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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:- Advanced Journalism/Individual Study in Journalism (Newspaper & Yearbook)
- Athletics (Does not include PE)
- Band
- Cheerleading
- Choir
- Color Guard
- Debate/Oral Interpretation
- Dance Team
- JROTC
- Orchestra
- 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 criteriaAN APPLICATION HAS TO BE FILLED OUT AND SIGNED BY THE STUDENT, THE PARENT AND THE TEACHER.