Business Management and Administration Pathway

The purpose of the pathway is to provide our students with a solid foundation in the core functions of Business with the intention of preparing them for post-secondary college and career endeavors, as well as increasing their marketability in the very competitive business industry.

Students currently in eighth or ninth grade who are interested in the Business Management and Administration Pathway must meet with their guidance counselor to enroll for the following school year.

• Once enrolled in the Business Pathway, students follow a clearly defined sequence of courses. The course load includes a minimum of 15 credits in Science, 15 credits in Social Studies, 15 credits in a World Language, 20 credits in Mathematics, and 25 credits in Business.

• The pathway cohort of students is entered into the Naviance system used by our Guidance Department so that students are kept informed with regard to college visits, field trips, assemblies, internships, etc. relative to the business and the pathway.

• Students are assisted by the teachers in the Business Department and by their guidance counselors in determining appropriate business-related study as they progress towards college admissions and career paths.

• All students who enroll in the pathway are enrolled in a “Business Advisory” during which they must attend a minimum of seven (7) of the eight (8) presentations offered to them. Consideration may be given to students with extenuating circumstances who do not attend at least seven seminars to make up a minimal number of seminars during the following school year.

• The Business Pathway has a corresponding component in our Senior Internship Program to provide those high school seniors enrolled in the pathway the opportunity to obtain valuable experience in business-related fields.

Students are expected to maintain a minimum average of a 70 in order to receive endorsement in the Business Pathway on their transcript. Students looking for a more rigorous challenge may participate in the “Endorsement with Distinction” version of the Pathway. To graduate with a Business Academy endorsement, students must:

• Maintain a 3.0 GPA,

• Participate in a Business-related Senior Internship,

• Complete Honors Accounting, and

• Complete four years of a World Language.

Students enrolled in the Business Management and Administration Pathway will be encouraged, as schedules permit, to participate in one or more business-related co-curricular activities* (such as internships, business competitions, field trips, etc.) and clubs such as:

• National Business Honor Society

• DECA

• Future Educators of America

• Senior Internship

• Bottlecappers

• FCCLA

• Key Club

• Future Business Leaders of America

• Heroes and Cool Kids

• Peer Leaders

• Mock Trial

• Lions Club International

• Model UN

• Student Government

*Co-curricular organizations may vary by high school.