Course Selection

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Course Selection, Course Load, and Schedule Changes

  • Courses listed in this guide will be offered if there is sufficient enrollment and staff availability.
  • High School (Grades 9–11): Students are expected to enroll in 7 credit-bearing courses.
    • Students may add up to 2 additional credit(s) per year through an approved virtual platform.
  • High School (Grade 12): Students are expected to enroll in at least 5 credit-bearing courses unless special permission is obtained by school administration.

Class/Schedule Changes

The deadline for enrolling in a new course is through the second week of the first nine weeks of any semester. Withdrawal after that deadline is not permitted.

Availability of Classes

  • Not all courses listed in this guide are available at every school.
  • If enrollment in a course is low:
    • The course may not be offered.
    • Varying levels of classes may be combined. (EX: French III/IV)
  • School counseling offices provide the most up-to-date information about available courses at each school.

Auditing a Course

  • Auditing means a student attends a course regularly without earning academic credit.
  • Newport News Public Schools does not allow students to audit courses.

Athletic Eligibility

All students participating in any Virginia High School League sponsored activity will have to meet academic standards established by the NNPS School Board.

Students participating in any VHSL sponsored activity must maintain a minimum of a 2.0 or higher grade point average (GPA) before participating in any VHSL sponsored activity. They may meet this requirement in two (2) ways:

  • Students may maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher
  • Students may have a 2.0 GPA or higher the previous semester average.

Students must continue to meet all VHSL eligibility requirements (pass 5 subjects from previous semester), in addition to the 2.0 GPA minimum.

A student athlete who wishes to play sports at the college level must plan carefully, starting in the ninth grade, to ensure that he/she has met the high school requirements for eligibility to play sports in college. Student athletes preparing to participate in Division I or Division II college athletics should inform their school counselor and must register with the NCAA Eligibility Center during second semester of tenth grade.