Timeline for What makes the difference between "summa cum laude" and "magna cum laude"?
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| Jul 19, 2017 at 20:48 | comment | added | Frank Hopkins | @NoahSnyder - well one of my Professors would have said, you should already be an above average student to attempt a Phd ;) So I'd read it as a good grade but have the underlying assumption that you expect to be "good" from a Phd student anyways - it's a matter of perspective/expectation. I would for instance not expect a Phd student to hand in his thesis and then fail, which cuts off all the "failing" grades from the grading scheme in reality (as I know it). | |
| Jul 19, 2017 at 20:46 | history | edited | Frank Hopkins | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added reference to German Wikipedia for more grade variations, sadly the English version seems only to offer the grades for Spain
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| Jul 19, 2017 at 20:43 | comment | added | Frank Hopkins | Indeed, I didn't check properly which language version contains what, it seems the German Wikipage has the most details on grades, so I'll refer that if only to help get a grasp of the variations. | |
| Jul 19, 2017 at 20:40 | comment | added | Noah Snyder | I'd have thought Magna at least meant above average, but otherwise agree with this answer. But I only really know in the undergrad context. | |
| Jul 19, 2017 at 20:21 | comment | added | Bryan Krause♦ | The reference you give doesn't mention latin honors except for Spain. | |
| Jul 19, 2017 at 19:11 | history | answered | Frank Hopkins | CC BY-SA 3.0 |