How do graduate schools view our grades?

[newmassdad]

<p>Cosmos,</p>

<p>Uh, actually, no. From the UofC website:

General Honors</p>

<p>The notation “Degree [BA/BS] in the College with General Honors [major] awarded [date]” appears on the transcripts of students who have earned an overall grade point average of 3.25 or above when they graduate from the College.
Departmental/Program Honors</p>

<p>The notation “Degree [BA/BS] in the College [major] with Honors awarded [date]” appears on the transcripts of students who have earned departmental/program honors. The requirements for such acknowledgement are individual to each program.

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<p>Specific programs:</p>

<p>Anthro Eligible candidates must have a GPA of 3.6 or higher in courses in the major and typically a GPA of 3.25 overall.</p>

<p>Chemistry: To earn a B.A. or B.S. degree with honors in chemistry, students must also have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. (in addition to a senior project and thesis.)</p>

<p>Econ: To be considered for honors, students must meet the following requirements: (1) a GPA of 3.5 or higher in the major and a GPA of 3.2 or higher overall,</p>

<p>Biological Sciences: To be eligible for honors, students must also have a GPA of 3.25 or higher both overall and in courses in the major based on all course work up to the final quarter of graduation.</p>

<p>Romance Languages and Literature: To qualify for honors, students must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher and an average GPA of 3.5 or higher in the major.</p>

<p>With that out of the way, here is the count from the graduation program:</p>

<p>751 students were “Awarded General Honors with the Bachelor’s Degree”. From the quote above, it is logical to conclude that these grads had GPA of 3.25 or more. By my count, 1022 graduated, so this means 73.5% had a GPA of 3.25 or more. </p>

<p>(I really hate know it alls who don’t do their homework and post false information…)</p>