A student’s class rank is based on a calculation weighted as follows: the grade average in all concentration courses (all Social Studies courses and all courses taken to fulfill Social Studies requirements) x 50; the senior thesis x 35; the oral defense...
Final term course grades are not available in time to be considered by Social Studies in honors calculations. The Committee votes on a recommendation for each student based on seven semesters of grades and then forwards its recommendation to the College...
The Faculty of Harvard College cannot raise a student’s recommendation above that which is determined by the Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, but it can lower the recommendation when the student fails to meet college-wide cut-offs set by the...
