Course Selection
Overview
York County School of Technology reserves the right to cancel any course(s) for which there is insufficient enrollment. If more students than can be accommodated choose an elective, seniors will be given preference since underclassmen may reschedule the following year.
The school day is from 8:10 a.m. until 3 p.m. consisting of four (4) periods with five (5) minutes passing time between periods. There are four lunch periods per day.
The course selection process will begin following the completion of the second marking period. Students must schedule eight credits per year. Student should consider their graduation requirements, career goals, abilities, and interests in this process. York Tech encourages all students to challenge themselves to reach their full potential.
Once we begin the school year, students are expected to continue with their decisions and make a commitment to be successful in the courses they selected. Unless the teacher states that the student is academically misplaced, changes in the courses may not be possible.
Guidelines for Course Selection
Students must select the required courses for graduation.
Read the description of each course selected and be familiar with the correct sequences for the program of study.
Always check course recommendations in the curriculum guide before selecting a course.
Discuss your course selections with your parents, counselors, and teachers.
A student may earn credit for a course only one time. With the exception of vocal and instrumental music.
Please consider your educational and occupational goals and interests when selecting courses.
Schedule Changes
Course changes are subject to the following provisions:
No subject may be dropped unless a subject is added to replace it.
All schedule change requests must be approved by a school counselor or director of student services. The window of opportunity to make any schedule change requests is two weeks after the start of each course.
Change requests will be accommodated based on the master schedule and seating capacity. Schedule changes will not be made for teacher preferences or convenience purposes.
The administration reserves the right to rearrange a student’s schedule in an attempt to balance class size. Any scheduling concerns should be brought to the attention of the student’s counselor.
Withdrawal from courses after the deadline will be limited to medical reasons or the specific recommendation of the counselor with the approval of the director of student services and the director of special education.
Elective subjects will be scheduled when enrollment is large enough to warrant them.