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A graduating student who is unable to attend the
commencement exercises but who failed to file a request for
graduation with absentia shall not be declared graduate and
shall be required to attend the next commencement exercises.

w) Graduation with Honors. Students graduating with honors
shall be classified as follows:

 Cum Laude (with Honors) - A student who obtains a GPA of
“1.75” or better but not higher than “1.51” in all academic
subjects shall be awarded this honor. Residence of at least
four (4) semester’s immediately preceding graduation is a
requisite.
 Magna cum Laude (with High Honors) - A student who
obtains a GPA of “1.50” or better but not higher than “1.26” in
all academic subjects, shall be awarded this honor.
Residence of at least six (6) semester’s immediately preceding
graduation is a requisite.

 Summa cum Laude (With Highest Honors) - A student who
obtains a GPA of “1.25” or better in all academic subjects,
shall be awarded this honor. All units required for graduation
must have been earned from the University.
The foregoing specifications are subject to the following
conditions:

 GPA shall mean grade point average i.e. the sum of grades
multiplied by required number of units divided by the total
number of academic units required.

 All units earned in other colleges or universities shall be
evaluated on the basis of the following table of conversion.

Grade Grade Equivalent

1.00 95% 1+ or A+
1.25 93% 1 or A

1.50 90% 1- or A-
1.75 89% 2 + or B+

2.00 85% 2 or B
2.25 83% 2 – or B-
2.50 80% 3 or C+

2.75 78% 3 or C
3.00 75% 3- or C- 45