Now is a program offered by Fort Bend Independent School District through a local college. A student enrolled in certain Advanced and Honors courses may enroll in the local college and attend class during the school day at the student's high school and receive college credit as well as high school credit for the course. The advanced levels of English IV, Government, and Economics are part of the College Now program with Wharton County Junior College. For more information, contact your counselor. There is a tuition fee for this program.
Students are eligible for three college semester hours for each high school semester credit earned.
Classes offered depend on student enrollment. If the course requested is not on the district's approved list, the student will be responsible for submitting to the principal or designee a syllabus that identifies the course objectives and the name of the college where it will be taught. Verification of the course will be determined by the District's Achievement and Development Department. Olympic Sanctioned Sports Private or commercially sponsored physical activity programs designed to develop Olympic level capabilities may be substituted for physical education credit in grades 9-12, if approved by the school board and the Texas Education Agency. The program will require the student to participate in a program of 80 clock hours for each one-half unit of credit awarded.