Academic Advising

Course catalogs, graduation requirements, and more information on course selections

Academic Advising Timeline for School Year 2025-2026

Rising 7th Grade Curriculum Night

Rising 9th Grade Curriculum Night

Elementary School Visits to Whitman Middle School

  • Wednesday, January 8: Fort Belvoir Upper & Woodlawn Elementaries
    • 10 - 11:15 a.m.
  • Thursday, January 9: Mount Vernon Woods & Washington Mill Elementaries
    • 9:30 - 10:15 a.m.
  • Friday, January 10: Riverside & Woodley Hills Elementaries
    • 9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

Middle School Visit to Mount Vernon High School

  • Thursday, January 30, & Friday, January 31
    • TBD

Current 7th Grade/Rising 8th Grade Course Advising Dates

  • Monday, February 3, through Monday, March 3
  • Individual consultations with student's School Counselor
  • During student's Social Studies class

Current 8th Grade/Rising 9th Grade Course Advising Dates

  • Tuesday, February 11, through Friday, February 14
  • Individual consulatations with student's Whitman School Counselor and assigned Mount Vernon HS School Counselor
  • During student's Social Studies class

Deadline to Change Course Selections

  • Friday, May 30th, 2025

Rising Grade 7 & 8 Students

Rising Grade 9 Students

Course Registration

Feel free to reach out to the student services department if you have any questions about the course registration process---school counselors can walk you through step-by-step.  

School Counselors: Ms. Tiashia Roberts, Ms. Cara Shirley, Ms. Dana Smith

Director of Student Services: Ms. Colleen Hooper