Career & Technology Education

Career and Technology Education Requirements

Students must complete one Career and Technology Education credit to graduate with a South Carolina Diploma.

Students may elect to take a World Language course in lieu of a Career and Technology Education course to fulfill their graduation requirement.

Career and Technology Education courses are selected at the discretion of the student. Career and Technology Education courses may meet the requirement for graduation from high school if the student has not completed a World Language course.

Career and Technology Education courses are grouped into clusters. Students who meet the requirements in a particular career cluster may be classified as Career Completers and will earn a certificate in their area of study.

Career and Technology Education

Course Descriptions

Building Construction

4 credits required to be a Completer**
3 credits required to be a Concentrator
Building Construction 1 and 2 are required for this program

Building Construction 1
606002CW
Grade Level: 9 or 10
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Includes shop and tool safety, construction mathematics, building materials, basic blueprint reading, vocabulary, and estimating materials. Students are involved in career exploration of various occupations in the construction industry.

Building Construction 2
606102CW
Grade level: 10 or 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Building Construction 1
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

A combination of classroom preparation and the application of techniques used in the construction industry. These techniques will include: advanced construction math and material estimating, foundations, floor systems, wall and roof systems, site management, site preparation, and some school or personal projects.

Building Construction 3
606202CW
Grade level 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Building Construction 1 & 2

Building Construction 3 is designed to begin preparing students for actual job experience.

Building Construction 4
606302CW
Grade level 11 or 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Building Construction 1, 2 & 3

Building Construction 4 is designed to provide advanced skills for students desiring to enter employment in the construction industry immediately out of high school.

Business Information Management

3 credits required to be a Completer**
2 credits required to be a Concentrator
Digital Publication Design and Image Editing are required for this program

Fundamentals of Computing
502302CW
Grade: 9 - 12
Credit: 1 computer credit
Prerequisite: None
*MEETS HS Computer Science Credit Requirement

Designed to introduce students to the field of computer science through an exploration of engaging and accessible topics. Through creativity and innovation, students will use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to implement projects that are relevant to students’ lives. They will create a variety of computing artifacts while collaborating in teams. Students will also be introduced to computing careers and will examine societal and ethical issues of computing.

Digital Publication Design
517605CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Computing
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Digital Desktop Publishing combines the business world with graphic design and allows students to use their creativity to produce business and personal publications. Students create, format, illustrate, design, edit/revise, and print publications including newsletters, flyers, brochures, reports, advertising materials, catalogs, posters, and other publications. Students who excel have the opportunity to earn nationally recognized Adobe certification.

Image Editing
534003CW
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Computing
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Image editing tools are used by industry professionals to edit and enhance most images presented in magazines, newspapers, and other media. Image Editing is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to master image manipulation and photographic retouching. Students will explore the technical and artistic aspects of image editing by creating images to be used in various types of media. Successful completion of this course will prepare the student for industry certification.

Fundamentals of Web Page Design & Development
503102CW
Grade: 9 - 12
Credit: 1 computer credit
Prerequisite: None
*MEETS HS Computer Science Credit Requirement

This course will guide students in the development of websites in a project-based, problem-solving environment. Students will learn the industry standard languages, HTML and CSS, which are used in every website on the web today. Students will learn how to create a portfolio of content-rich, well-styled websites. Successful completion of this course will prepare students for industry certification. NOTE: Websites created by students in this course are not to be published without following District guidelines.

Fundamentals of Business, Marketing, and Finance

509003CW
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Credit: 1 elective credit

Prerequisite: None

Designed to encourage students to pursue successful careers as an entrepreneur in business, consumer rights, business and operations management, financial planning, and marketing communications. This course will increase students’ knowledge and skills that are utilized within business as it relates to a global society.

Entrepreneurship
540002CW
Grade: 9 - 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None

Provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to develop an effective business plan for small business ownership. An important part of the course will be the incorporation of economics, ethics, legal aspects, logistics, research, staffing, strategies for financing, and technology.

Accounting 1
500102CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Marketing

Accounting 1 is designed to help the student develop an understanding of the concepts, principles, and practices necessary in the preparation and maintenance of financial records concerned with business management and operations. Students are exposed to the accounting cycle, cash control systems, payroll, and careers in accounting.

