FR< HONORS >US
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EDUCATION LEVEL: SECONDARY SCHOOL |
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| très bien (TB) | outstanding: high honor roll | In the US there are usually only two levels of honors in elementary and secondary schools. The name given to these honors varies from school to school- High or superior honors have an average of 4.0 (A) |
| bien (B) | very good: honor roll | The second level honor roll (lower honor roll) is for students who have an average from 3.0 to 3.99 (B) |
| assez bien (AB) | good: honor roll | The French mention assez bien would usually be incorporated into the lower level honor roll and, for comparison purposes, probably represents an average that would be 3.0 – 3.5 |
| passable | passing/pass | Not a mention per se. Average from 2.0 to 3.0 |
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EDUCATION LEVEL: BAC DIPLOMAS AND UNIVERSITY DIPLOMAS |
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Comments The rule for the French 20 point system is as follows: |
| très bien (TB) | summa cum laude | ≥16 |
| bien (B) | magna cum laude | ≥ 14 and < 16 |
| assez bien (AB) | cum laude | ≥ 12 and < 14 |
| passable | pass | |
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DOCTORATE LEVEL (DOCTORATE OR PHD) |
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| avec la mention très honorable avec felicitations |
summa cum laude with congratulations from the jury or highest honors with congratulations from the jury |
All PhDs are doctorates. Not all doctorates are PhDs. Several professional schools offer doctorates that are not PhDs. These include Medicine (MD), Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Dental Science (DDS or DMD), Law (JD), Education (EdD or DEd), Divinity (DD) and business (DBA). The PhD is an academic degree rather than a professional degree. It is considered the highest degree possible. |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_France
French diplomas grant "Mentions" similar to American "Honors" or“ Latin Honors" titles[27][25]
| French "Mention" | Typical % of French students attaining this "mention" |
Latin Honor | American Honor | Typical % of American students attaining this level |
| "Mention Très Bien" | the top1-2%[25] | "summa cum laude" | "Highest Honors" | the top 1-5% |
| "Mention Bien" | the top 2-5%[27] | "magna cum laude" | "High Honors" | the top 10-15% |
| "Mention Assez Bien" | the top 10%[27] | "cum laude" | "With Honors" | the top 20-30% |
