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SCHEDULE CHANGE GUIDELINES
Students wishing to request course changes must fill out a course change request form. Course requests for the entire
school year will be accepted through the Friday of the first week of school. Requests for teacher preferences are
not honored at any time. Please look over your entire year’s schedule once received, checking both semester’s courses.
During the first week of school and upon the completion of new student enrollment, counselors will consider requests that
meet one of the following guidelines:
● You have a course on your schedule that you have already passed
● You are a senior who is missing a class needed for graduation.
● You have a class on your schedule that was not a primary or alternative request.
● You have a class on your schedule for which you do not meet the prerequisite.
● You have a “See Counselor” on your schedule and need a class in that block.
● Student wishes to try a more challenging course in English, Math, Science, or Social Studies.
The following are not acceptable reasons for requesting a course change:
● Teacher preference.
● Fear of a low grade or course difficulty. (Keep this in mind when registering for Honors and/or AP courses)
● Course not required for graduation.
● Not completed summer reading requirement.
● New employment that is not Work-Based Learning related.
● Did not attend your registration meeting or did not turn in your registration card
Limitations for schedule changes are based on:
1. The master schedule is built based on student selections during spring registration.
2. Teacher schedules/courses to be taught are determined based on these numbers and little flexibility is built
in.
3. Please understand the importance of the decisions made when selecting courses for the next school year.
Options available for course changes could be limited due to class sizes reaching capacity.
REPEATING A COURSE/IMPROVING GRADE
Students who wish to improve their grade in a course taken at Dobyns-Bennett may repeat that course during the regular
school year at Dobyns-Bennett through traditional methods. The term traditional refers to face-to-face teacher lead
courses. The term “repeat” indicates that the student is taking a course again for which he/she has previously earned
either a passing or failing grade. Only the higher of the two grades is reflected on the transcript and no additional credit
is awarded (excluding summer school). Your counselor must be aware of your intentions prior to enrolling in a course for
which you already have credit. Generally, students are not permitted to repeat a course if they have already taken and
passed the next course in the sequence.
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