Students > Academics > Course Offerings (Program of Studies) > Course Selection Process

1. To begin the course selection process, students should analyze the appropriateness of their present academic program, their standing towards graduation, and the academic requirements consistent within their post-high school goals.

2. During the second semester of each school year, counselors will meet individually with students and review program offerings for the coming school year. An evening presentation of offerings is also scheduled for parents of current 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. Parents will also have the opportunity to meet with administrators, counselors, and staff members to discuss any questions concerning a student's high school program.

3. During the initial counselor meetings each student completes a course selection worksheet that is signed by the student's parent or guardian. Please remember that the use of school facilities and staffing needs are based on the course selection sheets that all students and parents sign.

4. Scheduling Limitations: The senior high school daily schedule consists of four daily 87-minute periods each semester, for a total of eight periods. There are seven academic periods and one activity period per day at Indian Crest Junior High School. Students are encouraged to schedule all academic periods. Many courses require specific prerequisites. Students should determine whether they meet the prerequisites of a given course before electing it by referring to the course descriptions. Additionally, the students should consult with teachers, counselors, and their parent(s) prior to selecting an appropriate program of studies. The number of students electing a course and the availability of teachers will determine whether or not a course will be taught.

5. Scheduling: Students are requested to be careful and thorough in their selection of courses. All students are expected to continue in, and complete, the courses selected. Adequate schedule planning for students, teachers, and classroom space can be completed only when school officials can consider student schedule requests to be final and binding.

Students currently in grades 9 through 11 will receive copies of their schedules in May. It is our expectation that students will check, verify, and adjust their selections before the end of the school year. High school students should be especially alert to the proper placement of core subjects in their schedules. When possible, core subjects should be divided between the two semesters. Students should also be sure math classes are scheduled with no more than one semester between two math courses.

There are times when a schedule change is desired after the school year ends. If a student meets the criteria for changing a course, a conference with a guidance counselor is required. Parents should be involved with this conference in order to assist the student and counselor to arrive at a reasonable decision.

Students must consider how their chosen courses will fit in with their current school achievements, their own resources, and their final goals. All changes require parental approval. All selections are final as of the last day of the 2005-2006 school year. The only changes that will be made after this time are those necessitated by students' academic progress or errors.