High School Courses

NorthStar high school students have the opportunity to have a fully accredited Christian education with nearly 200 courses from which to choose. Along with core subjects and honors courses, students can choose from nearly twenty Advanced Placement® (AP®) courses, electives ranging from computer programming to criminology & forensic science and archaeology. NorthStar offers American Sign Language, Spanish, German, French, Chinese, and Latin. NorthStar offers more than high academic standards; students are also provided with opportunities to learn leadership skills through student council, student-led Bible studies, prayer groups, and special-interests groups. Students will gain international friendships and participate in international discussion forums in each course. Click any of the subject names to get more details.

• Language Arts
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Electives

• Language Arts

  • 100 Level
    • Fundamentals of English (ENGF100)
    • Language Arts 9 (ENGL100)
    • Language Arts 9 Honors (ENGL150)
  • 200 Level
    • Creative Writing (CRWR201)
    • Journalism: Investigating the Truth (ENGL270)
    • Mythology and Folklore (LAEE210)
    • World Literature (ENGL200)
    • World Literature Honors (ENGL250)
  • 300 Level
    • Advanced Creative Writing (CRWR301)
    • American Literature (ENGL300)
    • American Literature Honors (ENGL350)
  • 400 Level
    • British Literature (ENGL400)
  • 500 Level
    • AP® Literature and Composition (ENGL500)
    • AP® Language and Composition (ENGL510)

• Math

  • 100 Level
    • Algebra 1 (MATH100)
    • Algebra 1 Honors (MATH150)
  • 200 Level
    • Business and Consumer Math (MATH211)
    • Geometry (MATH200)
    • Geometry Honors (MATH250)
    • Logic 1 (LOGC201)
  • 300 Level
    • Algebra 2 (MATH300)
    • Algebra 2 Honors (MATH350)
    • Discrete Math (MATH310)
  • 400 Level
    • Pre-Calculus (MATH420) (New for 2020-2021!)
    • Pre-Calculus Honors (MATH450)
    • Statistics (MATH440)
    • Trigonometry (MATH410)
  • 500 Level
    • AP® Calculus AB (MATH500)
    • AP® Calculus BC (MATH520)
    • AP® Statistics (MATH510)

• Science

  • 100 Level
    • Physical Science (PHSC100)
    • Physical Science Honors (PHSC150)
  • 200 Level
    • Astronomy (SCIE210)
    • Biology (BIOL200)
    • Biology Honors (BIOL250)
    • Health Sciences: The Whole Individual (SCIE220)
    • Veterinary Science: Care of Animals (SCIE245)
  • 300 Level
    • Anatomy and Physiology (ANAT300)
    • Chemistry (CHEM300)
    • Chemistry Honors (CHEM350)
    • Environmental Science (SCIE320)
  • 400 Level
    • Physics (PHYS400)
    • Physics Honors (PHYS450)
  • 500 Level
    • AP® Biology (BIOL500)
    • AP® Chemistry (CHEM500)
    • AP® Physics 1 (PHYS550)
    • AP® Physics C: Mechanics (PHYS500) (2019-2020 ONLY)

• Social Studies

  • 100 Level
    • Ancient History (HIST110)
    • US History from 1877 (HIST102)
    • World Geography (GEOG100)
  • 200 Level
    • Introduction to Psychology (PSYC200)
    • Modern World History (HIST210)
    • Sociology: The Study of Human Problems (SOCE200)
    • Sociology: Your Social Life (SOCE210)
    • World History Honors (HIST250)
    • World History Survey (HIST200)
  • 300 Level
    • Comparative World Government (GOVT310)
    • Economics (ECON300)
    • US Government (GOVT300)
    • US History Honors (HIST350)
    • US History Survey (HIST310)
  • 500 Level
    • AP® European History (HIST510)
    • AP® Human Geography (GEOG500)
    • AP® Macroeconomics (ECON520)
    • AP® Microeconomics (ECON510)
    • AP® Psychology (PSYC500) (New for 2020-2021!)
    • AP® US Government and Politics (GOVT500)
    • AP® US History (HIST520)
    • AP® World History Modern (HIST500)

