Career Pathways

III. The course approval and the Laude score for the course must be approved by the building principal, a department teacher, and the

Laude Committee. Applications must be submitted to the counseling office by March 1 for a Spring review and by October 1 for a

Fall review.

Laude System Matrix

• The majority of laude scores will not be calculated exactly on this chart due to GPA’s to the thousandth of a point and Honor Points awarded in 0.25 increments • To calculate any specific Laude score for any specific student at any time in their HS career, apply the following formula: __________ x _____________ = ._______________ GPA Honor Points Total Laude Score

Charlie Brown has a 3.825 GPA with 11.5 Honor Points.

3.825 x 11.5 = 43.99 (Magna cum Laude)

Calculating a Student’s Laude System Score

• Minimum 3.20 GPA • Multiply unweighted GPA by the number of honors points earned. • This score determines the level of honors earned by the student for graduation • Summa cum Laude: 45.00 points and above • Magna cum Laude: 38.00 – 44.99 points • Cum Laude: 20.00 – 37.99 points

Honor Points

4.0 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.2 16 64.00 62.40 60.80 59.20 57.60 56.00 54.40 52.80 51.20 15.5 62.00 60.45 58.90 57.35 55.80 54.25 52.70 51.15 49.60 15 60.00 58.50 57.00 55.50 54.00 52.50 51.00 49.50 48.00 14.5 58.00 56.55 55.10 53.65 52.20 50.75 49.30 47.85 46.40 14 56.00 54.60 53.20 51.80 50.40 49.00 47.60 46.20 44.80 13.5 54.00 52.65 51.30 49.95 48.60 47.25 45.90 44.55 43.20 13 52.00 50.70 49.40 48.10 46.80 45.50 44.20 42.90 41.60 12.5 50.00 48.75 47.50 46.25 45.00 43.75 42.50 41.25 40.00 12 48.00 46.80 45.60 44.40 43.20 42.00 40.80 39.60 38.40 11.5 46.00 44.85 43.70 42.55 41.40 40.25 39.10 37.95 36.80 11 44.00 42.90 41.80 40.70 39.60 38.50 37.40 36.30 35.20 10.5 42.00 40.95 39.90 38.85 37.80 36.75 35.70 34.65 33.60 10 40.00 39.00 38.00 37.00 36.00 35.00 34.00 33.00 32.00 9.5 38.00 37.05 36.10 35.15 34.20 33.25 32.30 31.35 30.40 9 36.00 35.10 34.20 33.30 32.40 31.50 30.60 29.70 28.80 8.5 34.00 33.15 32.30 31.45 30.60 29.75 28.90 28.05 27.20 8 82.00 31.20 30.40 29.60 28.80 28.00 27.20 26.40 25.60 7.5 30.00 29.25 28.50 27.75 27.00 26.25 25.50 24.75 24.00 7 28.00 27.30 26.60 25.90 25.20 24.50 23.80 23.10 22.40 6.5 26.00 25.35 24.70 24.05 23.40 22.75 22.10 21.45 20.80 6 24.00 23.40 22.80 22.20 21.60 21.00 20.40 19.80 19.20 5.5 22.00 21.45 20.90 20.35 19.80 19.25 18.70 18.15 17.60 5 20.00 19.50 19.00 18.50 18.00 17.50 17.00 16.50 16.00 4.5 18.00 17.55 17.10 16.65 16.20 15.75 15.30 14.85 14.40 4 16.00 15.60 15.20 14.80 14.40 14.00 13.60 13.20 12.80 3.5 14.00 13.65 13.30 12.95 12.60 12.25 11.90 11.55 11.20 3 12.00 11.70 11.40 11.10 10.80 10.50 10.20 9.90 9.60 2.5 10.00 9.75 9.50 9.25 9.00 8.75 8.50 8.25 8.00 2 8.0 7.80 7.60 7.40 7.20 7.00 6.80 6.60 6.40 1.5 6.0 5.85 5.70 5.55 5.40 5.25 5.10 4.95 4.80 1 4.0 3.90 3.80 3.70 3.60 3.50 3.40 3.30 3.20 Summa Magna Cum Laude