There is room if the schedule is set up for 8 courses per semester as is the case locally. Like you remembered, when I was in high school, the schedule was set up for 6 courses, although you can squeeze in a 7th by skipping a lunch period. Each year 4 spaces are taken up by math, science, english, history/government/economics. There are miscellaneous other requirements like 2 years of a foreign language, one semester each of Health, P.E., Fine Arts, and Technology.