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Prospective Student Scheduling

At Dublin City Schools, we strive to provide a scheduling process that supports students in meeting their academic goals while exploring unique learning opportunities. Whether students are taking courses exclusively at their home school, at Emerald, or blending their schedules between locations, we aim to  ensure all requests are carefully considered.

Regardless of a students scheduling choices, they should plan for 7 periods, which include core courses, electives, and study halls. For students choosing to participate in the Emerald programming, one period should be reserved for travel.

Here is an overview of the high school scheduling process-

  1. Submit Course Requests - Students submit course requests during the designated scheduling period, selecting courses for 7 periods. These requests guide decisions about the number of class sections offered. For students interested in Emerald Campus courses, the process is the same. However, students opting to attend Emerald Campus must set aside one period in their schedule for travel.

  2. Build and Assign Schedules - Based on course requests, the schools and Emerald build master schedules that accommodates as many student selections as possible while balancing teacher availability, room space, and class sizes. The system then assigns individual student schedules, prioritizing core graduation requirements and minimizing conflicts.

  3. Review and Finalize - Counselors review schedules to resolve conflicts and adjust for issues like full classes or unmet prerequisites.

Example Schedules with Emerald and home school courses:

EC Course at the start of the day-

Example: Student is taking College Credit Plus CSCC American Sign Language that meets for 1 period at the start of the day.

  • Travel to Emerald Campus (by car or shuttle)
  • 1st class) College Credit Plus CSCC American Sign Language
  • Travel to Home School (by car or shuttle)
  • 2nd class) AP Precalculus
  • 3rd class) AP Government
  • 4th class) AP Environmental
  • 5th class) Graphic Design & Photography
  • 6th class) CCP English Composition (online)

EC Course at the end of the day

Example: Student is taking IB Global Politics and IB French that meets for 1 period each at the end of the day.

  • 1st class) Creative Writing and Ceramics
  • 2nd class) Advanced Integrated Math
  • 3rd class) Women's Studies & Government
  • 4th class) Environmental Sustainability and Society
  • Travel to Emerald (by car or shuttle)
  • 5th class) IB Psychology
  • 6th class) IB French SL
  • Travel back to home school to get homebound bus (by shuttle) or leave for home (by car)

EC Course in the middle of the day-

Example: Student is taking Dublin Teacher Academy that meets for 2 periods in the middle of the day

  • 1st class) Algebra II
  • 2nd class) English III
  • Travel to EC (by car or shuttle)
  • 3rd and 4th class) Dublin Teacher Academy block
  • Travel back to home school (by car or shuttle)
  • 5th class) Earth and Space Science
  • 6th class) AP Government