5.1 A student’s scholarship rating is reported with letter grades, and a student’s academic standing is reported with grade point averages computed on a 4.0 scale as follows:
| Grade points for each credit hour | ||
|---|---|---|
| A+ | Outstanding | 4.00 |
| A | Outstanding | 4.00 |
| A- | Outstanding | 3.67 |
| B+ | Good | 3.33 |
| B | Good | 3.00 |
| B- | Good | 2.67 |
| C+ | Satisfactory | 2.33 |
| C | Satisfactory | 2.00 |
| C- | Inferior | 1.67 |
| D | Inferior | 1.00 |
| F | Fail | 0.00 |
| SA | Satisfactory | |
| UN | Unsatisfactory | |
| AF | Absence Failure | |
| XF | Non-Examination Failure | |
| I | Incomplete Work | |
| (a) excused extension of time to submit seminar paper when due; | ||
| (b) excused absence from an examination |
5.2 AF, XF, and UN have a point value of 0. SA does not have a point value for purposes of computing a student’s academic average.
5.3 Academic honors are awarded as follows:
- To graduate Cum Laude, a student must be within the top 25% of the graduating class and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0;
- To graduate Magna Cum Laude, a student must be within the top 10% of the graduating class and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5; and
- To graduate Summa Cum Laude, a student must be within the top 2% of the graduating class and have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.9.
Notation of academic honors is based upon a student’s cumulative grade point average including the student’s final semester. Notation of honors at hooding and commencement are provisional pending finalization of the student’s grades.
5.4 Students receiving a Law Degree from Creighton University but who have completed one or two semesters at another law school shall be eligible to graduate with honors on the following basis only:
- The grades earned for the work completed at the other law school would have placed the student in the upper 20% of the appropriate class at that law school; and
- The cumulative average for the work completed at the Creighton University School of Law would permit graduation with honors.
5.5 Non-class activities qualifying for academic credit pursuant to Rule 6.7 shall be graded "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory".