Individual Career Academic Planning (ICAP)

What is an Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)?

The Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP) is a multi-year process that guides students and families in the exploration of career, academic, and post-secondary opportunities. Through collaboration and support of adults, students develop the awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and skills to create their own meaningful and powerful pathways to be career- and college-ready. The student-driven ongoing process of ICAP naturally reflects students’ changing passions, aptitudes, interests and growth. It actively engages students which enables them to:

To enroll in the Oklahoma’s Promise program, the student must be:

In addition to students updating their ICAP annually, students are also required to participate in Service Learning and/or Work-Based Learning Activities at least once while in high school.

Resources

Students, families, and educators can access three free online tools to help guide students on their ICAP journey. The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education offers the OK Career Guide and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education provides OK College Start. UCanGo2 is an initiative of the Oklahoma College Assistance Program, an operating division of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. It provides resources to help plan, prepare, and pay for college. 

Visit these other websites to investigate the courses needed and type of education required for the intended career path.

Career Evaluation

Explore example careers below. Do you see any occupations you want to know more about? If so, those are the careers you might want to research as future occupations.

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 

Architecture and Construction 

Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications

Business Management and Administration

Education and Training 

Finance

Government and Public Administration 

Health Sciences 

Hospitality and Tourism

Human Services  

Information Technology (IT) 

Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security 

Manufacturing (Mechanical/Industrial)

Marketing 

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics 

Developing My Career Plan

Plan of Study

A plan of study is an individualized and organized outline of the courses to be taken during high school that supports students’ post-secondary goals. Students select the courses based on graduation requirements, personal skills, abilities, and interests. By considering rigorous courses to help strengthen abilities and advance learning, students are able to graduate from high school on time and be well-equipped for their future.

Complete the sections below with your selections for each year:

Freshman 

Sophomore 

Junior

Senior

*Qualified juniors and seniors may begin taking college courses online or on campus. See the Concurrent Enrollment section for more information.