All electives are offered for 0.5 credit per year. Classes meet once per week in trimesters 1 and 2 and all morning or afternoon during the intersession period. The menu of courses changes from year to year in order to keep offerings fresh and current. Past courses have included aquatic ecosystems, multimedia, mentorship, environmental science, behavioral research methods, advanced computer science, fundamentals of research, remote sensing and imaging, product-design engineering, and aerodynamics. Future offerings may include biotechnology and forensic science.
Electives are research-based with the completion of a product or project as a goal.
All new students take Fundamentals of Research in their first year. Often a student's interests, abilities, or experiences indicate that he or she would profit from a unique or more in-depth experience in science or mathematics. A written contract with the instructor is the basis for course expectations. A high level of scholarship and dedication is expected. Return to index Computer Applications Students at RVGS are taught and encouraged to view the computer as a tool which increases our productivity and efficiency as learners.