UK - US Degrees

I'm sure that this subject has probably been discussed before.

I need to know what the equivilent of a US bachelors degree with a 3.9GPA is in the UK. How would you state it on a CV??

Any help would be great.  

Hmm I'm not sure, Louise, but I would like to know as well since I will be putting my CV together soon.  I've got the same GPA as you...so whatever they tell you will be very helpful to me.  I think I read somewhere that listing whether you graduated with honors, etc. is a good idea to list on your CV as well.

I'm not sure, and there might be someone who could give you concrete information, but you can rely on NARIC, who specializes in this service and is approved by the Dept for Education and Skills, for a small fee. (£30)

http://www.naric.org.uk/comparability.asp

I've read that it is very worthwhile to have this done.

I think I remember reading somewhere that a 3.9 was the same as a 1st class.

Thanks for the replies - if anyone else please let me know

I would definately check with naric, but I used to compare degrees for Strathclyde Graduate School of Business with this company. If I remember correctly, it didn't matter what your grade point average, all 4 year US Bachelor degrees were a british ordinary degree.  VERY frustrating, as I know by personal experience.  

Please let us know if you find out any different.

I would write something like "Bachelor of Arts with highest honors."  Whenever you can mention honors, get it down on the paper!

The honours system in the UK is:
 
First class
Uppper second 2:1
Lower second  2:2
Third
Without honours

Does anyone know if the terms "summa cum laude," "magna cum laude" and "cum laude" are used in the UK? Or is it more appropriate to simply say "with honors?" Would mentioning that you made the dean's list (X number of semesters) mean anything over there?

i mentioned dean's scholar on mine......

and i had a 3.4 GPA in college and my recruiter said that's about a 2.1