Students are encouraged to plan their schedules carefully. Selecting a course is a commitment on the part of the student to the teacher and school. Staff assignments and class sections are determined by the commitments from the students. Dropping classes is time consuming, expensive, and disruptive to the entire educational process. For these reasons and more, students are discouraged from dropping a course. Therefore, all course withdrawals will be refused unless there are extenuating circumstances which warrant a schedule change.

The following reasons are examples which would warrant a scheduling change:

The student .....

* failed a course which would affect the scheduling sequence.

* needs a course to meet graduation requirements.

* had scheduling or placement errors.

* had a schedule with class section balancing problems.

* change in college major, adding course rigor, no study hall.

All schedule change requests will be evaluated by the school counselor and/or school principal. I encourage parents to be actively engaged in their student’s selection of courses. The Course Description Booklet has recommended and required course selections for freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. In addition, there are brief summaries for all courses. Staff members can be very helpful in answering specific questions on courses offered within their departments. Remember, it is important to align short term selections to long term goals. If you have any questions regarding scheduling, please contact Student Services.