Request for Reduced Senior Class Load

Many students will earn additional credits as underclassmen and accumulate more than 50.0 credits by the end of their senior year. Those students who fall in this category and who wish to attend Iowa Lakes Community College while a student at Emmetsburg High School may present a request to the high school principal that they be permitted to carry a reduced senior class load during one or both semesters of their senior year. This will permit those students an opportunity of enrolling in classes at ILCC while still enrolled at Emmetsburg High School. Such permission for a reduced senior class load will be granted only to those students who are enrolled in appropriate courses at ILCC. It is acknowledged that such non-conflicting schedules are often difficult to establish. It is emphasized that the following requirements must be fulfilled.

1. Students must accumulate 50.0 credits for graduation.

2. Unless medically excused or for other reasons as prescribed by the Iowa Department of Education, student must be enrolled in physical education during each semester while enrolled in high school.

3. Student must complete all specified course and departmental requirements.

4. Student must register for a minimum of three (3) courses that are graded under the conventional grading system.

5. Student must present parent approval to the principal.

 

Transfer Credits

The following policy provides guidelines for students, parents and school officials relative to the number of credits that will be accepted from the Learning Center at Iowa Lakes Community College, other such institutions, or through correspondence study:

A student who fails high school courses or who has dropped out of high school may transfer credits to Emmetsburg High School to fulfill graduation requirements. Students must comply with the following:

1. Course(s) selected must have prior approval of the high school counselor.

2. The director of the ILCC Learning Center, or other credit providing institution, certifies to the high school principal that the student has fulfilled the requirements and has earned the credit(s) for the course(s).

3. Student or parent must pay the cost of the tuition and fees of such transfer credits.

 

Dropping Courses:

EHS students will be permitted to drop high school and college courses with the following stipulations:

1. The student must have parental approval to drop a course.

2. A high school course may be dropped until five (5) days after the midterm of first and third quarters without penalty of a failing grade (F or NP) providing the student is still carrying seven (7) courses on their schedule.

3. A student who drops or is removed from a high school course after the deadline as indicated above will receive the appropriate failing grade, “N” or “NP”.

4. Any failing grade received by a student for dropping or for being removed from a class will become the final grade for the semester for that course and will be recorded on the student’s permanent record. That failing grade will be calculated into the student’s GPA and used to determine class ranking.

5. All college courses taken through Iowa Lakes Community College (ILCC) or through another post-secondary enrollment option (PSEO) program will follow the same drop dates as high school courses. Students who drop an ILCC course after the ILCC tuition refund date will receive a failing grade on their high school permanent record. Students who complete courses will receive the same respective grades on their high school permanent record as they would receive on the college transcript. Students who drop a college course will need to maintain a full academic schedule.

 

Releases to Pursue Study at Iowa Lakes Community College Learning Center:

Iowa Lakes Community College requires such students to be released from their respective high schools before participating in such programs. Releases from Emmetsburg High School to pursue such study will be provided as follows

1.    The high school principal will not grant releases to students who drop from Emmetsburg High School to begin such study at ILCC or similar institutions until after the date that their class graduates from high school, OR

2.    The release will not be granted until after the student has been officially dropped from the school class roll for one year.

 

Alternative School:

Emmetsburg students attending the Alternative School must be at least 16 years old and not older than 21 by the third Friday in September upon their original enrollment.  Students currently enrolled in high school must obtain a referral from either the High School Guidance Counselor or High School Principal before enrolling.  

Approved    1/22/01            Reviewed    3/15/17, 7/17/19       Revised   9/15/21