Courses

English

• English 1/2
• English 3/4
• Ethnic Studies Literature
• English 5/6
• Honors English 5/6
• AP English Language
• AP English Literature
• Expository Reading and Writing (Seniors)
• Academic Language Development (ALD)

Foreign Language

• French 1/2
• French 3/4
• French 5/6
• AP French Language
• Spanish 1/2
• Spanish 3/4
• Spanish 5/6
• AP Spanish Language
• AP Spanish Literature
• Translation and Interpretation
• Spanish Native Speakers 1/2
• Spanish Native Speakers 3/4
• Spanish Native Speakers 5/6

Social Studies

• Geography
• TWBI Geography
• World History
• AP World History
• US History
• US History Ethnic Studies
• AP US History
• Economics + Government
• AP Economics + Government
• Economics + AP Government

Other Electives

• Journalism  - The Ram Pages
• Leadership
• Advanced Yearbook
• Psychology
• AP Psychology
• Intro to Ethnic Studies
• Engineering
• Film - Student Work

Mathematics

• Algebra 1
• Geometry
• Algebra 2
• Pre-Calculus
• Honors Pre-Calculus
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Statistics

Visual and Performing Arts

• Beginning Choir
• Jazz Singers
• Jazz Band
• Guitar
• Advanced Guitar
• Advanced Choir
• Wind Ensemble
• Drawing/Painting/Design
• Advanced Drawing/Painting/Design
• Drawing/Painting/Design Special Projects
• Sculpture 3-D Design
• Advanced Sculpture 3-D Design
• Sculpture Special Projects
• Multimedia Production
• Advanced Multimedia Production
• Multimedia Special Projects
• Photography Special Projects
• Drama
• Digital Photography
• Advanced Digital Photography
• Exploring Computer Science
• AP Computer Science Principles

Science

• Biology
• Honors Biology
• AP Biology
• Physiology
• Chemistry
• Honors Chemistry
• AP Chemistry
• Physics
• Honors Physics
• AP Physics 1
• Principals of Biomedical Sciences
• Human Body Systems
• AP Environmental Science

Physical Education

• PE - Course 1
• PE - Course 2
• PE - Course 3 Weightlifting
• PE/Athletics (5 units of PE Credit per season of sport)
• TCC Competitive Cheerleading (5 units of PE Credit for the year)
• Sideline Cheerleading (5 units of Elective Credit for the year)

** - All WGHS students who enter an academic year short of the 20 PE credits, will be placed into a PE class for the entire school year. 

 

Credit Recovery

• English 1-8
• History 1-8
• Math 1-8
• Science 1-8
• Learning Center - Edgenuity

Scheduling for 2025-26

Rising Seniors   Scheduling Form

Rising Senior Course Registration Information

 

Course Pathways

Schedule Change Request

REQUESTS are not guaranteed. Not all requests are possible due to classes being full and limited availability. If your change is granted it will appear on your schedule. All courses at WGHS are year long.

Schedule changes are permitted for the following reasons:

• If a student is in the wrong level of a course please state what the new course should be. Example: “I am in Algebra 1 and should be in Geometry”
• If a senior needs a course to graduate
• If there is a hole in the schedule (an empty period in the schedule)
• If a student is not enrolled in 5 or 6 classes
• If a student is not enrolled in an English class
• If a student is enrolled in a repeated course that they have received credit for taking (unless Leadership, weightlifting, choir, wind ensemble, jazz band)
• If a student wants to be a TA for a classroom (only per teacher approval in writing to Ms. Hanna or Ms. Leeb)
• If a student needs to be placed in a Learning Center for credit recovery

Schedule changes will NOT be permitted for the following reasons:

• If a student asks for a particular teacher
• If a student wants to swap periods
• Dropping an AP/Honors/Accelerated course (see contract)
• Dropping a course mid-year

Breaking the Academic Honesty policy is defined as any act in which a student obtains or provides help on an assignment that is to be completed solely by the student. This can be done in such ways as plagiarizing, copying, using unauthorized devices or any other act that is deemed to be dishonest.

Consequences

1st offense

• Zero on the assignment
• Parent Contact
• Filing of the Behavior Referral form and copy of evidence with AP of Discipline

2nd offense

• Zero on the assignment
• Meeting with the parent, student, teacher and administrator
• Filing of the Behavior Referral form and copy of evidence with AP of Discipline
• Detention or Mandatory Service

3rd offense

• Zero on the Assignment
• Meeting with the parent, student, teacher and administrator
• Filing of the Behavior Referral form and copy of evidence with AP of Discipline
• Subject to consequences including but not limited to: in house suspension, community service, administrative disciplinary action.

Severe Clause
Circumstances of a severe nature may occur which would cause the teacher/administrator to bypass steps 1 and 2.

San José Unified only accepts credits for classes taken outside of the district if it meets specific criteria. Classes must be high school level courses listed on the University of California A-G Course List or Community College courses listed on assist.org as UC/CSU transferable to be approved.

Contact your counselor to submit outside credit for approval to be recorded on your high school transcript. We do not accept online Visual & Performing Arts, Physical Education, or Science courses.

Students may take outside courses for remediation or acceleration purposes. Our staff do not monitor grades or provide materials for outside coursework. Students are responsible for completing work on time and submitting their final grades to the counselor.

SJUSD Outside Credit Approval Form