Planning a Prosper ISD 4-year high school schedule

Start with the end in mind

Prosper ISD asks students to complete a four-year plan and choose an endorsement before 9th grade, using the Personal Graduation Plan in the course guide. Review it every year. Paths to explore include AP, athletics, career & technical programs, dual credit and fine arts.

What to do each year

• 9th grade: join clubs, get to know your teachers and counselor, and adjust your plan for 10th to 12th grade.
• 10th grade: start a resume in Xello, take the PSAT in October, try career assessments in Xello, and look at Collin College's dual credit requirements if you're interested.
• 11th grade: your junior-year transcript is what colleges see first. Take the PSAT in October (it's the National Merit qualifying year), visit colleges (juniors get two excused absences for college visits), and take the SAT, which Prosper ISD gives to all 11th graders at school in the spring. Review Texas automatic admission rules.
• 12th grade: apply to colleges (Prosper ISD suggests 3 to 5 before Thanksgiving), send transcripts through Parchment using a personal email, submit the FAFSA or TASFA, apply for scholarships, and choose a college by May 1.

Choosing courses

• Students choose courses online in Skyward during the course selection window. Parent and student information meetings are held during the window.
• If you don't submit choices, your counselor schedules courses for you based on your needs and graduation plan.
• Course offerings can change with enrollment and staffing.

Changing courses

• Course change requests close on the last day of the school year.
• Before the new year starts, schedules aren't changed for a different teacher, lunch period or elective.
• In the first week of school, changes are made only if you already have credit for a class, classes need balancing, or your schedule has a duplicate or a missing class.
• Elective changes can't be requested during the school year, and need director or coach approval.

Leveling down from Honors or AP

• You can ask to move from an Honors or AP course to the regular course at the end of the first six weeks or at the end of the first semester.
• At six weeks, your grade moves with you plus 10 points (up to 100). At the semester, there's no 10-point addition.
• Moving between courses of the same GPA level (for example GT Humanities I to Honors English I) doesn't add 10 points.
• Some AP courses (such as AP Biology, AP Chemistry and AP Calculus AB) can only be dropped at the semester.
• Talk with your teacher first, then turn in the form to your counselor.

High school credit in middle school

• Middle school students can earn high school credit in: Honors Algebra I, GT Algebra I, Honors Geometry, Spanish I, Spanish II, Honors Spanish III and IV (Middle School Advanced Spanish Program), Principles of Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications, Principles of Applied Engineering, Principles of Health Science, Fundamentals of Computer Science, and Graphic Design.
• Math 6 Honors and Math 7 Honors cover the math through 8th grade so students can take Algebra I in 8th grade. Under a new state law (SB 2124), 5th graders at the 60th percentile or higher on MAP or STAAR are placed in Honors Math 6 automatically.
• These grades count in high school GPA. Starting with the Class of 2031, only English, math, science, social studies and world language courses count in class rank.

Earning credit early

• Credit by exam for acceleration: score 80% or higher on both semester exams for a course you haven't taken. You need counselor approval and the prerequisites, may try twice, and the district pays. World language exams are given through Avant Assessment.
• Summer courses: approved online programs or another Texas district, with counselor approval first. Summer courses for original credit can't be taken in EOC subjects, except US History dual credit through Collin College.
• Through the Class of 2030, these grades earn credit but aren't in GPA. For the Class of 2031 and later, credit by exam and correspondence grades count at the On-Level weight.

Ask your counselor how many class periods you'll have each year and when early release or late arrival is possible.

Official sources

• Prosper ISD 2026-27 High School Academic Course Guide and Catalog (see “Planning for Graduation”, “Course Selection Guidelines” and “Leveling Down”)
• Prosper ISD 2026-27 Middle School Academic Course Guide and Catalog (see “Earning High School Credit in Middle School” and “Honors Math Pathway Courses”)