The Westfield High School master schedule will be built based on students’ course requests submitted by March 19th, 2026. Students are expected to honor their commitments to attend and satisfactorily complete the courses requested by this date. After March 19th, 2026, changes will only be considered according to the guidelines listed below and are subject to availability:
Correction of a scheduling error
Addition of a required course
Addition of course/credits required for June 2026 graduation
Adjustment for summer school completion
*There are no circumstances in which an AP course can be added once the school year has begun.
It is important to note that any request for a teacher change will not be honored.
Any requests that do not meet the above guidelines may be considered on a space-available basis within the following timeframes and must fit into student’s existing schedule:
Program of Studies will be made available on the WHS Counseling website
School counselors will travel to the intermediate schools for large group informational meetings with 8th graders
Course selection webinar for families of Gr 9-11 will be made available
In-person 8th Grade Parent/Guardian night will be held on February 5, 2026 at 6:30pm at WHS
Recommendations are entered into Genesis by the student’s current teachers and will be viewable on February 13, 2026 at 3pm
*Recommendations are subject to change based on the student’s performance through March 19, 2026
*Any concerns regarding recommendations should be addressed with the teacher first
*Courses that require recommendations are Advanced, Honors, AP (except Comp. Sci.), Calculus; selecting these courses without a teacher recommendation is considered an override
*English 2010, Hi’s Eye, and The Morning Show also require a recommendation but may not be overridden into
*All other recommendations outside of the courses listed above are for guidance only
School counselors will be scheduled to meet with current 8th graders the week of February 23, 2026
School counselors will be scheduled to meet with current 9th-11th graders to finalize course requests from March 2 - March 17, 2026
Course requests must be finalized in Genesis by March 19, 2026
IMPORTANT NOTE: All students will be required to remain in the requested courses until mid-October. If you request an advanced/honors/AP (except Comp. Sci.)/Calculus course that was NOT recommended by one of your teachers (override), your schedule change request will be processed after the students who were recommended for the course.
*In mathematics, you may only override to move up one level. For example, if you are recommended for Geometry, you may only override into Geometry Advanced. You may not override into Geometry Honors.
Course requests will be available in Genesis for parent/guardian review
Course request approval form must be submitted in Genesis Parent Portal by March 27, 2026
Schedules (without teacher and period assignments) are available to view in Genesis
Students receiving special education services follow this process in collaboration with their case managers on the Child Study Team.
Schedules (with teacher and period assignments) are available to view in Genesis)
If you select Advanced, Honors, AP (except Comp. Sci.) and/or Calculus without a teacher recommendation, this is considered an override
If you override and then wish to drop down to the lower level, your schedule change request will processed after the students who were recommended for the course
In mathematics, you may only override to move up one level. For example, if you are recommended for Geometry, you may only override into Geometry Advanced. You may not override into Geometry Honors.
The Westfield High School master schedule will be built based on students’ course requests submitted by March 19, 2026. Students are expected to honor their commitments to attend and satisfactorily complete the courses requested by this date. After March 19, 2026, changes will only be considered according to the guidelines listed below and are subject to availability:
Correction of a scheduling error
Addition of a required course
Addition of course/credits required for June 2026 graduation
Adjustment for summer school completion
*There are no circumstances in which an AP course can be added once the school year has begun.
It is important to note that any request for a teacher change will not be honored.
Any requests that do not meet the above guidelines may be considered on a space-available basis within the following timeframes and must fit into student’s existing schedule:
SEMESTER 1 & FULL-YEAR ELECTIVES: 6/17-6/23; 8/26-8/28; 9/22-9/25
SEMESTER 2 ELECTIVES: 6/17-6/23; 8/26-8/28; 9/22-2/11
SEMESTER 1 ELECTIVES: 6/17-6/23; 8/26-8/28; 9/22-11/18
SEMESTER 2 ELECTIVES: 6/17-6/23; 8/26-8/28; 9/22-4/12
FULL-YEAR ELECTIVES: 6/17-6/23; 8/26-8/28; 9/22-12/18
6/17-6/23; 10/7-12/18
Definition of elective: Any course outside of your graduation requirements in Phys. Ed/Health, Math, ELA, Social Studies, Science, and World Language. This means that until you have fulfilled the graduation requirements in each of these areas, you may not drop/withdraw from these courses. You also may not add a course that requires a recommendation, unless you have already been recommended for the course.
*During the add/drop period, other courses will not be moved to accommodate elective changes. However, you may fill a Flex period or switch your elective during the same period.
Schedule change requests must be submitted via the Google Form (which will open and close for each schedule change window and is ONLY available for students to submit via their Westfield Public Schools google account) posted on the WHS Counseling website by 3pm on the last date of the schedule change window.
The minimum credit requirements is 30 for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. The minimum credit requirements for seniors is 27.5 provided that they are on track to meet the graduation requirement of 120 credits. In addition to the minimum credit requirements, course drops may affect athletic eligibility requirements. Please see the section on Athletic Eligibility for more information.
Courses dropped after the timeframes above will result in a Withdrawal Failing (WF) or a Withdrawal Passing (WP) on the student’s report card and transcript and will be calculated in the student’s GPA (WF as an F; WP will have no impact) through the beginning of 4th marking period.
Parent/guardian, teacher, counselor, and department supervisor permission is required to drop/withdraw from academic workshops and Blog Writing.
If a transcript for a Senior has already been sent to a college or university such that the dropped course appeared on the official transcript as a course in progress OR that a Senior has already self-reported a dropped course to a college or university, it will be necessary for the college or university to be informed of the dropped course. The integrity of official transcripts mandates such action. The student is responsible for informing the college or university of this change in scholastic record.
If a student chooses to move to a lower level of a course at any time, the existing grade will be transferred to the new course and the weighting will not be adjusted.
Students wishing to move to a lower level course must have demonstrated a significant effort to succeed through completion of homework assignments, class participation and contact with the teacher for extra help.
Any course change requests must be supported by the teacher, department supervisor and counselor.
Students who are clearly misplaced in a class as determined by department personnel may be transferred to a more appropriate class after the third week of school. Students wishing to move to a higher level course must have clearly demonstrated the ability to handle the more rigorous coursework. Any such requests must be supported by the teacher, department supervisor, and the counselor.