Social Media Marketing
503401CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Market Management or Merchandising

Social Media Marketing introduces students to the current field of social media and prepares them to explore and create successful social media strategies for businesses. This course gives students the knowledge, tools and methods to use different social media tools in order to educate and connect with customers, promote and sell products and services, and develop new business.

Business Management & Administration Internship Work Based Learning
549002CD
Grade Level: 11 or 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Completion of General Management Completer Program

The Internship is a structured work-based credit bearing course that is taken as a fourth unit in a three- or four-unit CTE completer program. Each work-based learning (credit bearing) course has an assigned CTE course code. The guidelines listed in the CTE Work

Based Learning Guide must be followed in order to award one Carnegie unit of credit upon successful completion of the course. This course will not count as the third unit in the three-unit completer pathway.

Family Consumer Sciences

4 credits required to be a Completer**
3 credits required to be a Concentrator
Family and Consumer Sciences 1 is required for this program

Family and Consumer Sciences 1
580802CW
Grade Level: 9 or 10
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

This is a comprehensive course designed to provide students with the core knowledge and skills needed to manage their lives. Project based instruction provides students with opportunities to utilize higher order thinking, communication, and leadership skills impacting families and communities. Concepts incorporate interpersonal relationships, career, community, and family connections, family, nutrition and wellness, consumer and family resources, fashion and apparel, food production and service, parenting, and housing into a rigorous and relevant curriculum. Integration of the Family and Consumer Sciences student organization, Family Careers, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), greatly enhances this curriculum.

Family and Consumer Sciences 2
580902CW
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Family and Consumer Sciences 1

This is a comprehensive course designed to build upon concepts learned in Family and Consumer Sciences 1. Units covered in this course are career, community, and family connections; consumer services; education and early childhood facilities management and maintenance; family and community services, food production and services, food science, dietetics, and nutrition; hospitality, tourism, and recreation; interpersonal relationships; interiors and furnishings; and textiles. Students will explore career pathways in Family and Consumer Sciences. Integration of the Family and Consumer Sciences student organization, Family Careers, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), greatly enhances this curriculum.

Foods and Nutrition 1
582402CW
Grade Level: 10 or 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Students enrolled in Foods and Nutrition 1 will receive rigorous and relevant learning experiences as they study the principles of nutrition for individual and family health, fitness, and wellness. Students will gain knowledge and experiences in nutrition, food safety and sanitation, kitchen work centers, meal planning, preparation techniques, table service and etiquette, and nutrition-related careers. Critical thinking and practical problem-solving are emphasized in a co curricular approach that incorporates principles of mathematics, science, writing, communications, and economics. The ServSafe® Food Handlers certification provides increased marketability for students seeking employment. Foods and Nutrition 1 is a prerequisite for Foods and Nutrition 2. Inclusion of the Family and Consumer Sciences student organization, Family Careers, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), greatly enhances this curriculum.

Foods and Nutrition 2
582502CW
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Foods and Nutrition 1

Students enrolled in Foods and Nutrition 2 will experience an advanced program designed to provide a more in-depth knowledge of USDA guidelines, government involvement in food regulations, factors that affect consumer purchases and exploration of foods and nutrition related careers. Critical thinking and practical problem-solving are emphasized in a co-curricular approach that incorporates principles of mathematics, science, writing, communications, and economics. The ServSafe® Food Handlers and Pre-Assessment and Certification (Pre PAC) Nutrition Food and Wellness certifications provide increased marketability. Skills acquired in Foods and Nutrition 2 provides a foundation for further studies and employability in nutrition and food service. Inclusion of the Family and Consumer Sciences student organization, Family Careers, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), greatly enhances this curriculum.

Child Development 1
580002CW
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Child Development 1 focuses on the physical, social, emotional, and cognitive growth and development of children. Emphasis is placed on helping students acquire knowledge and skills essential to the care and guidance of children. Students learn to create environments that promote optimal development. Factors influencing a child’s development from conception through childhood are explored. Opportunities for service and project-based learning are incorporated throughout the course. Integration of the Family and Consumer Sciences student organization, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), greatly enhances this curriculum.

Parenting Education 1
581612CW
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Family and Consumer Sciences 1

Parenting Education 1 emphasizes the importance of planning and preparing for parenthood. Learning experiences will focus on parenting practices that maximize human growth and development, the significance of health and wellness in parenting practices, issues to consider when faced with adolescent parenthood, roles, responsibilities, and rewards of parenting, management of resources across the lifespan, methods of family planning, and personal interests and career opportunities related to parenting education. Integration of concepts from the Family and Consumer Sciences co-curricular student organization – Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) – greatly enhances the curriculum.

Family Life Education 1
582002CW
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Family & Consumer Sciences 1

Your body is not the only thing that needs to be healthy! What about your relationships? Learn how to make better choices by enrolling in Family Life Education 1. Family Life Education 1 helps students understand and learn to apply various concepts to gain and maintain healthy relationships throughout their lives. Topics such as applying interpersonal skills in relationships, critiquing financial decisions, and determining risk factors of healthy lifestyles are included in the course content. Successful completion of the standards satisfies the Comprehensive Health Education Act requirements. Integration of the Family and Consumer Sciences student organization, Family Careers, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), standards greatly enhance the curriculum.

General Management

3 credits required to be a Completer**
2 credits required to be a Concentrator
Entrepreneurship and Accounting are required for this program

Entrepreneurship
540002CW
Grade: 9 - 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to develop an effective business plan for small business ownership. An important part of the course will be the incorporation of economics, ethics, legal aspects, logistics, research, staffing, strategies for financing, and technology.

Accounting 1
500102CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Marketing or Entrepreneurship
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Accounting 1 is designed to help the student develop an understanding of the concepts, principles, and practices necessary in the preparation and maintenance of financial records concerned with business management and operations. Students are exposed to the accounting cycle, cash control systems, payroll, and careers in accounting.

Marketing
542102CW
Grade: 9 - 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None

Students will operate a school store to learn introductory marketing concepts including economics, business fundamentals, and marketing functions of selling, promotion and distribution. Required course for merchandising and marketing management majors.

Marketing Management
543102CW
Grade: 10 and 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Marketing

The study of marketing from the decision – makers’ view. This course continues the analysis of the marketing functions by examining human resource foundations, marketing and business fundamentals, distribution, promotion, and selling as applied in merchandising.

Social Media Marketing
503401CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Market Management or Merchandising

Social Media Marketing introduces students to the current field of social media and prepares them to explore and create successful social media strategies for businesses. This course gives students the knowledge, tools and methods to use different social media tools in order to educate and connect with customers, promote and sell products and services, and develop new business.

Fundamentals of Business, Marketing, and Finance

509003CW
Grade Level: 9 and 10
Credit: 1 elective credit

Prerequisite: None

Designed to encourage students to pursue successful careers as an entrepreneur in business, consumer rights, business and operations management, financial planning, and marketing communications. This course will increase students’ knowledge and skills that are utilized within business as it relates to a global society.

Business Management & Administration Internship Work Based Learning
549002CD
Grade Level: 11 or 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Completion of General Management Completer Program

The Internship is a structured work-based credit bearing course that is taken as a fourth unit in a three- or four-unit CTE completer program. Each work-based learning (credit bearing) course has an assigned CTE course code. The guidelines listed in the CTE Work

Based Learning Guide must be followed in order to award one Carnegie unit of credit upon successful completion of the course. This course will not count as the third unit in the three-unit completer pathway.

Horticulture

4 credits required to be a Completer**
3 credits required to be a Concentrator
Agricultural Science & Technology and Intro to Horticulture are required for this program

Agricultural Science & Technology
562402CW
Grade level: 9 or 10
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Teaches concepts related to plant and animal life including biotechnology, conservation and impact of agriculture on the environment. Each student is expected to design and participate in a supervised agricultural experience.

Introduction to Horticulture
565002CW
Grade level: 10 or 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Hands-on experiences in propagating, growing and maintaining plants; tissue culture techniques; designing landscapes; sales management; personal and community leadership activities; planning and implement a relevant school-to-work transition experience and participation in FFA activities.

Turf & Lawn Management
565402CW
Grade level: 11 or 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Ag Science & Tech and/or Intro to Horticulture

Teaches technical knowledge and skill for entry-level jobs in turf grass industry. Includes hands-on experiences in analyzing problems and developing site plans for commercial and residential lawns; operating machinery; leadership activities; supervised school-to-work transition experience; and participation in FFA activities.

