Awarding of Honorary Degrees

In accordance with University of Louisiana System Board Rules Part Two, Chapter I, Section VI, the University may grant honorary degrees to persons who have made substantial achievements in literary, artistic, scientific, or technical fields of endeavor and must follow these guidelines:

• No honorary degree shall be awarded that could be confused with an earned degree granted by an accredited institution.
• Two categories of individuals are excluded from receiving honorary degrees:  1) faculty or staff members currently employed by the University and 2) Louisiana elected officials in office at the time of selection and conferral of the honorary degree.
• No more than two honorary degrees may be awarded per academic year.

Recommendations for honorary degrees must come from the president of the University of Louisiana System, the president of the University, and the faculty of the appropriate college of the University.

The president may appoint members to an ad hoc committee to receive, consider, and transmit nominations for honorary degrees to the administration.

Communication

This policy is distributed via the University Policies webpage.