Guidelines for Course Registration

The 2023-2024 online course registration will be open from Tuesday, March 7 through Wednesday, March 22. Students will receive their class schedules at Open House on August 8, 2023. Current students will register through their PowerSchool account and new students will register using paper forms. PowerSchool will only offer courses for which the student has currently met the prerequisites using first semester grades from the current school year. Established prerequisites are strictly enforced in order to provide an equitable learning environment and to set students up for success in future courses and in college.

Recommendations for Choosing Core Courses

• Review NRCA graduation tracks and requirements on page 7 of this guide.

• Choose the most challenging courses in which you can make an A or B, especially if you plan to apply to selective colleges.

• Consider your interests and evaluate the demands on your time when determining course load. Plan to spend time on activities and service to be well-rounded. Taking even one AP class can diminish the time available to study for other courses and involve in activities.

• Course selection and grades are the two primary factors in college admission.

• While honors and AP courses are beneficial when applying to selective colleges, understand that most colleges accept most students. Honors and AP classes are not a requirement to get into college.

• Challenge, but do not overwhelm, yourself.

Elective Registration

Students will select a first-choice elective plus four alternate choices to ensure that they receive one of their choices. If the first choice is not available, students will be placed in a course from their alternate list where there is an opening. Alternate selections are in no particular order, so there are no second, third, or fourth choices—all are equal. In addition, students may select an elective from the zero-hour course offerings or from NRCA plus Virtual Academy.

Elective Selection Advice

• Read elective requirements carefully in this guide before making selections.

• Choose only electives in which there is interest but be open to trying new things.

• Do not select the same elective twice. Doing so will not increase the chance of being placed in that class but will only limit your elective options and may result in being placed in an elective not on your list.

• Date of registration does not impact the chances of being placed in first choice electives.

Zero Hour Classes

Zero-hour classes are offered at 7:00 AM and most are audition and/or application based. Zero-hour classes are noted in this guide and on PowerSchool during course registration.