Academic Policies and Procedures San Domenico graduation requirements are intended to prepare graduates for success in college and beyond. Each department offers a wide range of options for students to explore in order to satisfy these requirements. We seek to provide students with multiple and varied opportunities to challenge themselves and be successful in every year of learning. As such, there is no one “right” path to successfully complete our program. We encourage students to avail themselves of the breadth of San Domenico’s academic program to explore their interests, choose courses at an appropriate level of challenge, and prepare for the college admission process in senior year.
Minimum Enrollment Students are expected to enroll in a minimum of six core academic courses per semester. During the Course Change Request process at the start of each semester, students will be expected to maintain enrollment in six courses. Any student requesting fewer than six courses in a semester must submit a request for approval to the Dean of Academics.
Course Request Process and Timeline The Dean of Academics, College Counselors, and Department Chairs provide an overview of the course request process and course offerings in early March. After these presentations, each student receives their course recommendations for the following year. During the three-week course advising process, students are supported in giving consideration to graduation requirements, extracurricular activities, and personal interests in an effort to create a balanced and appropriately challenging academic schedule. Students receive their course schedules the first week of August. Each semester begins with a two-week Course Change Request period, during which students may request to add, drop, or change a course. These requests may be submitted for a variety of reasons, and this period is to ensure that students are enrolled in as many of their course preferences as the schedule will allow, and at the appropriate level. Requests to withdraw from a course after the Course Change Request deadline must receive approval from the Dean of Academics, and may result in a “W” on the student’s transcript.
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