Academics
General Information
mma Willard is committed to students' gaining experience in making academic choices.
There are two grading systems in use at Emma Willard. For most courses the grading system ranges from A to No Credit (A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D- and No Credit). Unless otherwise indicated in the course description, this grading system is used. For some courses a grading system of Credit/No Credit is used; in these courses only those two grades are used.
In some but not all arts courses, a student may elect to take a course Credit/No Credit. To use this option the student must register her grading choice with the registrar's office. She cannot then change this arrangement. For fall semester courses, the choice of Credit/No Credit must be made by the end of the third week of fall semester. For spring semester courses, the choice of Credit/No Credit must be made by the end of the third week of spring semester.
Freshmen receive grades of Credit/No Credit for their first semester at Emma Willard. In the second semester, freshmen receive letter grades that are recorded with the registrar and reported on transcripts. Comprehensive final exams may be included in this second semester grade. There is no year grade recorded for freshmen.COURSE LOAD AND HOMEWORK
Courses are assigned units as follows:
1.5 unit = year Advanced Placement course
1 unit = year course
.75 unit = semester Advanced Placement course
.5 unit = semester course or its equivalent
A student customarily carries 5–6 units per year: 2.5–3 units per semester. A student must carry a minimum of 2.5 units per semester. A student may carry more than 6.25 units with the permission of her advisor and the academic office. The student must petition for a course overload with a written explanation of why the program should be approved. This petition should address the issues of time demand, stress level and well-being, her ability to be successful with such a load, and her rationale for taking more than 6.25 units. This petition must carry the signatures of the student and her advisor.
A year course designated as 1 unit or a semester course designated as .5 units typically requires 6–7 hours of work per week, counting time both inside and outside of the classroom. A year course designated as only .5 unit typically requires 3 hours per week, counting time both inside and outside of the classroom. A 1.5 unit year course typically requires 9–10 hours per week, counting time both inside and outside of the classroom. The actual time required varies from student to student and week to week.Forms for 2010–2011 coming soon
Daytime schedule
Schedule form
Teacher permission form
AP US History permission form
Tutorial request form
Instruction in Music permission form
Jazz dance permission
