Registration

HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION GUIDELINES

1. Students will register for all eight courses in the second semester for the following school year.

2. Mecklenburg County students are free to select from the available courses provided they meet grade level requirements and have successfully completed the stated prerequisite courses.

3. Students will be allowed to take no more than one new English credit per year. (The year is defined as July 1 through June 30.)

4. With the exception of certain mathematics and science courses, a student may not register for courses in sequence during the same school year (such as Spanish I fall term and Spanish II spring term); however, seniors will be scheduled to accommodate graduation requirements. (See Schedule Change Guidelines.) Only students who are juniors or seniors will be allowed to register for Virginia and United States History. An exception may be considered for repeating tenth grade students. (See Schedule Change Guidelines.)

5. Only students who are seniors will be allowed to register for Virginia and United States Government. An exception may be considered for repeating eleventh grade or transfer students. (See Schedule Change Guidelines.)

6. Locations other than the home high school (i.e., summer school, college courses, night classes, correspondence courses) must have prior written approval of the principal and superintendent.

7. Students may, upon space availability, be allowed to take classes in sequential order in a school year when they have failed a required course the previous year.

8. Students may, upon space availability, be allowed to take new courses in sequential order in a school year when they:

a. have been enrolled in high school for at least four semesters

b. are able to graduate upon completion of six semesters.

c. become 16 years of age during their initial ninth grade year

MIDDLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION GUIDELINES

1. Students will pre-register for classes in Jan./Feb. for the upcoming school term.

2. Mecklenburg County Public Schools have an open enrollment policy for all courses. Students are free to select from any of the available courses, provided they meet the grade level requirements and have successfully completed the stated prerequisite courses.

3. Parental approval and signature must accompany course requests and changes unless changes are due to clerical error.

4. Requests to add or drop courses after the opening of school will be handled by a school counselor. In making the decision on the schedule change request, the school counselor will consider extenuating factors such as teacher/ administrative recommendation, course difficulty, space availability, medical justification, and present student performance in the applicable course.

COURSE SELECTION

Students must complete registration carefully. When students and parents sign the Course Selection Form, they are considered to have entered into a contract to participate in all courses listed or listed alternates if necessary. Alternates for all elective courses must be listed. Otherwise, if the electives chosen are not available, the student will be placed in courses which can be accommodated in the student’s schedule

● There are no Study Halls during the day.

● Class offerings will be subject to administrative change over the summer due to the number of students requesting classes, staff, or space availability.

● Mecklenburg County Public Schools reserves the right not to offer classes that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements.

● Once schedules have been developed, they will not be changed without permission from the school’s administration.