Landscape Technology
567002CW
Grade level: 11 or 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Ag Science & Tech and/or Intro to Horticulture

Designed to qualify students for job entry in landscaping or continue onto advance training. Includes hands-on experiences in planning and selection of materials for construction of hardscapes; irrigation; erosion control; leadership activities; supervised agricultural experience; and participation in FFA activities.

Equipment Operation and Maintenance
562102CW
Grade level: 11 or 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Ag Science & Tech and/or Intro to Horticulture

This course is designed to teach students how to operate and maintain equipment commonly used in the agricultural industry with emphasis on turf and landscape maintenance equipment.

Golf Course Technology
566702CW
Grade level: 11 or 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Turf and Lawn Management

Designed to qualify students for job entry into golf course and turf fields or advanced training. Includes hands-on experiences in agricultural power units; planning irrigation; erosion control; leadership activities; supervised agricultural experience; and participation in FFA activities.

Sports Turf Management
565502CW
Grade level: 11 or 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Turf & Lawn Management

Designed to teach technical knowledge and skills for entry-level positions in the Sports Turf Management career field. The principles and practices involved in establishing, managing, and maintaining grassed areas for recreational purposes are studied.

Marketing Management

3 credits required to be a Completer**
2 credits required to be a Concentrator
Marketing and Marketing Management are required for this program

Marketing
542102CW
Grade: 9 - 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Students will operate a school store to learn introductory marketing concepts including economics, business fundamentals, and marketing functions of selling, promotion and distribution. Required course for merchandising and marketing management majors.

Marketing Management
543102CW
Grade: 10 and 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Marketing
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

The study of marketing from the decision – makers’ view. This course continues the analysis of the marketing functions by examining human resource foundations, marketing and business fundamentals, distribution, promotion, and selling as applied in merchandising.

Entrepreneurship
540002CW
Grade: 9 - 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None

Provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to develop an effective business plan for small business ownership. An important part of the course will be the incorporation of economics, ethics, legal aspects, logistics, research, staffing, strategies for financing, and technology.

Accounting 1
500102CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Marketing

Accounting 1 is designed to help the student develop an understanding of the concepts, principles, and practices necessary in the preparation and maintenance of financial records concerned with business management and operations. Students are exposed to the accounting cycle, cash control systems, payroll, and careers in accounting.

Social Media Marketing
503401CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Market Management or Merchandising

Social Media Marketing introduces students to the current field of social media and prepares them to explore and create successful social media strategies for businesses. This course gives students the knowledge, tools and methods to use different social media tools in order to educate and connect with customers, promote and sell products and services, and develop new business.

Sports & Entertainment and Marketing
5425A2CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Market Management or Merchandising

This course is for students who are interested in marketing careers in the various areas found in the sports and entertainment industry. Marketing theory and practice are emphasized and incorporated into present day scenarios. Major topics include the use of technology, promotion, customer relations, selling, and marketing plans.

Marketing Work Based Credit
509102CW
Grade: 11 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Completion of Marketing Management Completer Program

The Internship is a structured work-based credit bearing course that is taken as a fourth unit in a three- or four-unit CTE completer program. Each work-based learning (credit bearing) course has an assigned CTE course code. The guidelines listed in the CTE Work Based Learning Guide must be followed in order to award one Carnegie unit of credit upon successful completion of the course. This course will not count as the third unit in the three-unit completer pathway.

Merchandising

3 credits required to be a Completer**
2 credits required to be a Concentrator
Marketing and Merchandising are required for this program

Marketing
542102CW
Grade: 9 - 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Students will operate a school store to learn introductory marketing concepts including economics, business fundamentals, and marketing functions of selling, promotion and distribution. Required course for merchandising and marketing management majors.

Merchandising
543002CW
Grade: 10 and 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Marketing
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Prepares individuals to understand the process of merchandising as it relates to the resale of products and product lines for stores, chains, and other retails enterprises. Concepts included in the course are merchandising, branding, purchasing, buying, and display.

Entrepreneurship
540002CW
Grade: 9 - 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None

Provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to develop an effective business plan for small business ownership. An important part of the course will be the incorporation of economics, ethics, legal aspects, logistics, research, staffing, strategies for financing, and technology.

