Students entering Shepherd as of Fall 1999 or thereafter, or students using the 1999-2000 Catalog, or any catalog thereafter, honors will be awarded according to these criteria: highest honors, Summa Cum Laude, 3.850 to 4.000 ; high honors, Magna Cum Laude, 3.700 to 3.849; honors, Cum Laude, 3.500 to 3.699.