Orange Guide - Plymouth School District

LAUDE RECOGNITION RANGES
The Cum Laude system will be used at Plymouth High School as our
recognition of graduates for both high academic standing and rigorous
course selections. Class GPA shall be maintained starting with the first
semester of ninth grade and continuing through second semester of 12 th
grade. Only full-time students shall qualify for Cum Laude status.
Semester grades shall be used to calculate grade point average (GPA) for
Cum Laude calculation and recognition. Only high school level academic
subjects approved by the Board, or its designee, shall be included in
computing semester grades. Official Cum Laude calculation will be
completed after final semester grades are earned.
The Cum Laude system at Plymouth High School will consist of three
levels of recognition for academic grades earned and rigorous courses
selected. From most rigorous decreasing the levels are, Summa Cum
Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Cum Laude. Class rank will be
determined by the Cum Laude calculation when needed for external
purposes ie scholarship requests.
TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURES
Tie-breaking procedures use the following criteria for purposes of
scholarship requirements, in order:
1. Total Cum Laude product.
2. Total Grade Points earned.
3. Highest composite ACT score.
CALCULATION INFORMATION
Students with a 3.4 GPA or better are eligible for Summa Cum Laude, Magna
Cum Laude, or Cum Laude recognition. The student’s recognition level will be
determined by multiplying the GPA at the end of their senior year, times the
number of advanced classes taken throughout their four years at Plymouth High
School. Only PHS’s approved list of advanced level courses (in addition to
College/Technical College Youth Options and “advanced standing” courses) will
be considered advanced courses for the purpose of the Laude recognition process.
Examples: 3.5 GPA X 12 Adv. Courses = 42 (Cum Laude)
3.7 X 20 Adv. Courses = 74 (Magna Cum Laude)
3.6 X 25 Adv. Courses = 90 (Summa Cum Laude)
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