• Electives

  • Bible
    • Apologetics- Understanding the Times (BIBL400)*
    • Christianity and Fantasy Literature (BIBL440)*
    • Comparative World Religions (BIBL410)*
    • Doctrines of the Bible (BIBL200)
    • Foundations for the Christian Worldview (BIBL300)*
    • New Testament Survey (BIBL130)
    • Old Testament Survey (BIBL120)
    • Understanding Islam (BIBL412)*
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    • *Credit for this course can be applied to the 1.0 credit graduation requirement for worldview studies.
  • College and Career
    • ACT Math and Science Preparation (CLCR235)
    • ACT Verbal-Writing Preparation (CLCR225)
    • Concepts of Engineering and Technology (CLCR330)
    • Criminology (CLCR260)
    • Culinary 1 (CLCR301) (New for 2020-2021!)
    • Forensic Science 1 (CLCR265)
    • Forensic Science 2 (CLCR270) (Returning 2020-2021!)
    • Foundations in Personal Finance (FINA300)
    • Hospitality and Tourism (CLCR250)
    • International Business (CLCR240)
    • Introduction to Culinary Arts (CLCR290) (2019-2020 only)
    • Introduction to Military Careers (CLCR310)
    • Law and Order: Intro to Legal Studies (CLCR255)
    • Public Speaking (PBSP100)
    • SAT Math Preparation (CLCR230)
    • SAT Verbal-Writing Preparation (CLCR221)
  • College and Life Preparation
    • Preparing for Academic Success (CLCR118) (Updated for 2020-2021!)
    • Preparing for Career Success (CLCR340)
    • Preparing for College Admission (CLCR219)
  • Computers and Electronics
    • Basic Electronics and Digital Logic (ELEC210)
    • Computer Maintenance and Repair (ELEC200) (New for 2020-2021!**)
    • Computer Maintenance and Repair 1 (ELEC201) (2019-2020 ONLY**)
    • Computer Maintenance and Repair 2 (ELEC202) **
    • AP® Computer Science - A (CPSC510)
    • AP® Computer Science Principles (CPSC520)
    • Introduction to Coding (CPSC120) (New for 2020-2021!)
    • Introduction to Computer Programming (CPSC100)
    • Introduction to Cybersecurity (CPSC220) (New for 2020-2021!)
    • MS Office Pro (BCOM110)
    • Network Security (BCOM250)
    • Survey of Computer Technology (CPSC110) (New for 2020-2021!)
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    • **ELEC201 and ELEC202 will be merged and available as ELEC200 beginning 2020-2021. Students who are new to Computer Maintenance & Repair should take ELEC200.
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    • **ELEC202 is available through 20-21 to students who have previously completed ELEC201. ELEC202 will not be offered after 20-21.
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  • Fine Arts
    • Advanced Art: Portfolio Development (DRAW310)
    • Advanced Art: Independent Study (DRAW400)
    • Digital Photography (FOTO200)
    • Drawing 1 (DRAW101)
    • Drawing 2 (DRAW102)
    • Guitar Lessons (GUITAR)
    • Introduction to Theater (THTR101)
    • Music Appreciation (MAPP110)
    • Music Theory (MTHR100)
    • AP® Music Theory (MTHR500)
    • Painting 1 (PTNG101)
    • Painting 2 (PTNG102)
    • Studio Music (STMU200)
  • Languages
    • American Sign Language (ASL100) (New for 2020-2021!)
    • American Sign Language 2 (ASL200) (Tentative offering for 2021-2022!)
    • Chinese 1 (CHIN100)
    • Chinese 2 (CHIN200)
    • Chinese 3 (CHIN300) (New for 2020-2021!)
    • French 1 (FREN100)
    • French 2 (FREN200)
    • French 3 (FREN300) (2019-2020 ONLY)
    • AP® French Language and Culture (FREN500) (2019-2020 ONLY)
    • German 1 (GERM100) (2019-2020 ONLY)
    • German 2 (GERM200) (2019-2020 ONLY)
    • Latin 1 (LATN100)
    • Latin 2 (LATN200)
    • Latin 3 (LATN300) (New for 2020-2021!)
    • Spanish 1 (SPAN101)
    • Spanish 2 (SPAN201)
    • Spanish 3 (SPAN301)
    • Spanish 4 (SPAN401) (New for 2020-2021!)
    • AP® Spanish Language and Culture (SPAN500) (2019-2020 ONLY)
  • PE and Health
    • High School Health Education (HLTH110)
    • Physical Education (PHED100)