Program planning has begun!
February 5th to March 22nd: Students meet one on one with their counselor to select courses for 2024-2025 school year. A few important program planning notes:
- Students will choose core courses they would like to take for next year.
- Students choose electives, which can be supplemental courses in the above departments and/or courses in business, the arts, music, technology or physical education.
- Students must provide at least three elective choices in case we cannot schedule their first or second choice.
- In addition to other elective choices, all juniors and seniors must provide three choices for P.E.
- Students should make their selections carefully. Once they have put in a request for a course, if we are able to schedule it, they are obligated to take it.
- Parents/Guardians should receive a copy of their child’s program planning sheet including all core and elective course requests. Please sign and return that form to your child’s counselor by March 22nd.
- If you disagree with a course that has been selected or have any questions, please call your child’s counselor.
- If you wish to meet with your child’s counselor during program planning, please schedule an appointment.
*If your child has not brought home his or her program planning sheet for your signature by
March 22nd, please call your child’s counselor.
Honors/Advanced Placement
WPHS provides access to honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses to all students. Students currently in an AP or honors course may plan their academic program for the appropriate subsequent AP or honors course. Since honors and AP courses are rigorous, with increased expectations regarding the level of student work, conversations should take place between the student, parent, and school counselor to determine if placement in one or more of these courses is in the best interest of the student. Students will, however, still be required to have taken prerequisite courses where applicable. Please note that our dual enrollment courses taken for college credit from Westchester Community College, SUNY Albany, Syracuse University, Marist College and Rochester Institute of Technology have specific prerequisites which can be found in the course description.
Dual Enrollment Offerings at WPHS
Dual enrollment courses allow a student to simultaneously earn high school and college credit while exposing students to the rigor of a college level course. Students may take these courses just for high school credit and pay nothing. To earn the college credit, you must pay tuition to the college that we are partnering with, and the student must earn a C or better in the course for that credit to be transferrable to other colleges. The tuition that colleges charge for dual enrollment credit is far below what they would charge on campus. These courses offer students one of the most cost-effective ways to earn college credit while in high school. We strongly encourage your child to take advantage of the dual enrollment opportunity. Enrollment for college credit will occur in September during class. Some of our partner schools may provide tuition assistance for qualified students.
Below, is a short list of the benefits to students taking advantage of college credit in a dual enrollment course:
- Less time required after high school to finish a college degree.
- Exposes students to the rigor of a college level course.
- Dual enrollment classes often save students money on college tuition.
- College credits acquired in a dual enrollment program are transferable to other colleges and universities besides the one where you had earned those credits.
- Students can get core college courses like introductory English and Math classes out of the way in high school, making more room on your full-time college schedule for classes specific to your area of study.
If you or your child have any questions regarding dual enrollment options, please reach out to your child’s school counselor.
Check out the WPHS Course Catalog for the dual enrollment offerings!
White Plains High School Academic Coordinators
English
Social Studies
Mr. Douglas Cronk
422-2190
Mr. Emory Davis
422-2172
Mathematics
Mr. Albert Laporte
422-2152
World Languages
Ms. Yolanda Rodriguez
422-2230
yolandarodriguez@wpcsd.k12.ny.us
Science
Dr. Margaret Doty
422-2248