History Qualifications?

[TinCow]

What does 'with Honors' mean, exactly? Is it a particular series of grades or following extra classes?

It's kind of a bastardized cum laude that is awarded on the basis of the quality of the senior year thesis rather than GPA. I missed out on "with High Honors" because of crappy proofreading.

The explanation from my university:

Honors: Since September 1979
The B.A. degree with Honors or High Honors in a department, program, or College has been awarded to students who meet departmental criteria with work of distinguished quality. High Honors requires work of unusual distinction.

The degree with Honors or High Honors in General Scholarship is awarded to students who have fulfilled the expectations for general education and completed a cross-disciplinary honors project deemed distinguished by the Committee on Honors.

http://www.wesleyan.edu/registrar/transcriptkey.pdf