Registration Process

We have created an overview video of the planning and registration process for you.  Watching this video is the first thing that you should do before considering which classes to register for.

Incoming 9th graders:

Incoming 9th grade video PDF

 

Current 9th, 10th, and 11th graders:

9th, 10th, and 11th grade video PDF

In Washington, all students need to have 24 credits of certain types to graduate.  There are 17 Core Credits required, 3 "Personalized Pathway Requirements" (or PPR) which will differ in type depending on what path the student plans to take for careers, and 4 Elective Credits that students can use to explore areas of interest to them.

For more detail on specific types of credits are required, visit our Graduation Readiness webpage.

 

Student Graduation Requirements Profile

If you are a current student and are registering in the February / March timeframe for the upcoming fall, the counseling team will have printed a Student Grad Requirement Profile for you.  This should show you which of the graduation requirements you have already met, and which areas you still need to complete.

If you are a new student planning your upcoming course registration, the counseling team will meet with you to help make sure you are selecting courses that will have you on the path to graduation.

Transcript

Look at your current transcript.  It will show you which classes you have taken, your grades and current GPA.  It also has a section that shows other state graduation requirements.  Make sure you have met these requirements as well.

Naviance Course Planning

Great news! Naviance has updated their Course Planning interface. By using this tool, you will be able to plan out your courses for your entire high school career. These plans are saved in your Naviance account and can be accessed and/or updated at any time. You can find this tool by logging into your Naviance account and following these steps:

1. In the upper right hand corner click on "Courses"
2. Then, click on "Manage course plans"
3. If you haven't created a course plan yet, click on the pink + sign
4. Select the plan "New NCHS Course Planner"
5. Create new plan
6. Add courses to your plan as you like. The courses are current per the newest edition of the Course Catalog.

In addition to the web-based Naviance course planner, the paper-based tools are offered below.

Planning Spreadsheets

You can use the tools below to plan out all 4 years of high school. You can include the classes you have already taken as well as plan out the classes you intend to take next year and beyond. These tools are optional so you can pick the one you like best for your personal style.

Now it's time to look through the Course Catalog and choose classes that will fit your plan and that are of interest to you.  Make sure that you look at the designations after each course to see what type of course it is and whether it fulfills one of your graduation requirements.

North Creek is an AP Capstone School, which means you could earn an AP diploma.  If you are a junior this coming year, you would need to take AP Seminar as one of your courses for this program.   If you want to learn more about AP Capstone, visit the Advanced Placement Home Page.

Most importantly, we want you to thoughtfully select your courses. It is important to think about balance, interest AND challenge. Here are some things to consider when making final selections.  Also remember to select your courses carefully as there will be basically zero schedule changes this fall when you come back to school.  If you ask for a course, and you get the course, you will be keeping the course (you can't get mad at us for giving you exactly what you asked for).

Additionally, the courses listed below need either an audition or teacher permission to take the course.  Please be sure to email and get permission from the appropriate teacher before you enter the course in StudentVue.

Course	Incoming 9th	Incoming 10th, 11th, 12th
AVID Mentor (AVD115)	NA
Advanced Choir	NA
Chamber Orchestra (MUO150A/B)	NA	Audition with Ms. Serica
Math Mentor (MAT110)	NA	Current Math Teacher
Musical Performance (DRA360)	NA	Audition w/ Mr. Hagerman, thagerman@nsd.org
Office Assistant (YMO100)	NA	Ms. Ryales or Ms. Wallace in the Main Office
Peer Coaching (YYN071)
Play Performance (DRA350)	NA	Audition w/ Mr. Hagerman, thagerman@nsd.org
Science Mentor (SCI111)	NA	Ms. Ribarich, hribarich@nsd.org
Wind Ensemble (MUB300A/B)	NA	Audition Ms. Serica, cserica@nsd.org
ELA Mentor (ENG115)	NA	Current English Teacher

Course Planning Worksheets

This printed hard-copy form will be handed out to students directly (if you misplace yours please contact the Counseling Office for a replacement).  The completed form will be turned in to Counselors and is a necessary step in the registration process as it includes the course codes needed for StudentVue entry.

Be sure to select your courses carefully as there will be basically zero schedule changes next fall when you come back to school.

The forms are color-coded based on the grade that you will be entering for the Fall of the 2022-2023 School Year, and they will look like this:

 

Students are required to enter all of their course selections into StudentVue BEFORE counselors return to "lock in" their selections. For a refresher on how to enter courses on StudentVue click here