Section 10 Graduation 10.

1 Students may not participate in any activity related to the Commencement Exercises unless all administrative procedures relating to graduation are completed and discipline sanctions, if any, are served. Students who are on their last term of enrollment may qualify to graduate at the end of the term. As such, they should apply to graduate following the procedure and the schedule (Weeks 5 to 8 of the term) posted by the Office of the University Registrar. Students need not be absolutely certain of passing their remaining courses and/or other requirements. Upon graduation, students who have remained on the Dean's First Honors List for all terms of their program at the University shall be admitted to full membership in the Jose Rizal Society and shall receive a special Jose Rizal Honors Award. Students maintaining the required academic standards will be recommended by the Honors and Awards Committee for graduation honors of summa cum laude, magna cum laude, cum laude, and Honorable Mention. 10.4.1 In order to graduate with honors, 80 percent (75% for students in the Human Biology program) of the total credits earned toward the degree must have been earned in residence at the University. 10.4.2 Grades in Pass or Fail courses and those with zero credit do not count in the computation of the cumulative GPA in determining eligibility to graduate with honors. 10.4.3 The GPA of a graduating student refers to his/her cumulative GPA. The following cumulative GPA requirements apply to students graduating with honors: HONORS Summa Cum Laude Magna Cum Laude Cum Laude Honorable Mention GPA 3.800 3.600 3.400 3.000

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10.4.4 Students with a failing grade in any academic or non-academic course and/or found guilty of cheating or academic dishonesty are disqualified from graduating with honors. 10.4.5 Students with ID # 109- and above should not have a grade lower than 2.0 in any academic course, have no failing grade in any non-academic course, and not have been found guilty of cheating or academic dishonesty to qualify for graduation honors. 10.5 Loyalty awards are given to students who have completed their schooling at the University, or at any school run by the De La Salle Brothers, from the first grade of their elementary studies. Students who officially stopped studying at the University or any school run by the De La Salle Brothers through the issuance of

a Transfer Credential (Honorable Dismissal) are disqualified from receiving loyalty awards from the University. 10.6 10.7 Other special awards may be given to graduating students as determined by the Honors and Awards Committee. Graduates may also be awarded special honors for excellence in their major fields based on criteria determined by each academic department.