UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (Bachelor's)

GRADUATE STUDENTS (Master's)

Graduation Honors

Upon graduation, a student (with no repeated courses, no probationary period, and a record clear of any academic or disciplinary offenses) will qualify for University honors (which will appear on both the diploma and the transcript), as follows:

Cumulative GPA of 3.50-3.69: Cum Laude
Cumulative GPA of 3.70-3.89: Magna Cum Laude
Cumulative GPA of 3.90-4.00: Summa Cum Laude

Only grades earned at the University of Atlanta are computed in the determination of honors.

To qualify for graduation honors, undergraduate students must have completed a minimum of 60 credit hours at the University of Atlanta; Graduate Students must have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours at the University of Atlanta.

The University of Atlanta is accredited by the Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC). The University has earned Premier status with ASIC for its commendable areas of operation. ASIC is an approved accrediting body for the purposes of compliance by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) is a member of the British Quality Foundation (BQF), sits on the Quality Standards Group of UK NARIC, and is one of a number of international accrediting bodies listed in the international directory by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the USA and is a member of the CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG).