Course Request Information

No Class Changes Allowed 
 

The Central Senior High School Counseling Department has developed the Scheduling Policy to ensure all students have equal access to Central courses. This policy ensures counselors and other staff provide students with required and elective courses, along with participating in specialty programs (IB Diploma Program, IB Middle Years Program, Advanced Placement (AP), AVID, Career Pathways, PSEO, etc.). 

The year-long master schedule is built around the courses requested the previous spring by students. Therefore, it can be difficult to change a student’s schedule once it has been created.

Any course change request made after the deadline the previous SPRING:

• There is no guarantee a course change request will be granted. A course change request form needs to be completed within the first two weeks of quarter 1 and quarter 3. No class changes will be granted in quarter 2 and quarter 4.
• Schedules will not be changed for students that have changed their minds from courses previously selected; they don't want to have a class at a particular time (such as the first period); be in a class with their friends; and other reasons.
• Any program changes such as AVID and IB must be approved by a parent/guardian, counselor, program lead and administrator.
• Students may request a course level change approved by a parent/guardian and the course teacher. NOTE: Students may need to complete extra work to get up to speed in the new class.
• There are a few instances where a student’s schedule did not work with the electives they requested or the class was no longer offered. To fill these gaps, we will first use their alternate requests to fill their schedule.  

Use the links below to request courses!

SPPS Graduation Requirements - Everything to know about what is needed to get that SPPS High School Diploma

Grade Level Worksheets - You should use this sheet to write your teacher recommendations and your selections. Download Grade Level Worksheet into Notability  2025 | 2026  | 2027 | 2028

Elective Sheet - This sheet allows you to see all the elective options we have.  If you are unsure what the class is, you can find it in the course guide. Also can be found on the Central website, under academics, then registration materials.

Course Guide - You can use the guide to learn more about all the amazing classes we have at Central. You can also find our registration guidelines and graduation requirements.

Parent Course Request Slide Deck - Understand how the course request process works and how you can help your student plan for success!

Other Program Links

• IB Diploma Program
• IB Middle Years Program - IB Recommended Pathway for 9th and 10th grade
• Advanced Placement (AP)
• AVID
• Career Pathways
• PSEO

Students in 12th grade that are on-track are required to take the following courses during the year:
**Check SPPS graduation requirements for complete details.

• US Government or equivalent (2 credits)
• Economics or equivalent (2 credits)
• English 12 or equivalent (4 credits)
• Science (4 credits) - if not met the graduation requirement
• Math (4 credits) - if not met the graduation requirement

Students interested in Late Start and/or Early Release need to complete a form for consideration. Completed Late Start/Early Release Forms (including parent/guardian signature) need to be returned to the appropriate counselor either on paper or electronically.

Counselors will add the appropriate Late Start/Early Release course numbers to Campus from the returned forms. NOTE: Counselors will do their best to add late start or early release into schedules come August, but there is no guarantee.

Students in 11th grade that are on-track are required to take the following courses during the year:
**Check SPPS graduation requirements for complete details.

• US History or equivalent (4 credits)
• English 11 or equivalent (4 credits)
• Science (4 credits)
• Math (4 credits)

Students interested in Late Start and/or Early Release need to complete a form for consideration. Completed Late Start/Early Release Forms (including parent/guardian signature) need to be returned to the appropriate counselor either on paper or electronically.

Counselors will add the appropriate Late Start/Early Release course numbers to Campus from the returned forms. NOTE: Counselors will do their best to add late start or early release into schedules come August, but there is no guarantee.

Students in 10th grade that are on-track are required to take the following courses during the year:
**Check SPPS graduation requirements for complete details.

• Human Geography or equivalent (2 credits)
• Quest English 10 (4 credits)
• Chemistry or Physics (4 credits) - almost all 10th grade students take Chemistry
• Math (4 credits) - Integrated Math II, Algebra 2 or higher level
• Critical Ethnic Studies (2 credits)
• Health (2 credits)
• MYP Personal Project (2 credits)
• World Language (4 credits) - All 9th and 10th grade students at Central are required to take a World Language

Make sure to mark your calendars for our Class 2028 Course Information and Request night on Thursday, April 18 from 5:00-7:00 pm in-person at Central High School!

Central High School will have tours available later in the spring for incoming students. Dates and times are forthcoming and registration will be required.

Central students in 9th grade are required to take the following courses during the year:
**Check SPPS graduation requirements for complete details.

• World History (4 credits)
• Quest English 9 (4 credits)
• Biology (4 credits)
• Math (4 credits) - Integrated Math I, Integrated Math II, Algebra 2 or higher level
• MYP Freshman Foundations (2 credits)
• World Language (4 credits) - All 9th and 10th grade students at Central are required to take a World Language

We strongly recommend students and families work on learning about the courses Central has to offer and gather questions to ask their middle school teachers and counselors.

Students can start thinking about the classes they want to take and read course descriptions in the Central Course Guide. Students can use the 9th Grade Course Request Worksheet to narrow down the classes available to take, in addition to making sure they have enough courses, credits and alternative courses to request after April 18th.

Our goal is for students and families to be confident with the courses they choose, so there is a smoother transition in September by being in the classes students are interested in. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions to get answers quickly!

Students who have applied for PSEO in the fall MUST request courses at Central as if they were NOT going to take any PSEO classes.

This is to ensure students have the classes they need for graduation in the event a PSEO class doesn't work out or circumstances change and unable to take PSEO classes.

Central PSEO webpage