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Northview High School, a unit of the Fulton County School System, is a four-year comprehensive high school accredited by the Georgia Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Our mission is to instill excellence in academics, arts, and athletics. Northview High School was the 2004 Governor’s Cup recipient for Academic Excellence. This award reflects the largest gain in SAT scores by any 5-A high school in Georgia. In 2005, Newsweek Magazine named Northview as one of the top 1,000 high schools in the United States. Also in 2005, Atlanta Magazine selected Northview as a “best high school” in their review of metropolitan Atlanta Schools. These accolades attest to the success of our mission in the area of academics.

School system graduation requirements consist of a core curriculum and additional options leading to the College Preparatory and/or Career-Technology programs of study. The total number of required units of credit cannot be waived. Students and parents should be familiar with the following terms:

•Core Curriculum –areas of study in which all students must complete specific courses in order to fulfill graduation requirements

•Required Course –one that is mandatory for a specific program of study

•Selective Course –one of several designated courses from which a student may choose in meeting the requirements of a specific program of study

•Elective Course –a course that counts towards the total number of units required for graduation but does not apply toward particular requirements of a specific program of study

•Seal –an attachment placed on a high school diploma indicating the successful completion of one or more programs of study

•Career-Technology Seal of Endorsement –awarded upon completion of the Career-Technology program of study, which requires 22 units to graduate (four units must be earned in Career-Technology programs with at least three from one area of concentration)

•College Preparatory Seal of Endorsement –awarded upon completion of the College Preparatory program of study, which requires 22 units to graduate

•Dual Diploma –students who fulfill requirements for both the College Preparatory and Career-Technology Seals of Endorsement will be awarded a Dual Diploma

•Diploma with Distinction - students who exceed minimum
graduation requirements are recognized by the State
Department of Education if they fulfill the following criteria:

The Career-Technology Diploma with Distinction requires 24 units with one additional unit from Career-Technology and one unit from Language Arts, Mathematics, Science Social Studies, Foreign Language, or Fine Arts, and an overall core average of 80 or higher.

The College Preparatory Diploma with Distinction requires 24 units with two additional units from Language Arts, Mathematics, Science Social Studies, Foreign Language, or Fine Arts, as well as an overall core average of 80 or higher.

•AP Diploma - students earning five or more units of Advanced Placement credit may qualify for the honorary AP Diploma offered by the College Board.

School Day
The school day consists of six academic periods and a lunch period. Each student must carry a full schedule of classes. Students enrolled in joint enrollment and internship programs are considered full-time students. The school year consists of two eighteen-week semesters. Students earn one-half unit of credit for each course per semester. Most courses meet for the entire school year, earning a total of one unit of credit, while some are intended as one-semester experiences.