My Laude Score
Junior Year
Student’s Name _____________________ Grade_________
Date _________________
You must have a 3.2 cumulative G.P.A. or higher and have earned a Laude Score of
at least 16 to earn a Laude distinction. Any students with a GPA of 3.19 or less will not
have honor points calculated toward a Laude Score. Please note: Final Laude scores, senior year, are based on 7th semester cumulative G.P.A. and 8th semester honor points. If a student’s 8th semester cumulative G.P.A. does qualify them for a Laude score they will receive a certificate after graduation, and their laude distinction will be included on their final transcript.
You must successfully pass and complete a class to receive the designated honor
points.
1) Add up the number of honor points you have earned (Laude honors courses are listed
on the back of this sheet).
Total honor points after 10th grade: _________________
Projected total honor points after Junior Year:___________
2) Multiply your total number of honor points by your cumulative G.P.A.
My cumulative G.P.A. ___________________
My Total Laude Score after 10th grade: ____________________
My Projected Total Laude Score after 11th grade ____________*
Laude Distinctions:
*For the purposes of projection, each junior has been given .5 honor points for College and career writing. This will change in accordance with the earned ACT score (details on course page)
Laude System and Classes
The Riverdale High School transitioned to the Laude System from the current Class Rank System starting with the Class of 2016. This allows us to recognize and encourage students to take appropriate courses that will better prepare them for their future. The system is a point based system that combines Laude Points with a student’s GPA, under the normal grading scale. This system rewards a student for taking designated honor courses at a predetermined 1 honor point (per semester) or .5 honor point (per semester). (Please note that a student must successfully complete the course to earn honor points).
Once a student meets these requirements they can earn one of the following distinctions:
Summa Cum Laude (With highest honor/distinction) 50 pts. +
Magna Cum Laude (With great honor/distinction) 32 pts. – 49.99 pts.
Cum Laude (With honor/distinction) 16 pts. – 31.99 pts.
Riverdale Courses with Laude Point Distinction
AP Courses = 1 honor point per semester for each course completed and passed
AP Offerings -
AP US History
AP Biology
AP Calculus
AP Statistics
AP English Literature
AP Art
AP Psychology
AP Music Theory
CAPP Courses = 1 honor point per semester for each course completed and passed
CAPP Offerings-
Spanish CAPP (Formerly Spanish IV)
Calculus CAPP Statistics CAPP
Dual Credit Class and Department Designated Honor Courses = .5 honor point per semester for each course completed and passed.
Dual Credit Courses (Articulated Classes SWTC)
College Math
Accounting I
Computer Applications I
Crop & Soil Science
Large Animal Science
Written Communication
Department Designated Honors Offerings
Ag - Companion Animal Science, Veterinary Science, Ag Capstone,
Ag Business Sales & Management
Art - Advanced Art
(IS - Honor points awarded if curriculum is beyond Adv Drawing and/or Adv Painting)
Business - Accounting II, Business Law, Economics
English - Summer American Lit, Composition, Research Methods, *College and Career Writing
Foreign Language - Spanish III
Math - Algebra II, Math Modeling
Music - Honors Band & Choir - (filed paperwork required)
PE - PE 12 Strength & Conditioning, Adventure Education
Science - Physics, Anatomy and Physiology, Advanced Chemistry
Social Studies - Global Issues
Tech Ed - Adv. Welding, Adv. Woods, CAD
Independent Study - courses that are advanced in curriculum may be considered for honors
*College and Career Readiness (Your honor points are based on your ACT score)
21-24 = .5 honor point
25-28 = 1.0 honor point
29+ = 1.5 honor point