Academics
NVHS runs on a quarter system; every nine weeks the schedule changes. There are few Advanced Placement classes, and no IB Program, or weighted grades. Anything below a B- (80%) is a failing grade. Students cannot count a "C" for a Common Learning credits, although it can be counted toward college if the student is a stage one (pre-Culminating Project proposal student). Class subjects are varied, allowing students to learn about things that interest them. New Vista is within close proximity to the University of Colorado and both of the major high schools in Boulder (Boulder High School and Fairview High School), so students have the option to take classes there that NVHS doesn't offer. New Vista tries to keep its class sizes under 25, but many classes are smaller than that. Usually, those students are of mixed grade levels. New Vista has its own graduation requirements, separate from those required by post-secondary schools, although New Vista fully supports the earning of those credits, many of them overlapping with New Vista's own graduation requirements.
New Vista works on a different credit system, but transfer students are still accepted and encouraged to join the community. New Vista credits work differently in the way that two NVHS credits are equal to one year at a traditional high school, or one MAPS (minimum academic preparation standards) Credit that are required to attend most four year universities. An example of MAPS requirements can be found on the CU-Boulder Admissions Site.
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