Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 College Catalog 
    
2024-2025 College Catalog

Commencement Awards and Honors


Undergraduate Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Awarded to bachelor’s degree graduates according to the following criteria:

  • Academic achievement
  • Service to LIM College
  • Service to the industry
  • Student’s willingness to serve as Valedictorian

 
Recipients are required to have earned a minimum of 70% of their degree credits at LIM College and have completed the degree program within the prescribed time frame.

Award for Dedicated Service to LIM College

Awarded to an undergraduate student who has given significant time and energy to LIM College as a volunteer

Associate Degree Award for Outstanding Scholarship

Awarded to the associate degree graduate with the highest GPA who has completed their program within the prescribed time frame

Industry Awards

Awards granted to undergraduate students for accomplishments in the areas noted below. These awards are sponsored by companies in the fashion and related industries.

  • Fashion Management and Leadership
  • Fashion Media
  • Fashion Marketing
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Internship
  • Senior Co-op
  • The Business of Fashion
  • The Business of Cannabis
  • Visual Studies

Bachelor’s Latin Honors

Summa Cum Laude: 3.85 and higher cumulative GPA
Magna Cum Laude: 3.70 to 3.84 cumulative GPA
Cum Laude: 3.50 to 3.69 cumulative GPA

Any student who has been involved in an academic dishonesty incident is not eligible for any Commencement honor or award.

Only students who have submitted a completed Application for Graduation by the due date will be eligible for Commencement awards.

Final determination of honors is only available after a student’s last semester final grades have been certified.