Below are the current graduation requirements for Georgia public high school students.
| Areas of Study | Credits |
| English/Language Arts | 4 |
| Math | 4 |
| *Science | 4 |
| Social Studies | 3 |
| Career, Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE), Foreign Language, and Fine Arts | 3 |
| Health & Physical Education | 1 |
| Electives | 4 |
| TOTAL UNITS | 23 |
* The 4th science unit may be used to meet both the science and elective requirements.
** Students must complete three units in a pathway to complete a CTAE pathway and take an end-of-pathway assessment. Students interested in attending a University System of Georgia college/university must complete two years of the same foreign language to be admissible as a freshman.
AP Language/Composition
AP Literature/Composition
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
College Readiness Mathematics
GSE Pre-Calculus
Accelerated GSE Pre-Calculus
GSE Algebra II
Accelerated GSE Geometry B/Algebra II
AP Biology
AP Environmental Science
Human Anatomy/Physiology
H Chemistry
AP Chemistry
Physics I
AP Physics I
Forensic Science
AP Psychology
AP Government/Politics: United States
AP Macroeconomics
AP Human Geography
AP World History: Modern
AP United States History
Spanish II
Spanish III
Spanish IV
AP Spanish/Language and Culture
Please review the information below for an overview of the core, advanced placement, and elective courses offered at Northside. Use this information to guide your choices in core, elective, and AP courses. Each pathway provides high school students with an early opportunity to explore their talents and gain experience that will set them on a path to fulfilling college majors and careers. To complete a pathway, students must earn three credits in a specific subject area.