Drop/Add Dates

2024-2025

Schedule Change Requests

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 Westfield High School master schedule will be built based on students’ course requests submitted by March 24, 2023. Students are expected to honor their commitments to attend and satisfactorily complete the courses requested by this date. After March 24, 2023, 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 2024 graduation 

• Adjustment for summer school completion

It is important to note that any request for a teacher change will not be honored.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you request an advanced/honors/AP course that was NOT recommended by one of your teachers (override), you will be required to remain in that course through the end of Q1 2024-2025 (see schedule change chart below)

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: 

ADDING ELECTIVES*

SEMESTER 1 & FULL-YEAR ELECTIVES: 8/28-8/30; 9/12-9/18

SEMESTER 2 ELECTIVES: 8/28-8/30; 9/12-2/7

DROPPING ELECTIVES*

SEMESTER 1 ELECTIVES: 8/28-8/30; 9/12-11/13

SEMESTER 2 ELECTIVES: 8/28-8/30; 9/12-4/9

FULL-YEAR ELECTIVES: 8/28-8/30; 9/12-12/19

MOVING DOWN A LEVEL

NON-OVERRIDES MAY REQUEST TO CHANGE A LEVEL: 10/15-12/19

OVERRIDES MAY REQUEST TO CHANGE A LEVEL: 11/14 (requests will be taken starting on this date for changes to begin 11/16) -12/19

*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.

Important notes about adding & dropping courses:

*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.

Important notes about changing levels:

*If a student chooses to change to a different 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.