Module 9:Charting Your Course

Direct Your Future

Objectives

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

• State the educational requirements for entry into occupations of your highest preference.

• Select an educational path that you plan to follow after high school.

• Select high school courses that will best prepare you for your occupational and education choices.

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After High School

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• Apprenticeship – training for a specific occupation through a combination of classroom and on-the-job experience.

• Vocational-technical school – specialized training for specific occupations.

• Community college – specialized training for specific occupations or the first two years of college in preparation for transfer.

After High School, Cont’d

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• Four-year college – completion of four years of education after high school, majoring in a specific area, to get a bachelor’s degree. Four-year colleges can include any of the following:

• Liberal Arts Colleges• Universities• Technical Institutes

• Military service – getting training for any of approximately 150 civilian occupations in the military plus funds for additional education after leaving the military.

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Sample High School Courses

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• Accounting• Biology• Botany• Business Principles • Calculus• Chemistry

• Computer Programming• Nutrition• Marketing and Sales• Physics• Physiology

Architecture and Construction Sample High School Courses

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• Art• Blueprint Reading• Calculus• Carpentry• Computer-aided Design

• Construction Trades• Electricity• Graphic Design• Physics

Arts, A/V Technology, and Communications Sample High School Courses

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• Art• Choreography• Digital Photo Imaging• Drama• Filmmaking• Graphic Arts• Journalism

• Multimedia Production• Music Appreciation• Performing Arts• Public Speaking• Radio/TV Broadcasting• Theater Technology• Writing

Business, Management, and Administration Sample High School Courses

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• Accounting• Business Finance• Business Law• Business Principles• Computer Applications

• Computer Science• Entrepreneurship• Recordkeeping• Virtual Enterprise

Education and Training Sample High School Courses

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• Child Care and Guidance• Human Development• Psychology• Speech

Government and Public Administration Sample High School Courses

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• Business Economics• Business Finance• Business Law• Business Principles• History• Psychology• Speech

Finance Sample High School Courses

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• Accounting• Bookkeeping• Business Economics• Business Principles• Computer Applications• Database Management

Health Science Sample High School Courses

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• Allied Health• Biology• Calculus• Chemistry• Child Development• Emergency Medical

Treatment

• Nutrition• Pharmacy Technology• Psychology• Physics• Physiology• Sociology• Zoology

Hospitality and Tourism Sample High School Courses

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• Business Finance• Business Principles• Entrepreneurship• Hospitality/Food Services• Hotel/Motel Management• Nutrition

• Psychology• Public Speaking• Recordkeeping• Sociology• Travel and Tourism

Human Services Sample High School Courses

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• Business Principles• Child Development• Cosmetology• Law

• Marketing• Psychology• Public Speaking• Sociology

Information Technology Sample High School Courses

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• Business Principles• Computer Graphics• Computer Presentations• Computer Programming• Database Design

• Desktop Publishing• LAN Maintenance• Recordkeeping• Web Design

Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Sample High School Courses

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• Criminal Justice• Criminology• Critical Issues• Emergency Protective

Services• Fire Services

• Law• Psychology• Sociology• Writing

Manufacturing Sample High School Courses

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• Blueprint Reading• Business Principles• Computer-aided Design• Electrical Science• Engineering Drafting

• Machine Tool Technology• Manufacturing• Robotics and Automation• Technical Drafting

Marketing, Sales, and Service Sample High School Courses

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• Accounting• Business Economics• Business Finance• Business Law• Business Principles

• Entrepreneurship• E-Marketing• Store Operations• Web Design• Writing

Science, Technology, and Engineering Sample High School Courses

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• Calculus• Chemistry• Computer Programming• Computer-aided Design• Engineering Problem

Solving• LAN Maintenance• Marine Biology

• Physics• Probability/Statistics• Robotic Construction• Robotics/Automation• Systems Analysis• Technical Writing

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics Sample High School Courses

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• Automotive Mechanics• Business Law• Business Principles• Electrical Science

• Electronics• Machine Tool Technology• Manufacturing

Technology• Robotics

Homework for Next Session

• Talk with your parent(s) or guardian(s) and counselor about the high school education plan that you completed, providing them with it either electronically or in print form.

• Talk with your parent(s) or guardian(s) and counselor about Activity 17. See how they react to your choice of occupations, tentative high school plan, and thoughts for education after high school.

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