Course Registration
Schedule Changes
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Schedule Changes
Changes to student schedules impact many other factors and, therefore, will only be made on a limited basis. Schedule changes not only impact students’ individual schedules, but also the class size of the course into which he/she is transferring, the number of sections per department and, consequently, the number of teachers in each department, which are based upon students’ prior year course selections. Students are limited to one change per semester and may only make a change to their schedule for the reasons listed below. Students must have at least 6.5 credits on their schedule to be a full time student at MHS.
Steps to Request a Schedule Change
Step 1: Print and complete a schedule change request form HERE. Hard copies of the form are available in the counseling office if you are unable to print. Be sure to review acceptable and unacceptable reasons to request a change listed below.
Step 2: Submit your completed request form to your assigned school counselor. The form can be scanned & emailed directly to your assigned school counselor or dropped off to Mrs. Kelly Wattles in the Counseling Center for distribution. All forms must have a parent signature.
*You must follow your currently assigned schedule until you are notified of a change. Please note that multiple courses/lunch period in your current schedule may need to change in order to facilitate your request, and once a change is made you will not be permitted to revert back to your original schedule.
Please note the following acceptable and unacceptable reasons for a schedule change before you fill out the schedule change request form. It is important that you are taking the Course Selection Registration seriously as students will be limited to one schedule change per semester.
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Acceptable Reasons
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Unacceptable Reasons
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Student is missing the prerequisite for the course
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Student changed mind and would like to switch electives
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Student has been approved for the:
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Student would like a different teacher
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Student earned the credit over the summer/through credit recovery and no longer needs the course
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Student wants to be with friends/family
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Student would like to add or remove a study hall. Student must maintain a minimum of 6.5 credits.
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Student wants a different lunch hour or a different study hall location
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Senior is missing a graduation credit
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Unhappy with initial schedule change
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Student would like to change levels of a course
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Student has changed their post secondary plans/ career pathway and requests a related course.
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Student has medical documentation supporting a change in schedule (submit this documentation to the appropriate counselor)
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- Students who drop classes within the first 5 school days of each semester, for that semester's courses, will be withdrawn without academic penalty. Students who drop classes, thereafter, will receive a failing grade for the quarter and semester. The exception to this rule is level changes (see below) or students who have an overload.
- Level changes are a move, either up or down in difficulty, within a specific course. An example would be a student moving from Honors Advanced Algebra to Advanced Algebra or American Government to Honors American Government. These changes are not guaranteed and depend on class/section availability. Students must talk with their current teacher in the subject and acquire their approval to go up or down. That teacher will then notify the School Counselor who will look into the possibility of making the change. Again, these changes are not guaranteed so it is best practice to ensure students are asking for their current teachers' input in all core subjects when registering for the next year’s classes.
Course Retakes
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Course Retakes
High School students may retake a class in which they earned a grade of D or F, with the higher grade being the final grade calculated into the GPA but both grades appearing on the transcript. These conditions apply to the retaking of the class:
- A class may be repeated only once.
- Courses with a grade of D may not be retaken for credit in summer school.
- Courses with a grade of D cannot be counted as a subject credit the second time, only elective credit.
- Both courses will count as credits toward the total 27-credit graduation requirement, but only the final grade will be calculated in the student's GPA.
- If the course is part of the state graduation course requirements, the repeated course will count as an elective. For example, Algebra 1 taken twice does not meet the two math credits needed for graduation.
Schedule Change Request Forms:
Schedule Change Request Forms:
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Schedule Change Request Forms:
Course Selection Guides:
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Course Selection Guides:
