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Additionally, the Faculty voted to limit the percentage of magna degrees to 15 percent, 36 percent of those who graduated in 2001 were awarded magna degrees. The Faculty also capped at 30 percent the number of cum laude degrees awarded. Last year, 24 percent graduated with that distinction. And the Faculty upheld an older proposal capping summas at 5 percent...
After deciding against concentrating in the sciences, Cadiff chose a special concentration in the history and literature of theater arts. He graduated magna cum laude despite a busy theater schedule...
...college sophomore, Ballmer finished in the top 100 in the prestigious Putnam national math competition, and ended up graduating magna cum laude in applied math and economics...
Those students recommended for honors by their department with the next highest averages will then be awarded cum laude degrees—with the total number of students receiving summa, magna and cum degrees not to exceed 50 percent of the graduating class...
...caps do not limit the percentage of magna degrees awarded to 15—if fewer than five percent of seniors are awarded summa cum laude, the remainder may be awarded magna cum laude degrees. Similarly, if fewer than 20 percent of seniors earn magna and summa distinctions, more than 30 percent may receive cum laude honors...