EXTERNAL COURSES
We understand that there are many opportunities outside of FUSD. Students may be interested in taking courses at a community college, summer programs, UC Scout, or other accredited and non-accredited institutions. Please note that FUSD does not accept courses taken outside of the district for high school credit.
Courses taken outside of FUSD:
DO NOT COUNT for high school credit
CANNOT be used for acceleration (e.g., taking Pre Calculus at a community college will not allow the student to advance to Calculus)
WILL NOT be placed on FUSD high school transcripts and will not influence GPA
WHS counselors do not provide registration support or course guidance for programs outside of WHS. You will need to work directly with the individual institution for assistance.
If you choose to take a course at a community college, you may submit FUSD transcripts along with any external transcripts as part of your university applications.
HIGH SCHOOL PERMISSION
Some programs may require a signature from the high school principal or counselor. If needed, you may include your WHS counselor's email address as part of registration.
Do not email your counselor a PDF of the permission slip; we will not print these documents for you.
Counselors will review students’ academic performance and attendance before signing off on any courses taken outside of FUSD. If a student is failing any courses, we will not approve enrollment in additional courses.
WHS limits students to a maximum of 7 credits per semester.
We will not sign off on any courses that are offered at WHS.
DUAL ENROLLMENT
Courses offered at WHS that can also count for high school credit (e.g. Digital Imaging)
EARLY COLLEGE
Taking courses at a community college while in high school. WHS Counselors DO NOT have information on this process, nor do we assist with registration. We also cannot encourage nor endorse any programs or institutions. This would solely be up to the student and family to research and decide if this is something they would like to pursue. Students and families must work with the college on registration and scheduling. Students, however, may include our emails as part of the permission form, which we will receive via email to sign off on (note: counselors will not sign off on more than 7 units per semester. This is permitting the student has a 2.0 and no F grades).
Ohlone College has partnerships with Fremont Unified School District and Newark Unified School District to offer the College Connections program for cohorts of high school seniors.
College Connections students take high school classes in a cohort that is at the Ohlone campus in the morning and the college classes of their choice in the afternoon, giving them the opportunity to get a head start on college, whether it be continuing at a community college or earning transferable units to a four-year college or university.