Commencement - Spring 2021

Honors Honors designations for the purposes of the commencement ceremony are determined according to the academic record exclusive of the last semester of attendance. Undergraduate students who have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.40 or higher will be provided an honors medallion, and will also have the honors designated in this program. Undergraduate students who achieve the honors designation following the completion of the semester are recognized through a notation on the diploma and their official transcript. The following cumulative quality point averages must be earned to achieve graduation with honors: cum laude 3.40, magna cum laude 3.60 and summa cum laude 3.80. Latin, the medieval language of scholars, is still used on the commencement program to keep with tradition in designating honors. * C UM LAUDE — with honor ** M AGNA CUM LAUDE — with high honor *** S UMMA CUM LAUDE — with highest honor __________________________ Kutztown University has both institutional and specialized accreditation. It is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). It is also accredited by the: Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) American Chemical Society (program approval) (ACS) Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) / National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) International Association of Counseling Services, Inc. (IACS) National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) National Council for Accreditation of Coaching Education (NCACE)