Special Scheduling Provisions

Independent Study
Independent study courses cannot be applied toward the 300-minute supervision requirement or toward an academic or athletic waiver.

The Independent Study option allows juniors and seniors with a special interest in a subject to pursue that area of interest in more detail or greater depth than the existing curriculum provides. Students who wish to undertake an independent study project must:

• develop a proposal which includes clearly stated goals, the learning activities designed to achieve these goals, and a schedule detailing the time line of the project
• complete the Independent Study form located online
• obtain parent, teacher, director, and counselor approval of the project
• solicit the help of a teacher advisor to supervise the study
• be scheduled into a course with the teacher advisor
• attend that course every day
• pursue the project with a minimum of direction
• complete the project and report its results as agreed upon in the project proposal

Successful completion of an independent study project will result in a grade of "P" (Pass). Projects that are not completed will not receive a grade.

Credits will be determined by director and teacher.

Course Retake Policy
Students may retake any course. The original grade will remain on the transcript. The GPA will be determined by using the points from the higher of the two grades. Duplicate credit will not be issued. Students must complete a Course Retake Form available online before beginning the course. Courses taken at a lower level are not considered course retakes. Students may retake a course at a higher level if it is an equivalent course in terms of content. The course being retaken does not count toward an academic or athletic waiver. It does count towards the 300-minute supervision requirement.

Students wishing to retake a course in the summer at a different high school need to consult their counselor prior to registering to begin the approval process.

If a grade of "A-" or higher was earned the first time, then a course may not be retaken.

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