Framingham High Course Selection
Welcome Class of 2028!
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Welcome Class of 2028!
Elective Selection Deadline: March 29, 2024
Course Selection Process
1. Core Academic Class Recommendations available by March 12, 2024.
Recommendation forms are available in your Aspen Portal. Each student receives recommendations from their current 8th grade teachers for their core academic courses for 9th grade. Your teachers know you well and we encourage you to take their recommendations seriously and have conversations with them regarding any concerns or questions you may have. Incoming 9th graders will not be permitted to override a course recommendation to a higher leveled course. If you are looking to move to lower leveled course, please speak with your teacher. Students can initiate a level change after 1st Term Progress Reports if the student is earning a B or higher in the 9th grade subject.
For more information, please see the Process for Schedule Change Requests.
2. Elective Courses
Elective courses are courses you take in addition to your core academic classes. To see all of your choices for elective courses, please see the FHS 9th Grade Elective Options.
Staffing and scheduling decisions are made based on the course selection of students in the spring. We will work hard to create a master schedule that serves all students based on their requests. We strive to give students their choices but it is possible that due to schedule limitations and numbers that students will be placed in other elective classes that will serve to fulfill graduation requirements.
March 29: Deadline to selective electives. Please use this ELECTIVE SELECTION GOOGLE FORM to select your electives and to request a change in World Language (if appropriate). Students must be logged into your Framingham Public Schools email account to access the google form.
End of August: Schedules for the 2024-2025 academic school year will be made available through your Aspen Portal.
Some important considerations:
The transition to high school is exciting and challenging. We encourage you to think about the balance of your schedule (including extracurricular activities and out-of-school commitments) when selecting your courses and levels. For example, even if you are recommended for all Honors level courses, it may not be balanced to take all of them at once when you consider your other interests and commitments. We find that having a mixture of levels is often a good way to make the adjustment from middle to high school. Additionally, study skills such as time management, organization, and homework will be essential elements for success.
Please do not hesitate to reach out to Ms. Ramirez, School Counseling Department Head, with any questions (iramirez@framingham.k12.ma.us).
A sample 9th grade schedule
- English 1
- Geometry
- Modern World History
- Biology
- World Language (such as Spanish)
- Fitness for Life
- 3 electives (such as Painting & Drawing, Foods, and/or Clothing 1)
For students with an IEP, final courses will be determined in the student's Team Meeting this spring.
Course Level Descriptions
Unleveled (U): These classes build specific skills and content through activity-based instruction; these courses are not factored into GPA.
College Preparatory (CP): Challenging standards-based curriculum with consistent scaffolded supports; students are expected to strengthen their independent learning and academic skills
Advanced College Preparatory (ACP): Challenging standards-based curriculum with scaffolded supports; students will work to strengthen their capacity for independent learning and academic skills
Honors (H or HON): Challenging standards-based curriculum; requires frequent independent learning
Advanced Placement (AP): College-level material that follows syllabi approved by the College Board; students complete the corresponding Advanced Placement exam in May (not available for 9th graders)
FHS School Counseling Department: General Information
The FHS School Counseling Department is here to help students and families with:
- academic planning and counseling
- post-secondary planning
- navigating the challenges of high school in and out of school
- social and personal challenges
We connect to students through:
- individual meetings
- small group workshops
- classroom lessons
- night events for students and families
For more information, we encourage you to check out our website, which has upcoming events, resources from past events, and more.
Graduation Requirements
1 Full Year Course = 1.0 credit 1 Half Year Course = 0.5 credit
Mathematics: 3 years/3.0 credits
Science: 3 years/3.0 credits
Social Studies: 3 years/3.0 credits
World Languages: 2 years/2.0 credits
Practical Arts: 1 year/1.0 credit
Fine Arts: 1 year/1.0 credit
Physical Education: 2 years*/2.0 credits
Additional Courses: 3.0 credits
Total: 22 credits
* All students must enroll in at least 1 Physical Education/Health course each year.
Students must also pass the Math, ELA, and Science MCAS tests.
Framingham High School School Counseling
Email: iramirez@framingham.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/fhsschoolcounseling
Location: 115 A Street, Framingham, MA, USA
Phone: (508)782.7498
Facebook: facebook.com/framinghamhighschool
Twitter: @FHSFlyers