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Class Schedule
One must take a minimum of four courses (not including required courses). One may take a max of six courses at a time, unless one is approved for a time turner, then one may take up to eight. Time turners may only be applied for in your second year.



Homework
Is due the next week by the same day your class is scheduled. Late or missing homework will deduct points from your final grade. Too many late/missing homeworks will cause you to fail and have to retake the class. Or, in the case of an elective, drop the class, if you are forced to drop the class due to late/missing homework, you will not be eligible to take any other electives and will not qualify for NEWT courses.



Advancing in Years
Years One and Two.
You will advance to the next year once you have passed (with at least an Acceptable) three of the six main courses. FIRST YEARS MUST PASS FLYING TO ADVANCE.

Years Three and Beyond.
You will advance to the next year as long as you pass 3 main courses and at least 1 elective.

Most teachers will post their entire “year” of lessons. You may not post homework ahead of time, but you will be able to have it done, to post, once the weekly topic is open. “Years” are five weeks long, with weeks six and seven being a break. Five lessons per year, per course. There is a five-week “registration” break after thirty-five weeks (that’s every eight months and three weeks) where we open up registration for a new “class”.

OWLs and NEWTS
To be able to take OWLs in your fifth year for a class, you must have a pass (of at least an Acceptable) for four years of that chosen class. Once your OWL is passed (with at least an Acceptable), you may take a NEWT class for your final two years. NEWTs are not required.

Graduating
To graduate, you must have successfully passed your OWLs for three of the six main courses and one elective or NEWT.