Honors and Advanced Level Course Recommendations

Physical Education/Sports Grades 9–12

Senior Community Action Project Grade 12

Departmental requirements comprise 16-and-a-half required academic credits. A good secondary school education includes additional courses in areas of interest to provide depth as well as breadth in the program of study. Other courses may be selected from the Arts (Visual or Performing) or from an elective course in English, World Languages, History, Technology, Mathematics, or Science. Final decision on course availability will be subject to course enrollment.

Students will be recommended for honors and advanced level courses on a yearly basis. These decisions are based upon a student’s previous academic performance in a given discipline. In addition, the school takes into account a student’s work habits, motivation, ability to work independently, and capacity as a self-advocate. All recommendations are approved by department heads and the Upper School Director before they are shared with students.

Lincoln School strives to place students in courses where they can find the appropriate level of challenge while not becoming overwhelmed with the workload or the level of the content covered. Lincoln School does not make these recommendations lightly and we ask that all students pay serious consideration to their placement.

In rare circumstances, a student may submit a request to be placed in an honors or advanced level course for which she has not been recommended. In such an instance, the student will be required to fill out an Honors and Advanced Level Course Recommendation Waiver Request Form and submit the request directly to the Upper School Director. These forms can be found at lincolnschool.org/courseforms, and must be submitted by the regular course sign-up deadline. Upon receipt of the request, the Upper School Director will take the student’s request into consideration and will consult with the department head and the recommending teacher. The final decision on all recommendation waiver requests will be made by the Upper School Director.