Schedule Changes

Selecting courses in high school is an important process that requires serious planning and decision-making for both students and parents.  Although the process starts in early January, students are given ample time during the spring to choose their courses for the next school year.  The school’s Master Schedule is built upon these choices.  Financial and space constraints do not always allow flexibility to grant requests to change courses. Requests for course changes will be put on a waitlist, are subject to administrative approval, and cannot be guaranteed.  Changes in course requests are not accepted after June 1st. No changes will be allowed unless they are deemed necessary by the school. COUNSELORS WILL NOT MAKE TEACHER CHANGES OR CONSIDER BLOCK REQUESTS.

Below are the only approved reasons for a schedule change:  

  • Student has been scheduled into a course previously passed 
  • Student has been scheduled into a course out of sequence (i.e., Spanish 3 before Spanish 1) 
  • Student did not pass a class that was a prerequisite for another 
  • Student has an incomplete schedule 
  • Senior is missing a requirement for graduation 

Below are NOT approved reasons:

  • Elective changes 
  • Teacher requests
  • Block changes
  • Time preference 
  • Lunch Requests
  • Friend Requests

For questions or more information, please contact your school counselor.

Langley High School Schedule Change Policy/ Procedures:

Dates/ TimelineActionExample
Up to Day 1Counselors begin working out schedule conflicts & errors
Elective changes will not be considered beyond this point
  • Two HPE9 courses in schedule 
  • Enrolled in course that was completed over the summer
Week 1-2
(through Labor Day)		Counselors balance courses as possible.
Level UP changes will not be considered after this point.
  • Two World History classes have 28 and 23 students, by adjusting two students’ art classes, the classes now become 26 and 25 respectively
Week 3-8
(September/ October		No movement permitted.
  • First assessments can create an overly reactive response when a course change will not ultimately be necessary
  • Struggling students should begin working w/ teachers to develop an intervention/support plan
Week 7/ 8
(Mid to Late October)

Schedule Change Form Opens on Oct. 14. Requests may be submitted for level-down adjustments only. (An announcement will be made via Schoology when the request portal opens). Based upon available seats, requests may not be reviewed until start of quarter 2.

  • Students with a grade of a “B-” or higher must wait until the end of the quarter.
  • Priority will be given to students:
    • with courses required for graduation
    • with an unsatisfactory grade
    • who have been working with a teacher on a remediation plan
    • Seniors (due to college grade reporting)
5 school days after report cards are availableLast day to drop a course without it being recorded as a WP/WF on transcript 

See your School Counselor in the Student Services Department for the Course Change Request Form Link on or after the date above.