Course Selection & Registration
Welcome to Course Selection & Registration for the 2024 - 2025 school year! We are excited you will be joining us and look forward to getting your class schedule complete.
Students who are NEW to NCCA for the 2024 - 2025 school year will receive course registration information via the parent/guardian email address we have on file. If you have not received directions by July 8, 2024, please reach out to your grade level counselor detailed below.
Current NCCA Students in grades K - 5
Students in these grade levels will have their courses assigned by the scheduling team at NCCA. Students will be scheduled for one course in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, as well as health/physical education.
Current NCCA Students in grades 6 - 8
Current NCCA Students in grades 9 - 11
The NCCA high school counseling department attempts to schedule students for 2 core classes and 2 elective courses each semester. Course placement and schedule will depend on the courses that have already earned high school credits, if the students is on track for graduation, post secondary plans, and course capacities.
Please see directions below for how to access Naviance and build your course plan for next school year.
Graduation Requirements
The graduation requirements set out by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction are detailed in the High School Course Catalog. The year you entered ninth grade will determine which set of requirements will be applicable to you. Please review those requirements closely and keep them in mind when selecting your courses for the 2024 - 2025 school year.
Directions for Accessing Naviance
The Student Support Services team is excited to introduce a new tool for students and parents, Naviance! Naviance is a one stop shop for career, college, and course planning needs. Naviance is an incredible tool with valuable resources for students, parents, and counselors, and additional features are going to be rolled out as we approach the next school year. For right now, Naviance will take over the course registration process for the 2024-2025 school year.
Student Access to Naviance
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Be sure you are logged in to your school issued Google account before beginning the steps below.
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Click "Student".
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Click "Continue using Single Sign On"
Parent Access to Naviance
Parents will also have a portal as well. They will have access to many of the same resources as students such as the course planner or college information. Parents have been emailed their username and password and can log in at the following URL.
Parent login URL: https://student.naviance.com/myncca
Using Naviance to register for next year’s courses
While Naviance is a powerful tool with lots to explore, for right now all accounts are limited to using the course planner. When you log in, this is similar to what you will see:
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Click on the Courses option next to "Home" at the top middle of the screen, and from the drop down menu select Manage Courses. You should see this screen.
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If this is the first time you are creating a plan, click on the big red plus sign. It will take you to a screen where you can select the course plan. Once you select the course plan, click "create new plan".
If you are returning back to update or edit your plan, once you click on the "Manage Course Plans" you can simply click on the tile for the existing plan you have.
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You will see a grid with all the courses that have been completed already filled in, and options to select courses that will complete your plan.
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In order to select courses that you would like to take, click the plus button next to the “edit courses”/"edit courses" link. Please use this tool to select the courses your student would like to take in the 2024-2025 school year.
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For Students entering grades 6-8 in 2024 - 2025
Every student MUST select the grade level "Social Emotional Learning" elective under the "MS SEL" category.
For Rising Freshman
EVERY rising freshman must add the "Freshman Seminar" to their course plan. It can be found under the Electives category. This course is year long, and is in addition to the 2 core and 2 elective courses traditional in a students semester schedule.
Further Assistance with Naviance:
For additional information, please see this document that contains detailed instructions for how to use the Naviance course planning system. We encourage you to explore the system on your own, but all new technology comes with its own problems. Feel free to reach out to your grade level counselor with any questions you might have.
