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Degrees are conferred by the Board of Regents upon recommendation by the academic faculty of the College of Allied Health Professions.  
Degrees are conferred by the Board of Regents upon recommendation by the academic faculty of the College of Allied Health Professions.  


The student must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.70 for those credit hours specified by his or her professional program to be eligible for graduation with honors.  
Honors designations are awarded based on the student’s cumulative GPA for UNMC-only professional coursework for the program in which the student is enrolled and will be calculated during the semester in which they will graduate. The GPA is based on all program grades officially posted at that time.  


'''Undergraduate Programs'''
After graduation, final cumulative GPAs are calculated for all programs. Honors designations are awarded to those graduates who move into the honors category. For graduates who originally earned honors at graduation, changes to final GPA will not affect honors designation or level of distinction.  
Undergraduate programs within the College of Allied Health Professions will use the student’s incoming cumulative undergraduate grade point average combined with the cumulative grade point average from the student’s CAHP program of study coursework.
'''Post-baccalaureate Certificate Programs'''


Post-baccalaureate Certificate Programs within the College of Allied Health Professions will use the student’s incoming prerequisite grade point average (as defined by each program’s admission requirements) combined with the cumulative grade point average from the student’s CAHP program of study coursework.
'''Levels of Distinction:'''
 
'''Graduate Programs'''
 
Graduate Professional Programs within the College of Allied Health Professions will use the student’s cumulative grade point average from the student’s CAHP program of study coursework.
 
'''Honors Categories'''
 
Awarding of degrees with honors will be calculated as above to determine a final grade point average. Students will be eligible for Honors in one of the three following categories, based on a final grade point average:
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