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Last Modified
2 November 2006

Graduation with Honors

The university offers three levels of honors at graduation: cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laude. The requirements for these designations follow:

Cum Laude - 3.3 GPA in all upper-division courses.
Magna Cum Laude - 3.5 GPA in all upper-division courses and completion of a Honors Thesis
Summa Cum Laude - 3.8 GPA in all upper-division courses and completion of a Honors Thesis

The upper division GPA is based on all courses taken at UF after you become a 3-EG (i.e. after 60 hours).

Honors Thesis

An undergraduate Honors Thesis is completed in order to graduate magna cum laude or summa cum laude. Students interested in completing a Honors Thesis should follow these steps:

Identify an MAE faculty member to serve as your Honors Thesis Advisor.
Work with your Honors Thesis Advisor to form a supervisory committee. You must submit the supervisory committee form to Salena Robinson in room 231 MAE-A.
Make a formal oral presentation of your results to your supervisory committee. You must submit the final oral exam form to Salena Robinson in room 231 MAE-A.
Submit your written Honors Thesis along with the honors thesis submission form.

The Honors Thesis normally takes two semesters to complete. Students may enroll in up to 6 hours of independent study (EAS4905 or EML4905) to earn academic credit while working on their Honors Thesis. Independent study credit counts as a technical elective toward the degree. While the Honors Thesis may contain work with a design emphasis, students are not allowed to submit work done primarily as a part of a senior design course(s) to count as their Honors Thesis.

University Scholars Program

MAE undergraduate students are also eligible to participate in the University Scholars Program. The University Scholars Program includes a stipend to support the student while student. Work performed as a part of the University Scholars Program can be used to satisfy the Honors Thesis requirements. More information is available at the College of Engineering web site and at the University Scholars Program web site.