We expect all members of the Hutton Honors College to work toward graduating with honors of some kind. There are three ways to graduate with honors from this campus and our strongest students often earn multiple honors.
Pathways to graduation with honors:
Complete the Hutton Honors Notation;
Complete a school- or departmental-level Honors Program;
Qualify for “Distinction” (also called “Latin Honors”: cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude) by having at least a 3.70 cumulative GPA at graduation.
All members of the Hutton Honors College must maintain at least a 3.50 cumulative GPA and be making progress toward graduating with honors. Records are evaluated at the end of each academic year as follows:
• end of first year: students with a CGPA between 3.20 and 3.49 will be placed on conditional membership (the Honors specific version of "academic watch"); students with less than a 3.20 CGPA will be automatically dismissed from the Hutton Honors College.
• end of second year: students with less than a 3.50 will be automatically dismissed from Hutton. Students who have not completed HHC-H 101 and HHC-H 202 and who have less than a 3.60 CGPA will be dismissed from Hutton, unless they can demonstrate their participation in a unit- or department-level honors program.
• end of third year: students with less than a 3.50 CGPA will be automatically dismissed from Hutton. Students who have not completed HHC-H 101 and HHC-H 202 and who have less than a 3.70 CGPA will be dismissed from Hutton, unless they can demonstrate their participation in a unit- or department-level honors program.
NOTE: Continuing membership requirements apply to students who joined the Hutton Honors College in or after summer 2024. Students who matriculated at IU Bloomington before the 2024-2025 academic year fall under the previous requirements unless they choose to pursue the Notation under the new regulations.