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Each student is expected to:

1. Carefully read the course bulletin handbook.

2. Use the transcript and listed requirements for graduation to select courses carefully.

3. Complete the registration card following the listed instructions.

4. Consult with the teachers to get appropriate signatures. Class time will be given for students to receive advisement and get signatures from teachers.

5. Discuss course selections with parents and obtain parent's signature on bottom of the registration card. Without parent's signature, the course requests may not be handled in a timely manner.

6. Turn in the completed registration card with appropriate signatures to the first period teacher by the designated date (February 15th, 2006).

7. Review the verification of course selections with parents when they are returned in the spring. Parents and students will sign and return the verification form.

8. Make corrections/changes by May 16.

Counselors will see all students individually or in a small groups to review the registration cards and update the six-year plans.

• Freshman/9th Grade:   All students just promoted from grade 8 or any student who does not pass grade 9

• Sophomore/10th Grade:   All students who have earned credit for English 9, a required mathematics course, and two other courses.

• Junior/11th Grade:  All students who have successfully completed at least 9 units of credit; these nine units must include English 9 and 10 and two units of math

• Senior/12th Grade:  All students who have successfully completed 15 units of credit-two of these must be English 9 and 10, and who will be able to complete the remaining number of required courses for graduation by the end of summer school.

Class Drops

Only seniors who are enrolled in four classes may drop one course without penalty during the first 5 days in a 90-day semester course, or the first three days in a 45-day, nine weeks course.  Seniors who withdraw from a class after the designated day of the semester will receive a "WF" meaning withdrew failing on their transcript.

Summer School

All summer work consists of 120 clock hours for one unit of credit(60 hours for 1/2 unit of credit).  Limited course offerings are available in summer school.  English 9, 10, and 11 may not be taken for the first time in summer school.  Students who need only English 12 for graduation may take it in summer school, if available.  A Dorman student must obtain written authorization from the principal to receive credit for summer school taken at another school; this authorization must be acquired prior to the student's enrollment in the summer program.

Retaking the Same Course

• Only courses in which a grade of a D or F was earned may be retaken
• The course in which a D or F was earned may only be retaken during the current academic year or no later than the next academic school year.
• The student's record will reflect all courses taken and the grade earned. (Exception: 9th graders who took a Carnegie unit prior to 9th grade may retake any such course during their 9th grade year.  In this case, the retaken course will be used in figuring the GPA.)

All students are required by state regulations to take at least 3 credit-bearing courses during any semester. At Dorman High School, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors are required to take 4 courses each semester.    Seniors are required to take 3 courses each semester or two Dorman High School courses and at least one college credit-bearing course each semester.  Freshmen are required to take seven courses that will last all year.  

Students are encouraged to choose courses carefully during the registration period. Classes are scheduled based upon students' requests, and the students are randomly assigned to their selected subjects by the computer. Due to schedule conflicts and changes in course offerings, the staff cannot guarantee that students will be scheduled for all of the courses they requested. It is important that students list alternates on the registration card. These alternates may likely be used when there are scheduling conflicts.

Students may not select specific teachers or specific times for courses on their schedule. A student is not required to take a course under a teacher with whom he/she has failed during prior semesters.    Students are not allowed to take a course under a relative if another teacher is teaching the course.

Class Rank Computation

Grade Point Average (GPA) will be computed for all students at the end of each academic semester.  GPA and class rank will be calculated using the Uniform Grading Scale as mandated by the S.C. Board of Education.

Dorman High School reserves the right to limit class load to insure optimal instruction.