Students will need to balance their ship duties with their school life. This is a difficult lesson in time-management and students will have days with only 1 or 2 hours of ‘free time’. Taking more than 5 courses is not recommended due to the students’ mariner duties of two 2-hour watch duties per day (one during the day, the other at night).
Student course selection should be based on graduation requirements and future university and career goals. Students are encouraged to take English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies; however, it is not required to take all subject areas, since students should select only the classes necessary to meet their graduation requirements. For example, if a student already has 3 Science credits (or has 2 and will take one after returning to their home school), then they are not required to take Science.

Our course offerings do change each year as faculty changes and is subject to change according to student enrollment; however, all subject areas will offer at least two class choices per year. Lastly, if a student takes an Advanced Placement (AP®) class, it is expected that the student will sit for the AP® examination. If not, the family needs to clarify at the beginning of the year, as exam fees are non-refundable from College Board and must be paid at the beginning of the year.

We are proud of our Norwegian ship and are actively keeping her in service while maintaining and restoring her on a daily basis; however, we are not a Norwegian school. A+ World Academy uses an American curriculum and, accordingly, we use the terms Junior Year to represent year 11 in America, which is considered “year 12” or VG2 in Norwegian schools. Similarly, Senior Year represents year 12 in America and is the final or “terminal” or “graduating” year, which is considered “year 13” or VG3 in Norwegian schools.

The Maths, Natural Science, Social Science, English, and World Language classes may be selected according to the graduation requirements of their terminal/graduating school. A common mistake is made by many Norwegian school counselors that classes must be identical to what would be taken during VG2.  This is absolutely false and those counselors should be encouraged to contact DIKU or to look up the requirements for Norwegian schools to accept all courses in a study abroad program.  In addition, many Norwegian classes can be exempt by passing the end-of-year exam. Please note, all Norwegian students returning for their VG3 (Senior) year must apply to the school they are returning to through the web service VIGO.no by March 1st of the year in which they will return.

If students are not graduating with A+ World Academy, they must consult with their returning-school’s counselor to get their courses approved prior to enrolling in classes. All A+ World Academy classes are accepted and transferrable to Norwegian schools but it is the responsibility of the student, not A+ World Academy, to verify all courses with their returning school. Students from an IB school cannot take AP® courses then return to an IB school to graduate on time. IB students can, however, use this as a gap year since the two systems are not compatible. However, IB student can come to A+ World Academy and graduate without any problems.

It is not A+ World Academy’s responsibility to ensure students are taking what their terminal/graduating school requires, this is the responsibility of the student.

All incoming transfer credits will be evaluated by A+ World Academy and credits will be accepted on an individual basis. We do not guarantee that all incoming courses will transfer. Unofficial transcripts translated in English must be presented during the application process then official transcripts must be submitted at the end of the prior year.  Students must maintain the grades they showed when accepted to ensure their enrollment. All students entering A+ World Academy must meet with the Head of School or Deans to review their credits prior to selecting or enrolling in classes.