Course Catalog 2018_w_ CTE draft

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION

Students should follow instructions for completion of the registration form:

• Students should select the courses they wish to take including appropriate required courses. • All students must be scheduled for a minimum of eight (8) credits. • Students are urged to read the course descriptions carefully and to note prerequisites before making selections. • Students should consult with guidance counselors and teachers for assistance in course selections for careers, college entrance and graduation requirements. • Students should go over their course selections with their parents and discuss their educational and career plans. • Students should also carefully choose alternate courses, as these courses are often utilized when conflicts occur.

POLICIES

ALTERNATING COURSE OFFERINGS

Course descriptions notated with a box and shading will be on a two year rotation. Course descriptions surrounded with a box/border will be offered in the upcoming school year, but not the following year. Courses with a box or border and shading within the description will not be offered in the upcoming school year, but will be offered in two years. This means students will need to pay particular attention to the availability of courses when registering. As always, the determination of whether a course makes it into the master schedule is determined by enrollment numbers.

AUDIT POLICY

At PCHS, a student may audit a previously taken class with teacher recommendation and administrative approval in order to improve basic knowledge levels. The class credit and GPA value will remain the same as that awarded when the class was originally taken. Students auditing a course must have a parent/guardian signed contract on file.

COURSE ADJUSTMENT POLICY

Due to scheduling conflicts and staffing considerations, it is sometimes necessary to place students in courses that they did not request. We simply cannot meet every request made by students without unlimited resources. However, our block schedule usually allows the rescheduling of any unfulfilled request at a later date. When developing student schedules, we always consider courses needed for graduation before we consider placement of students in elective courses. Student may request a course adjustment with mandatory written permission from their parent/guardian within the first 7 days of the semester.

Changes from one course to another will be made under the following circumstances:

• failure of a course that is a prerequisite for a selected course, • failure of a course that is a graduation requirement, • completion of a selected course in summer school, • change in a program of studies with an administrative approval, • grouping adjustments and/or eligibility committee recommendations, • human or computer error, • class size

CREDIT FOR SUMMER ACTIVITIES

Summer activities, such as band camp, cheerleading camp, football camp, SOL remediation, etc., do not carry academic credit. Only summer school course, which include Camp Cougar, qualify students to earn summer academic credit. Off campus summer school must be approved by guidance and administration prior to taking the course(s).