Course Selection

It is essential that all students put serious consideration into their course selections during the spring registration process. All Vista del Lago High School class choices are yearlong choices. Following the spring registration process, students will have an opportunity to request schedule changes. Changes are granted on space availability and it is important to understand that when a student changes a class, it affects other students’ classes and teachers. For this reason, the following schedule change policy has been established to minimize student movement once classes have been established:

During the first week of a new term, students must prove a compelling need in order to petition for any schedule changes. Even with a compelling need, administration is unable to grant most student schedule change requests once the term has started due to either master schedule constraints or space in individual courses.

At Vista del Lago High School, courses may be dropped without penalty through the 1^st week of the term. Any course dropped after that time will only be dropped from a student’s schedule with a failing grade for the semester in which it was dropped. It is important to note the semester grades are a part of a student’s permanent record. Students must still maintain a three period day if granted a drop “F”. Schedule restraints can sometimes limit the ability to grant a drop “F”.

Honors and AP courses are open for selection to any student who has met course prerequisites and grade level requirements. Students may enroll in honors and AP courses during the course selection process by following these steps.

• Review the information on the homepage of the AP/Honors course you are interested in taking.

• Answer questions on the each class's Google form in order to be sure there is record of your visit to the page and agree to the AP/Honors program policies and procedures.

• Select the Honors or AP class on your course selection from and turn in registration paperwork on time.

• Students will be notified if they have been placed in the desired course when course confirmation sheets are delivered in May.

Late arrival/Early Release is only open to 11^th and 12^th grade students. Students must get approval from their counselor as well as their parent/guardian during the spring registration process. Transportation to school is not provided for students who have late arrival/early release. Students must vacate the school property during their release period.

APEX Learning courses are preapproved by FCUSD as well as by The University of California to meet the college preparatory requirements as well as graduation requirements. These courses are NOT approved by NCAA and cannot be used to establish eligibility. These courses are: English 9, English 10 , English 11, English 12 , US History, Government and Economics Enrollment in these courses is limited to availability. Students must have a 2.7 overall GPA at time of registration or placement by administration for remediation purposes.

Students interested in graduating after their junior year must submit an application in February of their 10^th grade year. Students interested in graduating midterm of their senior year must submit an application in February of their 11^th grade year. In order to graduate early students must have accumulated enough credits to be able to reach the required 220 credits by graduation. This includes all courses that are graduation requirements. Once students have completed graduation requirements and have been approved for early graduation, they are no longer a student of Vista del Lago High School and may not re-enroll as a high school student. Be aware that students who take a college course after graduating midterm (but prior to enrolling in a four-year college in the fall) may be reclassified as a “transfer student” by the four year college. This could negatively affect a student’s enrollment status at the four-year college. Students should check with the four-year college prior to enrolling in any community college course after graduating from high school. Early graduates may participate only in the graduation ceremony of the school year they graduate. They may attend Senior Ball and Sober Grad Night with approval from administration.