Departmental Honors
Every biomedical engineering student completes a year-long project as part of the Research and Professional Practice sequence (BMEN 4900, 4902, and 4912). To be eligible for departmental honors, a student must additionally earn a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.400 and a grade-point average of at least 3.500 in courses counting toward the major. If a student has a minimum GPA of 3.400 at the end of the junior year, he or she may apply to convert the research project to an honors project. Successful completion of this project will result in the degree being conferred “...with Departmental Honors in Biomedical Engineering.” To apply for candidacy for this honor, the student must identify a suitable research topic and advisor, select a research advisory committee, and submit a letter of application to the instructor of Research and Professional Practice by February 15th of the third year.
Graduating with Latin Honors
All Latin honors at Tulane are awarded on the basis of GPA alone. Student achieving a GPA in the top 30% of the class will receive Latin honors according to the following:
Summa cum laude = top 5% of the class
Magna cum laude = next 10% of the class
Cum laude = next 15% of the class
The precise GPA standards will be calculated based on the grades of the previous graduating class.
