What you can plan and keep track of the whole way through high school is the process of making sure you are taking high school classes across a range of subjects, at an appropriate level of academic rigor, and working hard to succeed in them. There are many different high school classes, ranging from basic required courses to elective “passion projects.” The purpose of this list is to give you an idea of the broad range of topics and specific courses that may be available to you as a high school student.

You don’t have much control over what classes your high school offers, but if there is a topic that interests you, it is worth talking to your guidance counselor early on about the possibility of doing an independent study, or taking a local college course or a correspondence course for high school credit.