In January/February all students receive a form indicating the courses being offered for the next school year. Students must register in PowerSchool  for their courses online at http://npsct.powerschool.com/public. The instructions for course registration are on Page 4 of this book. Proper selection of curriculum and subjects is very important and should be done with care, since changes requested at a later date may not always be possible. Please see your school counselor if you require additional information. 

Students will receive their schedules in August. Schedules should be reviewed to make certain that they include subjects chosen during the course selection process in January/February. In addition, students should ensure they are registered for a minimum of 6 credits each year. Seniors in good standing can take a minimum of 5 credits each year. If some type of change is needed or desired, an effort will be made to accommodate the request within the constraints posed by the master schedule, class sizes and teacher loads. 

There will be a DROP/ADD WINDOW for semester and year-long courses during the first 5 days of school. During this window, students may DROP a course provided that they carry the minimum number of academic credits and meet the graduation requirements. Dropping/adding a course must be approved by the student’s parent/guardian. There will be no penalty for a course dropped within this 5 day window. AP courses cannot be dropped. Students may appeal to the Principal.  

No student may drop a course if they do not maintain the 6 credits per year (5 for Seniors) minimum. In order to drop a course, a student must submit the student-initiated drop form. When a student needs to drop a course a grade of “W” will be issued if a student is passing the course. A “WF” will be issued if a student is failing. Grades of “W” or “WF” will appear on the permanent record and report cards.  If a student drops a course 10 days after Quarter 1 grades are posted (for Semester 1 & full year classes) or Quarter 3 (for Semester 2 only classes) a grade of "WF" will be issued on the report card and permanent record. A "WF" grade will be counted as an "F" in the determination of Honor Roll and a student's cumulative GPA. A "WF'', as a result of a drop, will impact structured study for the marking period following the drop. If the course is dropped by a senior who has already applied to colleges or other post-secondary programs, the institution(s) will need to be notified by the student of the dropped course.



A teacher or student may request a student to be placed in a different level course after the start of the school year if it is determined the current level is inappropriate. If the level change is initiated by the teacher, the teacher will contact the student’s parent to discuss the change in level and the teacher will submit a ‘Level Change Form’ to the student's school counselor. If the level change is initiated by a student they should first meet with their teacher to discuss the level change and then see their school counselor to   get the Level Change Form. The student’s school counselor will initiate the Level Change Form. Once the level has been changed, students may not return to the former level course that school year.  

 The last day for a student to change a course level for full year and semester 1 classes will be 10 school days after Quarter 1 reports cards are distributed. The last day to change a course level for semester 2 courses will be 10 school days after quarter 3 report cards are distributed.

Course Audit Guidelines