Counseling: Career and Technical Education Pathways

Family and Consumer Sciences

• Total course required for completion: 3.5 credits
• Technical Exam: NOCTI- Early Childhood Education and Care-Basic

Core Courses are defined as those required to be considered for the CTE Technical Endorsement (3.0 credits). The Career and Financial Management I requirement may be taken as a stand-alone course or embedded within the core course specified above.  Students may choose an additional 1 credit from the Supplemental Courses to fulfill the total requirement for 3.5 credits.

Core Courses (3.0 Total Credits)

• Child Development I
  • Grades 9-12
  • Credits: 0.5
• Child Development II
  • Grades 9-12
  • Credits: 0.5
• Independent Living (or CFM I)
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 0.5
• Education CEIP (CFM II)
  • Grades 11, 12
  • Credits: 1.0
• Early Childhood Education (available for college credit)
  • Grades 11, 12
  • Credits: 0.5

Supplemental Course (0.5 credits required)

• Lifespan Studies
  • Grades 9-12
  • Credits: 0.5
• Parenting
  • Grades 9-12
  • Credits: 0.5
• Adolescent Psychology
  • Grades 9-12
  • Credits: 0.5
• Fitness and Nutrition throughout the Lifespan
  • Grades 11, 12
  • Credits: 0.5
• Early Childhood Co-op Work Experience
  • Grade 12
  • Credits: 1.0-2.0

Business Administration Pathway

• Total course required for completion: 5.0 credits
• Technical Exam: NOCTI- Business Administration

Core Courses are defined as those courses that all students are required to take to be considered for technical endorsement (4 credits). The remaining 1 credit required for the 5-credit sequence can be achieved by taking supplemental courses. Students may choose any courses from the supplemental list to fulfill this requirement. Both Career and Financial Management I and II are taken as stand-alone courses within this pathway.

Core Courses

• Career & Financial Management I
  • Grades 9, 10
  • Credits: 0.5
• Accounting I & II
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 1.0
• Business Law I & II (available for college credit)
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 1.0
• Principles of Marketing I & II (available for college credit)
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 1.0
• Career Portfolio (CFM II)
  • Grades 11, 12
  • Credits: 0.5

Supplemental Course

• Business Computer Applications
  • Grades 9, 10
  • Credits: 0.5
• Financial Literacy
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 0.5
• Sports & Entertainment Marketing
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 0.5
• Business Ownership & Marketing
  • Grades 11, 12
  • Credits: 0.5
• CEIP- Marketing & Finance
  • Grade 11, 12
  • Credits: 0.5-1.0

Technology- Engineering Pathway

• Total course required for completion: 5.0 credits for completion of an Advance Regents Diploma (In Lieu of years 2 and 3 of the Foreign Language Graduation Requirements)
• Technical Exam:  NOCTI- Pre-Engineering/Engineering Technology

Core Courses are defined as those courses that all students are required to take to be considered for a technical endorsement (4.5 credits).  An additional 1.5 credits are required (for a total of 5-credits) for students seeking an Advanced Regents Diploma in lieu of taking years 2 and 3 of the Foreign Language graduation requirement.  Students may choose any courses from the supplemental list to fulfill this requirement. Career and Financial Management I is a stand-alone course and Career and Financial Management II is embedded in the Engineering Design and Development course.

Core Courses

• Career & Financial Management I
  • Grades 9, 10
  • Credits: 0.5
• DDP/Intro to Engineering Design (PLTW) (available for college credit)
  • Grades 9-12
  • Credits: 1.0
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing (PLTW) (available for college credit)
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 1.0
• Principles of Engineering (PLTW) (available for college credit)
  • Grades 11, 12
  • Credits: 1.0
• Engineering Design and Development and (Career and Financial Management II (available for college credit)
  • Grade 12
  • Credits: 1.0

Supplemental Course

• Aerospace Engineering (PLTW)
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 1.0
• Civil Engineering and Architecture (PLTW) (available for college credit)
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 1.0
• Robotics
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 1.0
• Nanotechnology (available for college credit)
  • Grades 10-12
  • Credits: 1.0

Machining and Manufacturing

• Total course required for completion: 3.5 credits
• Technical Exam: NOCTI: Precision Machining

Core Courses (3.0 Total Credits)

• Manufacturing Systems I
  • Credits: 0.5
• Manufacturing Systems II
  • Credits: 0.5
• Introduction to Technology & Trades or Introduction to Engineering Design
  • Credits: 1.0
  • Note: Students who successfully complete Intro. to Engineering Design may earn three credits through SCCC. They may also early three credits through RIT by passing the PLTW exam.
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing
  • Credits: 1.0
  • Note: Students who successfully complete the Computer Integrated Manufacturing course may earn three credits through RIT by passing the PLTW exam.

Supplemental Course (0.5 credits required)

• Career and Financial Management I
  • Credits: 0.5

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