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Outside Course Information

STEPS FOR TAKING COURSES OUTSIDE PUSD

Poway High School students may pursue courses outside of PUSD that fit their goals, learning style, schedule, budget, locations, etc. The courses cannot be offered during the PUSD school day (8:30am to 3:35pm). Parents and students take full responsibility to verify that course(s) meet 4-year college admissions, UC/CSU A-G requirements, NCAA/NAIA athletic eligibility requirements, and financial aid/grant eligibility requirements. If the student wishes to take a course for PUSD high school credit or for enrichment, please contact the Poway High School Registrar (Michelle Bourget, [email protected], Room K-21 in counseling)  to start the process. The approval process begins with the completion of the PHS Outside Course Permission form (see below), which you may print ahead of time, fill out and bring with you to the registrar’s office (additional form for outside language schools is required). All forms must be completed and submitted to the registrar PRIOR to the start of the course (NOTE: not all outside courses are approved for PUSD credit).

 

INCOMING 9TH GRADE STUDENTS: Please note that students are not permitted to transfer classes/credits to their high school transcript that are earned prior to the start of 9th grade (first day of 9th grade).

 

Current Poway High School students must complete the following steps PRIOR to the start of an outside course:

  1. Complete the PHS Outside Course Permission Form and obtain the counselor’s signature.

Note: Please be sure to indicate on the form whether or not the student wishes to have the course(s) applied to their high school transcript if eligible.

  1. Once the form is signed by the student, parent and counselor, the form is then delivered to the school registrar.
  2. During summer break only, send PHS Outside Course Permission Form directly to the registrar  (no counselor signature required) PRIOR to the start of the course.

 

 

MAXIMUM PUSD CREDIT FOR COURSES OUTSIDE PUSD

  • Students may apply a maximum of forty (40) credits from outside courses toward their high school graduation requirements. The forty (40) credit maximum may consist of a maximum of twenty (20) credits for outside high school courses.

                       Examples of credit breakdown:

                ·         20 credits from outside high school courses + 20 credits from outside college courses; or

                ·         10 credits from outside high school courses + 30 credits from outside college courses; or

                ·         40 credits from outside college courses

 

  • All paperwork regarding outside PUSD courses must be completed and returned to PHS prior to the start of the course.
  • If taking the course(s) for high school credit, it is the student’s responsibility to have an official transcript sent to PHS:                 
                               Poway High School

                               ATTN: Registrar

                               15500 Espola Road

                               Poway, CA 92064

 

  • Courses taken off-campus for remediation do not replace previously earned grades within PUSD. Both grades are factored into cumulative GPA.
  • If taking community college courses (available to rising juniors and seniors only), keep in mind that:

                ·         2 college semester units equal 2.5 high school credits

                ·         3 college semester units equal 5 high school credits

                ·         4 college semester units equal 5 high school credits * 

                ·         5 college semester units equal 10 high school credits

       

* Through petition, students may request to receive 10 credits for college courses earning 4 semester units. Petitions require parent/guardian permission and will be made through the school site registrar office. Petitions are subject to principal approval. Approval will be based on the student’s post-secondary plans to ensure that the course meets  post-secondary entrance requirements.

 

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