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Important Information for High School Students to
Qualify for TOPS

LOUISIANA STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (TOPS) Bulletin
TOPS BULLETIN NUMBER:
T98-2
DATE ISSUED:
August 28, 1998
EFFECTIVE DATE:
1998-99 Academic Year
DISTRIBUTION: Louisiana High Schools, Colleges, Universities, Department of Education and Louisiana Officials
TOPIC: Important Information for High School Students to Qualify for TOPS

To assure that your Scholarship and Grant Policy and Procedure Manual remains current, please record this document on your TOPS Bulletin index and retain it with your manual.

All high school students should be reminded:

Quality Points* Awarded for the Course = X (Converted Quality Points)
Maximum Points Possible for the Course 4.00 (Maximum Scale)**

3.00   =    X
  5.00     4.00

By cross multiplying, 5X = 12

X = 2.40

*Quality points = Credit for course multiplied by the value assigned to the letter grade.
**4.00 Maximum Scale grade values: A = 4, B = 3, C = 2 , D = 1, F = 0

 

1999 high school graduates should be reminded of the following TOPS requirements:

 

Please remind all students registering to take the American College Test (ACT) that they must :