Four Year Course Plan

Beginning with the class of 2021 Tomah High School will begin honoring students based on the Laude System. The Laude point system is a tiered point based system that recognizes students for the rigor of their academic program as well as their success in the program.

Award Levels

There are three levels of awards

Summa cum Laude: 45 points and above Magna cum Laude: 38.-44.99 points Cum Laude: 20-37.99 points Courses which gain Laude points:

0.5 Laude points will be awarded per semester credit or 1.0 will be awarded for a whole year credit (any course where students can potentially earn 3-4 college credits):

AP Studio Art Drawing AP Studio Art 2-D Design AP Studio Art 3-D Design AP English Literature & Composition AP English Language & Composition AP Calculus AP Statistics AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics 1 AP Macroeconomics AP Psychology AP Music Theory (pending BOE approval AP Human Geography PLTW Intro to Engineering Design PLTW Principles of Engineering AP PLTW Computer Science Principles PLTW Digital Electronics Y.O. WTC Database Concepts Y.O. WTC Crystal Report Writer Y.O. WTC Web Programming Y.O. WTC Scripting and Automation

0.5 Laude points will be awarded per semester credit for a passing grade in these courses that are transcripted for college credit:

U.S. History I – Honors Infant & Toddler Intro to Educational Practices

Education Practicum (pending Laude Committee Approval) Child Development Practicum 1 Culinary Fundamentals Baking Fundamentals Accounting Principles 1 Introduction to Business Career Communications Software Apps for Business Personal Financial Literacy Marketing Advanced Marketing – Selling Principles Advanced Marketing– Quality Customer Service Emerging AG Technologies) Horticulture Horse, Livestock & Dairy Cattle Science Nursing Assistant Vocational Auto Mechanics

0.25 points Laude points will be awarded per semester credit or 0.5 will be awarded for a whole year credit.

Freshman English AP Prep Sophomore English AP Prep PreCalculus Music Theory – Honors Select Choir Wind Ensemble Physics Chemistry World History – Honors US History II – Honors German III, IV, and V – Honors Spanish III, IV, and V – Honors Hoocak III (HoChunk) – Honors Anatomy & Physiology- Honors Medical Terminology

Courses transcripted for college credit (1-2 college credits for each course)

Foods for Life CAD Drafting Welding Machine Shop Fundamentals of Woodworking Framing 1

Laude Point Pre-Approval of External Courses Policy

Any students who plan to, or have, participated in an external high school honors course or college equivalent credit program (i.e. Dual Credit, Start College Now, or Early College Credit Program) will need to complete an application if they would like for the course to be considered for Laude points. Applications can be picked up in the counseling office. The following conditions must apply in order for a course to be eligible: I. For Start College Now (SCN) or Early College Credit Program (ECCP) course(s): a. The student must have completed the highest level course of the related career and/or academic pathway, offered at the high school, prior to taking the SCN or ECCP course. b. The course(s) must be an extension of a career and/or academic pathway offered at THS (i.e. Algebra 2 must be a prerequisite for a math course, as this is a prerequisite to other honors math courses). II. For external high school honors course(s) (i.e. transfer students): a. The course(s) must meet the equivalent honors standards to those offered at THS (demonstrates advanced rigor and/or learning objectives).