Another resume question: "cum laude" or "with honors"?

rrah
Tue, 07 May 2013 07:45:10 +0000

I would suggest she use whatever her college uses. I suspect most people will know that “cum laude” is something of distinction. They may not know the difference between summa or magna.

DD’s university does not use the term “cum laude.” It uses “distinction,” “high distinction,” and “highest distinction.” One can also add “honors” to that. DD received her degree with “highest distinction and honors.”

The terms were meaningless until an employer looked at her GPA. Then it had meaning.