Degrees with Honors, Valedictorian, and Salutatorian
A student who fulfills the degree requirements and is in the top five percent of their class graduates summa cum laude. A student in the top fifteen percent of their class (but not in the top five percent) graduates magna cum laude. A student in the top twenty-five percent of their class (but not in the top fifteen percent) graduates cum laude.
The College Standards Committee declares a class valedictorian and salutatorian. These students must be members of the Order of the Gown and must have pursued a full college course of study (128 credit hours) at Sewanee. Exceptions may be made for students spending no more than two semesters at an officially sanctioned off-campus program.