Course Request and Schedule Change Policy

Staffing for the 24-25 SY is based on the courses requested during academic advising, and therefore it is important to engage in opportunities to learn about course offerings before making final course selections. 

This year’s deadline for student course requests will be March 8th for currently enrolled rising 10 – 12th graders (and March 1st for Rising 9). No elective change requests will be honored after this date. 

At the end of the school year, students will have the opportunity to review their course requests, and based on availability, make level change requests (e.g., Standard to Honors) June 3 - 14th.

The Master Schedule is developed from the student course requests submitted in early spring and is finalized in the summer in order to set student and teacher schedules and to set class. Every effort is made to provide students with their initial course selection, but alternate courses may be used to fulfill a student’s schedule. This policy outlines the procedures and guidelines for high school students who wish to make changes to their class schedule. Schedule changes are subject to certain restrictions to ensure academic integrity and a smooth transition for both students and faculty.

The school master schedule is built based upon student course requests. Consequently, school staffing allocations and hiring decisions are made with this information in mind. Once the master schedule for the current school year is built, schedule changes may be disruptive to the learning environment for students and the instructional environment for teachers.

For this reason, changes to a student’s schedule will not be granted, unless the reason for change is listed in the Approvable Schedule Change Requests list below:

• Moving up a level (e.g., from English 11 to English 11 Honors) approved based on time of year

• Moving down a level (e.g., from Algebra 2 to AFDA, or from AP Literature to English 12 Honors)

Please note:

• A schedule change request does not guarantee that changes will be made. 

• Schedule changes are subject to class capacity limitations. 

• If approved, schedule changes may not result in a lateral change, and there is no guarantee that other teachers or course periods will remain the same.

• Courses dropped after 1st quarter will remain on transcripts and students will receive a withdrawal grade mark of “WP” or “WF.”

Two weeks (10 school days) after the start of school until the start of Quarter 3, qualifying schedule change requests will be reviewed on a weekly basis, unless otherwise noted. Students should reach out to their school counselors to discuss next steps to initiate a review of request. Elective changes after the course request deadline (March of the previous year) will be be denied.

Approval Process:

• All schedule change requests will be reviewed by the teacher, counselor and administration.

• Approval will be granted based on the criteria outlined in this policy.

• Students will be notified of the decision within a reasonable timeframe.

Additional Deadlines

Deadline to Audit a Class - Prior to the Beginning of the Course

Deadline to take a Course Pass/Fail -  On or Before the 22nd school day of the first grading period and 11th school day of the semester for Semester Courses.

Note: This policy is subject to periodic review and may be updated as needed. It is the responsibility of students to familiarize themselves with the policy and adhere to the outlined procedures. Failure to follow the established guidelines may result in the denial of schedule change requests.