Science and Medical Pathway

Required 10th Grade Course for this Pathway:

Intro To Medical Careers

Course Number(s):  C406201

Length: 1 Semester (2 Credits)

Prerequisites: None

Grade: 10-12

Note: Required 10th Grade class for the Science and Medical Career Pathway

This course is a standardized competency based Healthcare Curriculum that prepares students for the rapidly changing healthcare careers. The HCCC includes basic knowledge that healthcare workers need to know to be able to contribute to the delivery of safe and effective healthcare. This Course will prepare students for entry into any of the Health fields of study. College credit articulations may be available.

Other Courses for this Pathway include:

Emergency Medical Responder Prep

Course Number(s): C406101

Length: 1 Semester (2 Credits)

Prerequisites: None

Grade: 11-12

As part of our medical career pathway at Johnson, we offer Emergency Medical Responder Prep to juniors and seniors.  This course is designed to educate individuals on the EMS system, to provide emergency care to patients, and understand how to work with bystanders. It is a hands-on, high-energy course for anyone interested in pursuing a career in healthcare.  Students learn how to perform life-saving procedures, from CPR to wound care, and how to assess and stabilize patients in emergency scenarios.  Students practice clear and effective communication in stressful environments and work alongside their peers to build strong team skills that are crucial during emergencies.  The course now offers BLS/CPR certification through the American Heart Association.  

PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science and Forensics

Course Number(s): C434911

Length: 1 Semester (2 Credits)

Prerequisites: None

Grade: 10-12

This semester course will introduce students to the principles of Biomedical Science. In this student centered PLTW course, participants investigate human body systems and various health conditions including heart disease, diabetes, sickle-cell disease, high cholesterol, and infectious disease. Students will 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. This course provides an overview of all of the courses in the PLTW Biomedical Sciences program and lays a foundation for subsequent PLTW Biomedical courses. This course provides students with an engaging and rigorous curriculum that centers on contemporary medical and technological issues. This course falls within the PLTW Biomedical sequence, which is recognized nationally by post secondary educational institutions as a course that is both rigorous and contemporary in its content. The course fosters the growth of students’ foundational scientific knowledge and opens doors for students in unlimited career areas which will be essential to securing future employment in today’s information age.

CIS: Anatomy and Physiology (Honors) 

Course Number(s): S495141 

Length: 2 Semesters (4 Credits) 

Prerequisites: B or better in Biology and Chemistry 

Grade: 11-12 

Anatomy and Physiology is an advanced biology course  offering students the opportunity to examine in depth  the unbelievably fascinating structure and function of  human organ systems. Students examine body systems  (skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular,  respiratory, integumentary, and digestive). Lab work,  class discussion, reading, and animal dissection will  result in tremendous gains in the understanding of the  human body. This course is highly recommended for  any student who has a strong interest in science and  medicine. Note: College in the Schools is a program in which a  University of Minnesota course is taught in high school.  Upon successful completion of this course, students  receive four semester credits from the University of  Minnesota, Twin Cities. 

Districtwide Career Pathways Courses for the Science and Medical Pathway

These courses are off site

Anoka Tech: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
C54124* PSEO Anoka Emergency Med Tech

Please see your counselor to register.  Ms. Voigt can assist you with transportation.

Location: TBA
Time: Proposed 1:00-4:00pm Spring Semester, Monday-Friday + some additional practical hours

Transportation: Yellow School Bussing from home high school, Metro Transit for return 

9 College Credits (12 grade-Students must be 18 by April 1st)

Must have a minimum of 2.5 GPA and  have successfully completed a prior advanced course (PSEO, IB, AP, Concurrent, PLTW).

This certificate will prepare the entry-level Emergency Medical Technician for direct employment in an emergency ambulance service, basic transport service, an emergency room, police department, security department or fire department. Completion of the EMT course prepares the student for the National Registry of EMT examination. Successful completion of the National Registry exam is recognized by the State of Minnesota to generate the state certification required to work as an EMT in Minnesota (must be 18 years old to test).

College of Saint Catherine: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

C542091 PSEO St. Kate's Nursing Assist

Please see your counselor to register.  Ms. Voigt can assist you with transportation.

