Online and College Course Enrollment
FUSD has a number of policies in place for course enrollment at WHS and in other programs. Below you will find information surrounding schedules, online courses, course advancement policies, and concurrent enrollment at local colleges.
| Elective Changes | The add/drop period for schedule changes is limited to the first three weeks of the first semester. |
| Level Changes | Level changes are limited to the first five weeks of the first semester |
| Meeting Prerequisites | Students must meet the prerequisites to enter a class (i.e. grade of C or higher in previous and/or required course). Please refer to the FUSD Course Catalog for more information. |
| Teacher Selection | Teacher changes are not permitted |
| Class Period Selection | Class period switches are not permitted |
| Credit Recovery | Students in need of credit due to failing classes or transferring from other school districts must first use the credit recovery programs that FUSD has in place: Summer School and lastly APEX or Cyber High. |
| Transcript Credit | Students must receive prior written approval from Washington High School for courses to be added to the high school transcript. Only courses needed to meet graduation requirements may be added to the FUSD transcript for high school credit. |
| Courses for Advancement |
Students may not use college, online or other high school program courses for acceleration |
| Art / PE | Students may not take art or physical education classes online for FUSD credit |
Fremont Unified School District and Washington High School are not responsible for approval/denial of online or other high school program courses at other schools and post secondary institutions (i.e., colleges). WHS is not responsible for checking student's progress in online or other courses taken outside of FUSD.
| Dual Enrollment | College courses will not be added to the FUSD transcript unless they are taught on the high school campus as part of the regular school day |
| GPA Minimum | Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA to receive school approval to take a college course |
| Check Prerequisites | For many courses, students must take prerequisite community college courses, which may affect the student's ability to enroll in the class |
| Acceleration | Students may not use college courses for the purposes of acceleration |
| College Records | College Record is permanent and must be reported when applying to colleges |
| Credit Limit | Students are not permitted to take more then 7 college credits per term |
