Fort Bend Independent School District seeks to provide equal educational opportunity without regard for race, color, religion, national origin, or sex. The Fort Bend Independent School District high schools operate on the semester plan with each school year being divided into two parts called semesters. A student earns one-half credit per semester for each semester of each course successfully completed. Each semester must be passed individually for credit to be earned.
Courses vary from one to two semesters in length.
Students entering high school prior to the fall of 1997 must earn a minimum of twenty-one units of state credit for graduation. Students entering high school during or after the fall of 1997 must earn a minimum of twenty-two units of state credit for graduation. Attendance Students must be in attendance a minimum of 90 percent of the days during a semester to receive credit in a course. The State of Texas has provided means of appeal for extenuating circumstances should a student's absences exceed the maximum allowed each semester. Students may be required to attend Saturday classes to make up absences.