Course and Schedule Selection

Course / Schedule Selections

Students are given instructions and directions on their course selection by their counselors and teachers prior to submitting their schedule requests. As incoming freshmen, students will create a four year plan that includes anticipated coursework aligning to their post-secondary goals. Annually, students will sign up for courses by revisiting their four year plans and reviewing their anticipated coursework for the following year. Parent and student can review their plans by visiting Homelink and navigating to the "Academic Plan".

Schedule Change Criteria

Student or parent requests for schedule changes will be honored only if space permits and if the student meets the change criteria. Students will normally be permitted a schedule change only if the assigned classes do not meet the student’s graduation plan, if the class has already been completed or the student has been misplaced in the sequence of courses. Changing your mind about an elective course or requesting a specific teacher are not sufficient reasons for a schedule change. Students must fill out the Schedule Change Request Form and submit it to the counseling department. No schedule changes will be considered after the first two weeks of school. The selection of courses is a year-long commitment that the student is expected to fulfill.

Lucia Mar Unified School District has created various alternative education programs to accommodate student's needs. Applications and detailed information about each program are available through the Nipomo High School Guidance Department.

LMUSD Board Policy regarding withdrawal from classes:

“A student who drops a course during the first six weeks of the semester may do so without any entry on his/her permanent record card. A student who drops a course after the first six weeks of the semester shall receive an F grade on his/her permanent record, unless otherwise decided by the principal or designee because of extenuating circumstances.”

Course Repeat Policy

1. If a student repeats a semester course, the original grade/credits and the repeated course grade/credits will both appear on the transcript. No courses are deleted from a transcript.

2. The policy regarding college courses is as follows:

1. A student may take college courses to earn additional credits towards graduation.

2. A 3-unit college course is equivalent to 10 high school credits.

3. No grades/credits from high school courses will be deleted if the student completes a college course in a related academic area.