Graduation with honors of Magna Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude

Requirements for completing studies Magna Cum Laude on the thesis track: 
 

Thesis track students will be eligible for Magna Cum Laude if they complete the Master's requirements in 5 semesters, receive a final grade of at least 90 for both their thesis and thesis defense, have a course average grade of at least 90, and have an MSc final grade that exceeds 93.

Requirements for completing studies Summa Cum Laude on the thesis track: 
 

Thesis track students will be eligible for Summa Cum Laude if they complete the master's requirements in 5 semesters, receive a final grade of at least 95 for both their thesis and thesis defense, have a course average grade of at least 90, and have an MSc final grade that exceeds 95. 

Requirements for completing studies Magna Cum Laude on the non-thesis track:
 

Please keep in mind that only students who submit a final project will be eligible for the Magna Cum Laude or Summa Cum Laude academic honor. Students who turned in a seminar paper will be ineligible for Magna Cum Laude or Summa Cum Laude.
 

Non-thesis track students who submit a final project will be eligible for Magna Cum Laude if they complete the Master's requirements within 5 semesters, obtain a final grade of at least 90 for their final project, and have an MSc final grade that exceeds 92.

Requirements for completing studies Summa Cum Laude on the non-thesis track:

Please keep in mind that only students who submit a final project will be eligible for the Magna Cum Laude or Summa Cum Laude academic honor. Students who turned in a seminar paper will be ineligible for Magna Cum Laude or Summa Cum Laude.

Non-thesis track students who submit a final project will be eligible for Summa Cum Laude if they complete the Master's requirements within 5 semesters, obtain a final grade of at least 95 for their final project, and have an MSc final grade that exceeds 95.

Note: from the academic year of 2026/2027 onward, the Faculty of Life Sciences will award graduation with honors according to students' relative ranking among the faculty graduates in their particular class.

As such, students ranked at the top 15% of their class will be eligible for Magna Cum Laude, and students ranked at the top 5% of their class will be eligible for Summa Cum Laude. (80% of the graduates in each class will not be eligible to graduate with honors).

The minimum grades required to graduate with honors will be calculated with reference to the faculty graduates in each class and published on the faculty's website annually.