Honors for Undergraduate Degrees
Types of Honors
English Honors (Departmental Honors)
Determined by the department, committee, School, or program that oversees your concentration and based solely on work completed for your concentration.
English Honors is reflected on your transcript.
Latin Honors (College Honors)
FAS makes recommendations to the Governing Boards of the University based on your full student record.
Latin Honors is reflected on your transcript and diploma.
Qualifying Criteria
Your concentration department must submit your official recommendation in the my.harvard FAS Graduation Tracker (see Degree Deadlines). Grade point averages are based on all completed letter-graded courses taken while at Harvard including all failed courses, courses taken for credit in Harvard Summer School, and by cross-registration only as appropriate (see Grade Point Averages for Undergraduates).
You must meet the following criteria to qualify for honors:
- You are a degree candidate in the active graduation term
- Your concentration makes a recommendation by the deadline
- Earn 96 credits in qualifying letter grades
