<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Dear Graduating Students,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">The following is an explanation of how commencement <span class="gmail-il">honors</span> are calculated:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Commencement <span class="gmail-il">honors</span> for undergraduate students are based on <u>last</u> semester's cumulative GPA.  Actual <span class="gmail-il">honors</span> are calculated after commencement (upon receipt of final grades which are due Wednesday, December 20).  Students also must complete 45 residency credits (credits completed at SUNY Plattsburgh) graded A-E.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">Students in combined programs (BA/MST or BS/MSED) are awarded <span class="gmail-il">honors</span> based on their undergraduate cumulative GPA and the first 12 graduate credits completed.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p><ul type="disc" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">If your GPA is 3.9 to 4.0, you will graduate summa cum laude.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">If your GPA is 3.7 to 3.89, you will graduate magna cum laude.</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:15px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">If your GPA is 3.4 to 3.69, you will graduate cum laude.</span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px">Graduate students are not awarded commencement <span class="gmail-il">honors</span>.</span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9.5pt">If there are questions about your GPA status, please email <a href="mailto:registrar@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">registrar@plattsburgh.edu</a>.  </span></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><div style="font-size:14px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase"><br></div><div style="font-size:14px;line-height:18px;margin:0px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase">PAM MUNSON</div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px">(She, Her, Hers)</div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px">University Registrar</div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px">305 Kehoe Administration Building</div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px">101 Broad Street<br>Plattsburgh, NY 12901</div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px"><span style="display:inline">(o) </span><a href="tel:+1-518-564-2100" title="Office Phone Number" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:inline;margin:0px" target="_blank">518-564-2100</a></div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px"><span style="display:inline">(f) </span><a href="tel:+1-518-564-4900" title="Fax Phone Number" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:inline;margin:0px" target="_blank">518-564-4900</a></div><a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/" title="SUNY Plattsburgh Link" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:block;margin:0px;font-weight:bold" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></div><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px;margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/suny-plattsburgh-email-logo.png" width="200" height="40" alt="SUNY Plattsburgh Logo" style="vertical-align:middle;border-style:none;margin:10px 0px 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(33,37,41);font-family:Lato,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;display:block"></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:12.8px;margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><br></p></div><div><p><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><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