Course Scheduling

Each eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh grade student will have access the Program of Studies document via the EHS website. The program is the result of meetings with teachers, counselors, department chairpersons, administrators, parents/guardians, the Superintendent and the Board of School Directors. The Program of Studies describes each course offered in the high school. Please take some time to become familiar with our course offerings. Course selection is regarded as an important function and should be given very serious consideration by students and parents. 

In February, students will discuss next year’s course selections with their subject teachers. All teachers will use the knowledge they have gained having your student in class to assist them in choosing an appropriate course for next year which best suits their abilities and aspirations.  Students will then have the opportunity to discuss their teachers’ recommendations with their families before submitting their course requests electronically.

Students and their families are encouraged to keep the following in mind when choosing the courses the student will request for the following school year:

1. Students must register for a minimum of 5.25 credits each year. However, students must register for a minimum 6.75 credits per year, excluding alternates. Students may not exceed 8 credits in a year.

2. Students must register for an English course, a Social Studies course (if the requirements have not yet been met), and a Wellness/Fitness course each year.

3. Students who have not successfully completed 3 courses in Math and Science at the end of the current year must select Math and Science courses.

4. Students who have not successfully completed Health A, Health B, and Driver Education by the end of the tenth grade year should select the course(s) for the following year in order to fulfill graduation requirements.

5. Students must register for and successfully complete a Family & Consumer Science (FCS) course and a STEM course prior to graduation. Reference the Graduation Requirements page in the Program of Studies for a list of possible courses to fulfill this requirement.

6. Consider and request alternate courses . Alternate course requests will be used in the event that  first choice courses cannot be scheduled.

After students input their requests, the family will receive a course request verification to verify they are in agreement with the courses requested. Toward the end of the school year, each student will be provided with a list of scheduled courses. Final requests for changes to scheduled courses must be submitted in writing from the student’s parent/guardian by June 30th. Please note a change is much more likely to occur while the schedules are still being developed during the school year. Once the schedules are developed and locked into the Master Schedule, it is unlikely a change request will be fulfilled. FOR THIS REASON, PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR SELECTIONS WISELY DURING THE COURSE REGISTRATION PROCESS IN FEBRUARY.

During the second semester, each student will finalize his or her course requests for the next year. Occasionally, a teacher’s recommendation will not match a student’s request. Students and their parents/guardians are encouraged to contact the teacher if they have questions regarding their child’s course recommendations for that subject area. They can also contact the school counselor for general questions regarding course registration. Each year, students must request a minimum of 5.25 credits per year.

Selecting courses should involve careful consideration by the student and their family and should be made on the basis of student interests, abilities, and vocational goals. 

Course requests will be entered in February. Students, teachers, and families will have the opportunity to verify course requests as part of the scheduling process. Once verifications are completed all course requests are tallied. The number of sections of a particular course and teachers’ assignments are determined by the students’ course requests. It is very important that each student’s selections be made very carefully, as changes once the schedule has been built cannot be guaranteed. If the requests have been carefully made, changes should not be necessary, except in unusual situations. If a family wishes to request a change, a parent/guardian must send the request in writing to their school counselor before June 30th. A change is much more likely to occur while the schedules are still being developed. Once the schedules are developed, a change request may be difficult or impossible. 

For more information on courses and scheduling, please refer to the Program of Studies. We also have a video on our YouTube channel explaining the scheduling timeline, which can be found by clicking on the video below: