With a few exceptions as approved by the respective colleges, a full load for fall and spring semesters is considered to be a minimum of four courses or 16 semester hours. Graduation with honors and selection as the class marshal are reserved for undergraduates who have completed 64 semester hours in residence and meet the following GPA requirements to graduate with honors:. For students who entered the John Martinson Honors Program upon or after their matriculation to Northeastern University in the fall semester and prior, distinction is earned by completing six Honors courses or approved experiential learning experiences, including Honors Seminar HONR , and maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.
Information on what courses and experiential learning experiences qualify toward the Legacy University Honors Program Distinction can be found on the Honors Program's website. For students who entered the John Martinson Honors Program upon their matriculation to Northeastern in or after the fall semester or were internally admitted in or after spring , distinction is earned through the completion of two Northeastern signature global experiences: The Global Learning Experience GBST and the noncredit module, "Global Work Citizen.
Information on what courses and experiential learning experiences qualify toward the Reimagined University Honors Program Distinction can also be found on on the Honors Program's website.
Send Page to Printer. Download Page PDF. Graduation with Honors Graduation with honors and selection as the class marshal are reserved for undergraduates who have completed 64 semester hours in residence and meet the following GPA requirements to graduate with honors: Graduation with Honors GPA Honor Conferred 3.
University Honors Program Distinction Legacy University Honors Program Distinction For students who entered the John Martinson Honors Program upon or after their matriculation to Northeastern University in the fall semester and prior, distinction is earned by completing six Honors courses or approved experiential learning experiences, including Honors Seminar HONR , and maintaining a cumulative grade-point average of 3.
