Cum Laude awards are calculated after the final completion of all grades on the high school transcript once students have met the requirements for graduation. Only high school courses, including MOCAP courses, qualify for Cum Laude honors. Classes taken through correspondence or night school do not meet this standard. For students transferring from other school districts, the district will transcribe the letter grade exactly as it is represented on the student transcript from the sending school. Allowance will not be made for different percentage ranges in the grading scale.
Cum Laude GPA requirements are:
- Summa Cum Laude — 4.2 and above
- Magna Cum Laude — 4.0 - 4.19
- Cum Laude — 3.8 - 3.99
GPA will be calculated to include all high school classes (including MOCAP classes), non-remedial college classes, and MOTR-numbered college classes taken as part of the Early College/CORE 42 program. This excludes correspondence and night school courses. Early college courses that will carry an honors point are those at a 200-level or higher as identified by the institution or the Missouri Core 42 program; those identified as “Honors” by the institution or the Missouri Core 42 program; and those that have MOTR numbers that are the equivalent of “Honors” courses at any Missouri public community college, college, or university. GPAs will not be rounded up.
Cum Laude honors will be announced as students’ names are read at commencement. Students will wear a Cum Laude medallion in the following colors:
- Summa Cum Laude - Gold Medallion
- Magna Cum Laude - Silver Medallion
- Cum Laude - Bronze Medallion
