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COURSE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Read the following IMPORTANT information before registering.
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STUDENT ID#: Students must have their PWCS (or other base school) STUDENTID# to register! This can be found on your
student ID card, report card, or by visiting your guidance office. PWCS ID#s are SIX digits.
GUIDANCE APPROVAL: You must know your counselor's name to register. Discuss your intention to take this course
online with your guidance counselor. The counselor does not need to sign anything, we will contact them for approval once
you have registered. You should visit the Student Criteria page to take the Self Management and Technical Skills surveys prior to
registering for a course. If you are an out of district (Non-PWCS) student, you will need to know the name of your base school, the
name of the school division/district, the name and e-mail for your guidance counselor and a base school phone number before you
attempt to register.
SPECIAL ENROLLMENT CRITERIA: HPE I/HPE II
TUITION: (Rates and additional tuition information can be found here)
Acceptable forms of payment: money order or cashiers check payable to PWCS. Credit cards, personal checks or cash are not
accepted. Tuition MUST be received no later than the first day of classes.
Payment of tuition is required on the first day of classes. Students should bring their tuition payment
with them to orientation (first day of classes). Tuition cannot be dropped off at the high school.
If a student cannot attend orientation, mail a money order or cashiers check payable to PWCS with the student name clearly
printed as reference to: Virtual High Schoool, Attn: Gina Jones, 15000 Graduation Dr., Haymarket, VA 20169
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**Let us know if you change your mind about taking the VHS course so we can open the spot for another student**
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Students may take only one online course unless they have approval from the VHS office. Courses are accelerated and cover
the full course curriculum in one semester. Courses require an average of 5-8 hours per week in fall/spring and 4-6 hours
per day in summer.
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Two Orientations are required. Students must complete an online "program" orientation course and also complete a face to
face "course" orientation with their instructor on the first day of classes. If a student is out of town on the first day of class, they
can complete the "course" orientation on that day by logging into their course. It is recommended that students attend in
person. Parents are NOT required to attend. Please view the SESSION CALENDAR for additional meeting dates and times.
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Computer/Internet access is required for the duration of the course. Students are expected to login and participate daily.
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Students can work ahead in their course, but should never get behind. Students cannot miss a week and "make it up."
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Most textbooks are provided in online format. If a student wants a hard copy text, they can request it from the VHS office.
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Mid-term, SOL, and final exams are taken in person with a photo ID and must be proctored by VHS staff or a preapproved
substitute proctor.
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For courses with an SOL exam, students are required to request a test date with their base school guidance office (in the fall
and spring sessions). In the summer session, VHS students take the SOL exam with the students in the traditional summer
school program. Students who have previously passed the SOL exam for their online course can receive an exemption by
providing proof of passing score. Course credit will not be issued without taking the SOL exam. There are NO exam exemptions
in the VHS regardless of grades or SOL exam pass rates. The VHS cannot administer the SOL exam to an out of district
student. Non-PWCS students must arrange to take the SOL exam for their online course with their base school administration.
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