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Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n Colden Auditorium, ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||42px|||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vi6TyiBVFFE” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” width=”69%” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”436.9px” custom_padding=”23px||47px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|20px||20px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Open Sans||||||||” text_font_size=”19px” header_4_font=”Open Sans|600|||on||||” header_4_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The 2026 Baccalaureate Ceremony is to be held in person on Tuesday, May 26 at 6:30 pm. <\/b>Students with outstanding academic achievements will be honored at the Baccalaureate ceremony as part of the commencement celebration.<\/p>\n The Baccalaureate Honors Convocation is a ceremony for students who have earned academic distinction.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n If you are eligible for any honors, prizes, or awards, you will be notified directly by your department and\/or the College Committee on Honors & Awards. Notification will be sent to students\u2019 ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ email addresses in early May.<\/b><\/p>\n Questions regarding\u00a0eligibility<\/b>\u00a0may be directed to the office of Honors and Scholarships, Honors and Awards at 718-997-5503.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_divider color=”#C0C0C0″ divider_style=”dotted” divider_weight=”3px” _builder_version=”4.20.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-35px|||||” custom_padding=”5px||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-30px|auto||auto||” custom_padding=”20px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb icon_placement=”left” admin_label=”Blurb” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”Open Sans|600|||||||” header_text_color=”#E71939″ body_font=”Open Sans||||||||” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” border_width_all=”1px” border_color_all=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Requirements for Graduation with General College Honors*<\/strong>
General college honors are conferred on graduates who meet standards approved by the Academic Senate: To be eligible for <\/span>honors, a student must take at least 45 credits whose grades count <\/span>toward the calculation of the student\u2019s ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ grade-point <\/span>average (GPA). For eligible students, the honors designation is <\/span>determined solely by the student\u2019s cumulative ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ <\/span>GPA upon graduation, as follows:<\/span> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n