• Juniors or Seniors have until Thursday, August 22, 2024 or Thursday, January 23, 2025 to request a GPA Exempt Course. Please refer to the GPA Exempt tab for more information and the application!   

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  • GPA Exempt Course

    Fort Bend ISD encourages all students to pursue their areas of
    special talents and interests in order to enrich their academic
    achievement. To foster continued student participation in these
    classes, FBISD allows juniors and seniors only to participate in the
    third year and fourth year of the following courses on a GPA exempt basis:

    1. Advanced Journalism/Individual Study in Journalism (Newspaper & Yearbook)
    2. Athletics (Does not include PE)
    3. Band
    4. Cheerleading
    5. Choir
    6. Color Guard
    7. Debate/Oral Interpretation
    8. Dance Team
    9. JROTC
    10. Orchestra
    11. Theatre (Technical Theatre, Theatre Arts, Theatre Production)

     

    GPA exemption information is on page 126 in the High School Course Selection Guide - Course Selection Guide

    Students interested in taking one of the GPA-Exempt courses must
    discuss this option with the counselor promptly at the beginning of the
    course. If the student meets all of the criteria, he/she must:

    1. Complete the appropriate form.
    2. Have the form signed by the parent and teacher.
    3. Return the form to the counselor no later than 10 days from the
    first day of school. The end of the second(2nd) week of each
    semester. At this time, if all criteria are met, it will be approved
    and a course change will be made to reflect enrollment in a
    GPA- Exempt course.
    4. Once a student signs up to take a course as GPA-exempt,
    the decision cannot be changed.
    5. Students enrolled in full-year courses do not need to reapply
    during the second semester.
    6. Students, including transfer students, who miss the deadline for application for the first semester, may apply for exemption for the second semester if they meet the criteria 

    AN APPLICATION HAS TO BE FILLED OUT AND SIGNED BY THE STUDENT, THE PARENT AND THE TEACHER.

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