Undergraduate Honors at Graduation

Students must have completed at least 60 semester credits at Northwest Nazarene University or have transferred to NNU with a CUM GPA of 3.5 or higher to be eligible for honors at graduation. The honors categories are listed below.

Suma Cum Laude
3.90 – 4.00

Magna Cum Laude
3.75– 3.899
Cum Laude
3.50– 3.74

(Phi Delta Lambda)
Honor Society Candidates

Students must have completed at least 60 semester credits at Northwest Nazarene University or have transferred to NNU with a CUM GPA of 3.5 or higher to be eligible for candidacy to the NNU Honor Society, Phi Delta Lambda. The criteria for candidacy are listed below.

Upper 15% of the Graduating Class*
Cum GPA of at least 3.5
Good Character
Faculty Vote

*Note: Students may receive honors, but may not be in the upper 15% required for candidacy in the Honor Society.