Accounting 1
500102CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Marketing

Accounting 1 is designed to help the student develop an understanding of the concepts, principles, and practices necessary in the preparation and maintenance of financial records concerned with business management and operations. Students are exposed to the accounting cycle, cash control systems, payroll, and careers in accounting.

Social Media Marketing
503401CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Market Management or Merchandising

Social Media Marketing introduces students to the current field of social media and prepares them to explore and create successful social media strategies for businesses. This course gives students the knowledge, tools and methods to use different social media tools in order to educate and connect with customers, promote and sell products and services, and develop new business.

Image Editing
534003CW
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Computing

Image editing tools are used by industry professionals to edit and enhance most images presented in magazines, newspapers, and other media. Image Editing is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to master image manipulation and photographic retouching. Students will explore the technical and artistic aspects of image editing by creating images to be used in various types of media. Successful completion of this course will prepare the student for industry certification.

Sports & Entertainment and Marketing
5425A2CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Market Management or Merchandising

This course is for students who are interested in marketing careers in the various areas found in the sports and entertainment industry. Marketing theory and practice are emphasized and incorporated into present day scenarios. Major topics include the use of technology, promotion, customer relations, selling, and marketing plans.

Fashion Marketing
541002CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Market Management or Merchandising

Explores the concepts and practices of the fashion industry to include an overview of the fashion industry, the nature of fashion, and career development. Selling, advertising, visual merchandising, fashion buying, merchandising, management, and product technology are analyzed.

Marketing Work Based Credit
509102CW
Grade: 11 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Completion of Merchandising Completer Program

The Internship is a structured work-based credit bearing course that is taken as a fourth unit in a three- or four-unit CTE completer program. Each work-based learning (credit bearing) course has an assigned CTE course code. The guidelines listed in the CTE Work Based Learning Guide must be followed in order to award one Carnegie unit of credit upon successful completion of the course. This course will not count as the third unit in the three-unit completer pathway.

Fundamentals of Web Page Design & Development
503102CW
Grade: 9 - 12
Credit: 1 computer credit
Prerequisite: None
*MEETS HS Computer Science Credit Requirement

This course will guide students in the development of websites in a project-based, problem-solving environment. Students will learn the industry standard languages, HTML and CSS, which are used in every website on the web today. Students will learn how to create a portfolio of content-rich, well-styled websites. Successful completion of this course will prepare students for industry certification. NOTE: Websites created by students in this course are not to be published without following District guidelines.

Fundamentals of Computing
502302CW
Grade: 9 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None
*MEETS HS Computer Science Credit Requirement

Designed to introduce students to the field of computer science through an exploration of engaging and accessible topics. Through creativity and innovation, students will use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to implement projects that are relevant to students’ lives. They will create a variety of computing artifacts while collaborating in teams. Students will also be introduced to computing careers and will examine societal and ethical issues of computing.

Sports Medicine

3 credits required to be a Completer**
2 credits required to be a Concentrator
Sports Medicine 1 and 2 are required for this program

Sports Medicine 1
555502CW
Grade level: 9 or 10
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: None
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Emphasizes sports medicine career exploration and the prevention of athletic injuries, including the components of exercise science, kinesiology, anatomy, principles of safety, first aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) use. Subject matter also includes legal issues, members of the sports medicine team, nutrition, protective sports equipment, environmental safety issues, principles of taping and wrapping, mechanisms of injury, and application of other sports medicine concepts. Students interested in healthcare careers in athletic training, physical therapy, medicine, exercise physiology, nursing, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, and radiology will benefit from this course.

Sports Medicine 2
555602CW
Grade level: 10 or 11
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Sports Medicine 1
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Emphasizes the recognition and care of common injuries and illnesses sustained by a physically active population. Subject matter will include discussion of specific conditions and injuries that may be experienced by individuals participating in athletic activities. In addition, the concepts of therapeutic modalities and exercise in the care of injuries will be examined. A focus on deeper understanding of body systems and common pathologies will be included. Concepts related to the administrative aspects of the sports medicine program will also be covered. Students will apply legal and ethical principles through real-world scenarios in various sports medicine settings. Other career roles in sports medicine will be discussed as the Athletic Trainer takes the injured athlete through the pathway of recovery.

