Course Selection & Registration

Skutt Catholic has developed a registration process, which allows students to work closely with parents, teachers, and School Counselors to ensure all graduation requirements are met and to maximize each student’s gifts and abilities. The school encourages parents to be actively involved in the registration process and is happy to offer its guidance regarding course selection. 

It is important for all students and families to thoroughly review the registration process as described below and follow the guidelines herein. Please keep in mind that the registration, enrollment and scheduling processes take 4-5 months to complete, therefore the school expects students to analyze course options and make sound course selections early in this process. Although formal opportunities to add/drop courses are provided to all students, in order to ensure all learning, resource, logistic and budgetary needs of the school are met, it is very important students and families carefully analyze all course selections prior to turning-in registration materials.

The Course Registration & Enrollment process is as follows:  

•  Instructor Recommendation (February)

• 9th, 10th & 11th grade instructors of core required courses will review the performance of their students and will provide students with course recommendations for the next school year. 

•  Possible Instructor recommendations include:

1.   College preparatory level recommendation

2.   Honors/AP/Dual Enrollment level recommendation

3.  Conditional Hon/AP/Dual Enrollment level recommendation (in most cases the condition stipulates the student earn a high 2nd Semester grade to garner full instructor recommendation)

4.  Request Review (the instructor would like peer, guidance or administrative review of a student’s aptitude before making a full recommendation)

 If a review is requested, the student’s School Counselor will confer with the student, his/her parents, the recommending teacher and, as needed, the principal in order to reach a decision that is in the best interest of the student. 

• Documentation of all recommendations will be kept in the School Counseling Office.  

• School Counseling Presentations (February)

  • School Counselors visit each Theology classroom and present to all students:

    • Program of Studies for the next school year, including: required courses, elective offerings, additional/modified course offerings (new courses, new course levels such as AP/Dual Enrollment, modified course prerequisites)

• Course Selection (from the date of School Counseling Office Presentation to Registration Submission – approx. 1 week)

  • Students, working closely with parents, complete the course selection form.

  • School Counselors and course instructors will be available to answer student/parent questions about course selection via email, phone call, or by appointment.

  • Students acquire all necessary recommendations & signatures required for courses selected.

• Registration Submission (Beginning of March)

  • All registration materials, including course selection, tuition and census forms (completed online) are turned in to the student’s homeroom teacher.

  •  Registration is not complete until all materials are submitted.

*Please note: the school understands circumstances sometimes lead families to delay registering children for classes at Skutt Catholic for the next school year. We do encourage all students to turn-in all registration forms on the assigned date. This will provide students with the best opportunity to be placed in their selected courses. 

• Course Selection Review and Enrollment (March-May)

  • Each student’s assigned School Counselor thoroughly reviews his/her course selection sheet and enrolls students into courses.

    • During this period of time, students may change their course selections by speaking with their School Counselor and acquiring all necessary parent and teacher signatures on the course selection form.

• Students who did not fully complete the course selection form, or did not acquire all necessary signatures, will have their forms returned to them to complete and turn in to their School Counselor.

• Students with potential schedule conflicts/gaps will be called down to meet with their School Counselor as issues arise.

• Students with course selections under review, and those granted conditional recommendation for a course registration, will be notified as soon as the process is complete. Opportunities to select new courses will be provided as needed.

•  Registration/Enrollment Complete (End of May)

  • Student registration and enrollment for the next school year is to be completed by the end of the current school year.

•  Registration/Enrollment Closed Period (June-July)

  • During June and July the school creates the master schedule and each individual student schedule based on the registration and enrollment materials submitted. Although students and parents may contact the School Counseling Office with further questions about course selection, no adds/drops will be completed at this time.