Location: College of Saint Catherine

Time: 1:00-2:30pm Fall and Spring Semesters, Mondays-Thursdays + some additional practical hours

Transportation: Yellow School Bussing from home high school, Metro Transit for return

5 College Credits (11-12 grades)

Must have a minimum of 3.0 GPA, good attendance and have successfully completed a prior advanced course (PSEO, IB, AP, Concurrent, PLTW).

CNA is a 75 hour minimum state approved program that teaches the knowledge and skills required to take the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Competency Examination. This examination is offered to all passing students and is required by the Minnesota Department of Health to be placed on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry.

Supplemental Courses for Medical Science Pathway:

Public Speaking  

Course Number(s): L406411 

Length: 1 Semester (2 Credits) 

Prerequisites: None 

Grade: 10-12 

This class is designed for anybody who wants to learn  to become a better speaker in front of groups. The class  will become a tight-knit group as students speak and  listen to each other on a daily basis. A variety of  speeches will be learned and performed, including  informative speeches, demonstration speeches,  persuasive speeches, and debate. This skill of knowing  what you want to say and saying it well will help you to  get what you want throughout your entire life!

Psychology AP (Honors)

Course Number(s): H457301

Length: 2 Semesters  (4 Credits)

Prerequisites: None

Grade: 10-12

AP Psychology introduces students to study of behavior and mental processes. It introduces the psychological facts, principles and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields. Topics covered include research methods, sensation and perception, states of consciousness, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, developmental psychology, theories of personality, and abnormal psychology. Students will use observation and theory to study human interaction, learning, or development, methods and techniques of primary research, and legal and ethical procedures related to research. Students will refine a topic into a research problem and will create a plan for data collection and for gathering and analyzing data. They will compare the findings to theories of human interaction, develop conclusions based on the findings, and identify implications for further study.

Students learn to study efficiently but critically, read a large amount of written material, practice rigorous methods for understanding and learning facts, creating and testing hypotheses, organizing, debating, and evaluating concepts and theories and explaining and using statistical data. Students will be expected to take the AP Test in Psychology.

Sociology

Course Number(s): H407101

Length: 1 Semester (2 Credits)

Prerequisites: None

Grade: 9-12

Sociology stresses the social contexts in which people live, who influences us, which social institutions shape us the most, how society is structured, what roles people play in society, how inequalities shape our world, and how gender issues impact society. Students will have opportunities to discuss current events with high relevance in their lives. This course will emphasize empowering individuals through increased awareness and understanding of how society works and how it can be improved upon. Social movements/social change will be the focus of the final summative project.

SPC: Biology I (Honors)

Course Number(s): S495151

Length: Fall Semester (5 Credits)

Prerequisites: C or better in Accelerated Biology or teacher recommendation.

Grade: 11-12

This is a fall semester, two period-long course that studies biological processes including cell chemistry, metabolism, reproduction, genetics, and complex cell physiology. The lab component covers the application of concepts through observation, experimentation, and problem analysis. This course is intended for students who may become biology majors, students requiring a strong biological background for selected majors, including nursing and other allied health fields, or interested college students. This class is only offered in the fall and should be taken the same school year as CIS Biology II

Note: SPC is a program in which a Saint Paul College course is taught in high school.  Upon successful completion of this course, students receive five semester credits from Saint Paul College.

SPC: Biology II (Honors)

Course Number(s): S495251

Length: Spring Semester (5 Credits)

Prerequisites: CIS Biology I with a grade of C or better.

Grade: 11-12

This course is an extension of CIS Biology I and covers biological processes, including a variety of life forms (viruses, bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals), their evolution, and ecology. The lab component covers organism taxonomy, classification, and mammalian systems, including comparative anatomy, organism dissections, ecological interrelationships of organisms and their environment, and independent biome research projects. Some activities include the dissection of preserved animals. This class is only offered in the spring and should be taken the same year as CIS Bio I.

Note: SPC is a program in which a Saint Paul College course is taught in high school.  Upon successful completion of this course, students receive five semester credits from Saint Paul College