• GPA-EXEMPT COURSES

     

    Application due date TBA August 2023

     

    Fort Bend ISD encourages all students to pursue their areas of special skills and interests in order to enrich their academic achievement and to foster continued student participation in four-year, co-curricular programs. Starting with the class of 2017 (freshman during 2013-2014 year), FBISD will allow juniors and seniors to participate in the third and fourth years of the following courses on a GPA-exempt basis:

     

    • Advanced Journalism/Individual Study in Journalism (Newspaper & Yearbook)

    • Athletics (not PE)

    • Band

    • Cheerleading

    • Choir

    • Color Guard

    • Debate/Oral Interpretation

    • Dance Team

    • JROTC

    • Orchestra

    • Theatre (Technical Theatre, Theatre Arts, Theatre Production)

    • Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (Specific Jr. and Sr. level courses as approved by campus administration) 
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  • To Enroll in a GPA-Exempt Course Students 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 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.

     
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