Overview of the Schedule
Amherst Regional High School operates on a 4 x 4 Block semester schedule. Students are scheduled for four periods each semester and the courses will meet every day for 75 minutes. Most two-credit courses will take one quarter to complete, and four-credit courses will take the full semester to complete, with a few exceptions. These exceptions are indicated within individual course descriptions.
Since 12th grade and 11th grade students receive priority for elective courses, the number of options for 10th and 9th grade students may be limited.
Course Registration
Families should choose courses carefully during the registration period. Students will receive their course schedule for the full year in August. All schedule changes are done in person only (versus email). Counselors will be available for 1-1 student meetings to discuss course change requests on the day students pick up their schedules and the first three days of school, all day. No apts necessary since these days are reserved for this purpose. Students asking to make changes to academics courses must come with a note from a parent/guardian giving permission for the change.
All course changes for both semesters need to be made during the designated Add/Drop period at the start of the year (dates to be announced at the start of school).
Priority will be given to:
Students missing major academics
Students with a placement error (for example, Spanish 1 versus Spanish 2)
Students with unbalanced schedules (for example, 4 academics in one term, 1 in another)
Students who have failed courses and/or completed summer school
Requests that will be considered but cannot be guaranteed:
Students who did not get their first-choice electives (including English and Social Studies electives)
Schedule changes will not be made for the following reasons:
Students seeking a specific teacher, period, or term for a particular class
Students seeking revision to an already balanced and complete schedule
After the Add/Drop period, only teacher-initiated, course-level changes will be honored.
Senior Course Changes:
Seniors must make sure that their schedules for both semesters are accurate when they are received in late August. Errors or other special requests for changes must be made before the end of the Add/Drop period at the beginning of the school year for both semesters. Once transcripts have been submitted to colleges, no schedule changes will be approved.