Sports Medicine 3
555701CW
Grade level: 11 or 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Sports Medicine 2

Emphasizes the student’s ability to apply concepts from previous Sports Medicine course work to real-world situations and scenarios. A priority will be placed on understanding the current research and evidence-based practices affecting the practice of Sports Medicine professionals. Students will develop policies, procedures, and guidelines based on these aspects, as well as explore detailed treatment and rehabilitation procedures for common athletic injuries. Students are expected to participate in clinical situations either at school with their athletic department or in an outside clinical setting for real world experience.

PLTW- Principles of Biomedical Science
558002HW
Grade level: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Biology

Principles of Biomedical Sciences is a foundation course for the Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Biomedical Sciences program for high school students. This course provides an introduction to the biomedical sciences through exciting hands-on projects and problems. Students investigate the human body systems and various health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell disease, hypercholesterolemia, and infectious diseases. They determine the factors that led to the death of a fictional person and investigate lifestyle choices and medical treatments that might have prolonged the person’s life. The activities and projects introduce students to human physiology, medicine, research processes and bioinformatics. Key biological concepts including homeostasis, metabolism, inheritance of traits, and defense against disease are embedded in the curriculum. Engineering principles including the design process, feedback loops, and the relationship of structure to function are also incorporated. This course will not count as the third unit in the three-unit completer pathway.

PLTW- Human Body Systems
558102HW
Grade level: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science

In Human Body Systems, students examine the interactions of body systems as they explore identity, communication, power, movement, protection, and homeostasis. Students design experiments, investigate the structures and functions of the human body, and use data acquisition software to monitor body functions such as muscle movement, reflex, and voluntary action, and respiration. Exploring science in action, students build organs and tissues on a skeletal manikin, work through interesting real world cases, and often play the role of biomedical professionals to solve medical mysteries.

Medical Terminology
554002CW
Grade level: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Sports Medicine 2

Designed to develop a working knowledge of the language of health professions. Students acquire word-building skills by learning prefixes, suffixes, roots, combining forms, and abbreviations. Utilizing a body systems approach, students will focus on correct spelling, definitions, interpretations, and pronunciations of medical terms relating to structure and function, disease, dysfunction and pathology, diagnosis, clinical procedures, and pharmacology. Students will use problem-solving techniques to assist in developing an understanding of course concepts. In addition to traditional classroom instruction, Medical Terminology may be offered as a dual enrollment, virtual, online, or independent study course.

Sports Medicine Work Based Learning
555701CW
Grade level: 11 or 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Sports Medicine 2

The Internship is a structured work-based credit bearing course that is taken as a fourth unit in a three- or four-unit CTE completer program. Each work-based learning (credit bearing) course has an assigned CTE course code. The guidelines listed in the CTE Work Based Learning Guide must be followed in order to award one Carnegie unit of credit upon successful completion of the course. This course will not count as the third unit in the three-unit completer pathway.

Web & Digital Communications

3 credits required to be a Completer**
2 credits required to be a Concentrator
Fundamentals of Web Page Design & Development and Advanced Web Design & Development 2 are required for this program

Fundamentals of Web Page Design & Development
503102CW
Grade: 9 - 12
Credit: 1 computer credit
Prerequisite: None
**REQUIRED for Completer Program
*MEETS HS Computer Science Credit Requirement

This course will guide students in the development of websites in a project-based, problem-solving environment. Students will learn the industry standard languages, HTML and CSS, which are used in every website on the web today. Students will learn how to create a portfolio of content-rich, well-styled websites. Successful completion of this course will prepare students for industry certification. NOTE: Websites created by students in this course are not to be published without following District guidelines.

Advanced Web Page Design & Development 2
503302CW
Grade: 10 - 12
Credit: 1 elective credit
Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Web Page Design & Development
**REQUIRED for Completer Program

Web Page Design and Development is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue careers in web design and development. Students will develop an in-depth understanding and use of Hypertext Makeup Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), JavaScript, layout techniques, and other industry-standard practices. In addition, students will learn scripting technologies to create dynamic and interactive websites. Students will maintain a professional quality portfolio of web design work. Successful completion of this course will prepare students for industry certification.