Changing Schedules

Schedule changes will ONLY be made for the following reasons:

• Failure of a class the previous year
• Successful completion of summer school
• Classes that are on the students schedule and were not requested by the student
• Students leaving for College Credit Plus classes
• Counselor, parent, teacher and/or administrator agreement that a change is educationally beneficial for the student (core classes)
• Dropping a course for a study hall provided the 5 ½ credit minimum has been met
• Students may add an elective course in place of a study hall if the course has openings
• Seniors receiving Flash Cards for Late Arrival/Early Release
• Elective course changes will not be considered

Under these limited circumstances, a student may initiate a schedule adjustment by following the procedure indicated below:

1. The student should obtain a “Schedule Change Request Form” from the counseling center. This form should be properly completed with all required statements and signatures and returned to the appropriate counselor.

2. It is the student’s responsibility to attend the class in question during the period of time that the allowable request is being reviewed by the counselor.

3. The counselor reviews the request using the following criteria:

• No more than one credit may be dropped from or added to the schedule
• Minimum of 5.5 credits for that grade level
• A student must be enrolled in 5 classes. Students needing to maintain eligibility for extracurricular activities are required to pass 1-1/4 credits each quarter.
• Requests for teacher changes will not be considered.

When a student meets the criteria listed above for a schedule change, they are permitted to withdraw from a course no later than the tenth (10th) school day of a first semester or yearlong course; or the fifth (5th) school day of a second semester course, and will receive a grade of “W” and no credit on the final grade card.

Students who are permitted to withdraw from a course after the above stated deadlines will receive a final grade of “F”, and the grade will be used in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average. This course will become part of the permanent record and will be posted on all transcripts. Partial credit will not be issued. Credit will be issued only upon completion of the course requirements as stated in the Northmont Program of Studies.