
4.000 |
| Spring 2007 |
3.925 |
3.850 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
4.000 |
| Fall 2006 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
4.000 |
| Spring 2006 |
3.925 |
3.860 |
3.940 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
| Fall 2005 |
3.925 |
3.933 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.940 |
| Spring 2005 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
4.000 |
4.000 |
| Fall 2004 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.940 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
| Spring 2004 |
3.925 |
3.940 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
4.000 |
| Fall 2003 |
3.925 |
4.000 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
4.000 |
| Spring 2003 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
4.000 |
| Fall 2002 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.940 |
3.925 |
| Spring 2002 |
3.925 |
3.850 |
3.890 |
3.900 |
4.000 |
| Fall 2001 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.880 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
| Spring 2001 |
3.925 |
3.800 |
3.925 |
4.000 |
3.914 |
| Fall 2000 |
3.900 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.880 |
| Spring 2000 |
3.850 |
3.835 |
3.925 |
3.925 |
3.850 |
Latin Honors By Overall Academic Achievement accords recognition for academic excellence achieved over the duration of an entire undergraduate career. Unlike the Dean's List honor which recognizes academic excellence achieved over the short term (one semester), eligibility for the three categories of Latin Honors (summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude) are based on the cumulative grade point average for all work at Duke. Recipients are determined by the following procedure: The grade point average included within the highest five percent of the previous year's graduating class is used to specify the grade point average needed by those students of the current graduating class to be awarded the summa cum laude honor. The grade point average included within the next highest ten percent of the previous year's graduating class is used to determine the grade point average needed by those students who will graduate with the magna cum laude honor. Finally, the grade point average included within the next ten percent of the previous year's graduating class will be used to determine those students eligible for graduating with the cum laude honor. Thus, about twenty-five percent of each graduating class will receive Latin Honors.
Latin Honors Cut-offs
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Summa Cum Laude |
Magna Cum Laude |
Cum Laude |
| 2007-2008 Graduates |
| Pratt Graduates |
3.950 |
3.848 |
3.768 |
| Trinity Graduates |
3.912 |
3.800 |
3.708 |
| 2006-2007 Graduates |
| Pratt Graduates |
3.950 |
3.809 |
3.706 |
| Trinity Graduates |
3.894 |
3.781 |
3.680 |
| 2005-2006 Graduates |
| Pratt Graduates |
3.930 |
3.758 |
3.670 |
| Trinity Graduates |
3.867 |
3.738 |
3.661 |
| *2004-2005 Graduates |
| Pratt Graduates |
3.905 |
3.821 |
3.666 |
| Trinity Graduates |
3.868 |
3.760 |
3.678 |
| **2003-2004 Graduates |
3.871 |
3.751 |
3.653 |
| 2002-2003 Graduates |
3.881 |
3.751 |
3.663 |
| 2001-2002 Graduates |
3.880 |
3.736 |
3.638 |
| 2000-2001 Graduates |
3.876 |
3.733 |
3.631 |
*Note: Latin Honors for 2004-2005 Graduates are calculated separately for Trinity and Pratt Schools.
**Note: Latin Honors for 2003-2004 Gaduates were determined using cumulative grade point averages of the graduating Spring 2004 class as of the end of their Fall 2003 semester, but in all other years cutoffs were determined based on averages of the preceding year’s May graduates.
To learn more about these honors and their recipients, see Honors in Trinity College.
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