• Introduction to WPI
• Section 1: The WPI Plan
• Section 2: Department and Program Descriptions
• Section 3: Course Descriptions
• Section 4: Academic Policies and Procedures
  • Grades
  • Grade Appeal and Grade Change Policy
  • Transfer Credit
  • Graduation With Honors
  • Commencement
  • Designation of Major Area of Study
  • Double Major
  • Designation of Class Year
  • Academic Honesty Policy
  • Guidelines for the Determination of Satisfactory Academic Progress, Academic Warning, Academic Probation and Academic Suspension
  • Administrative Obligations and Holds
  • Directory Information and Release of Information
  • Course Registration Information
  • Project and Independent Study Registration
  • Registration Policy for Degree Requirements
  • Special Students
  • Project Registration Topic Codes
• Section 5: Resources and Special Programs
• Section 6: Career Development & Graduate School
• Section 7: Admission, Expenses, Financial Aid & Housing
• Section 8: Trustees, Administration & Faculty
• Supplement
• Search

Graduation With Honors

For all degree candidate students graduating from WPI after May 1, 2011, graduation honors will be determined as follows:

Graduation With High Distinction

An A or DIST grade on any four of the following:
• MQP
• IQP
• Sufficiency
• Eight units of work registered at WPI (exclusive of PE and of the MQP, IQP and the SUFF/Independent Study component of the Sufficiency)

Graduation With Distinction

A grade of A or DIST on the following criteria:
• MQP
• IQP
• Sufficiency
• Four units of work registered at WPI (exclusive of PE and of the MQP, IQP and the SUFF/Independent Study component of the Sufficiency) .
or
a grade of A or DIST on the following criteria:
• Two of the three projects: MQP, IQP and the SUFF/ Independent Study component of the Sufficiency
• Six units of work registered at WPI (exclusive of PE and of the MQP, IQP and the SUFF/Independent Study component of the Sufficiency).

For all degree candidate students graduating from WPI from May 1, 1986, to June 1, 2010, graduation honors will be determined as follows:

Graduation with High Distinction

An A or DIST grade on any four of the following:
• MQP
• IQP
• Sufficiency
• Six units of work registered at WPI (exclusive of PE and of the MQP, IQP, or the SUFF/Independent Study component
of the Sufficiency)

Graduation with Distinction

An A or DIST grade on any three of the above .

Honors for Double Majors

If a student completes two majors, the student is awarded a degree with “Distinction” or “High Distinction” if the student
meets the criteria above in either or both majors; if both awards are received, the degree is awarded with “High Distinction .”

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