Houston High School - Course Catalog

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Course selection is a very important process. Please take time to carefully consider the selection of these courses. After the course selection process is completed, course changes will not be permitted. In order to be placed in an honors level course, students must have their current teacher(s) recommend them by initialing the desired course. Students will not be enrolled unless the documents and initials are completed and submitted with the Course Selection Form. Students who want to enroll in Advanced Placement courses must complete the Letter or Memo of Understanding for every desired course. All students must enroll in sufficient courses to produce five credits per school year. Enrollment in a sixth credit will be permitted if space allows. In the following pages, course offerings are listed by departments at Houston High School with a brief description of content and prerequisites. Not every elective is offered every year. Availability is determined by need as students register in the spring for the following year's courses.

Add/Drop Policy

The following rules and deadlines shall apply regarding student initiated requests to add or drop a sixth elective course. Required courses cannot be dropped. All student requests must be accompanied by a signed parental request. A request to drop an elective course does not constitute approval to drop that course. Final approval to add or drop will be granted only in very unusual circumstances. The Tennessee Board of Education regulations require that all students be enrolled in courses that will produce at least 5 credits toward graduation each school year (2.5 credits per semester). Therefore, only sixth subject courses can be considered for dropping or adding. No requests to drop a course will be considered after the tenth day of class for that course.