NORTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER PATHWAYS RESOURCE A CAREER DEVELOPMENT PLANNING TOOL THE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OFFERINGS SELECTION PROCESS THE RECOMMENDED COURSES EACH HIGH SCHOOL GRADE LEVEL ARE ORGANIZED BY CAREER CLUSTERS ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS AND MARKETING INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING SYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL AND AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS HEALTH SERVICES HUMAN RESOURCES/SERVICES INMATION TECHNOLOGY REVISED 2/2006
Begin with the end in mind. -Steven Covey Licking County in Ohio has identified seven career clusters to make the process of choosing a career and planning for that career easier for students. The seven career clusters and logos are: Arts and Communications Business and Marketing Industrial and Engineering Systems Environmental and Agricultural Systems Health Services Human Resources/Services Information Technology All occupations fall under these broad career cluster headings. These seven career clusters have different levels of employment based, most frequently, on education and/or training. Professional careers require the most education or specialized training, usually a four-year college degree or higher. Technical careers normally require a two-year degree or specialized training. Entry-level careers usually required only a high school diploma with a limited amount of additional training. The list of careers on the following pages is a partial listing obtained from OCIS (Ohio Career Information System). It is a representative list only. For a complete listing of potential careers, see your school counselor. Career Pathways are created to provide a map to help students pursue relevant coursework for their chosen career cluster. The following pages identify a recommended schedule, electives directly related to the career cluster, and the educational training sites and educational opportunities available during high school to reach your goal. For planning purposes, the next page is a page you can use to help in the planning of your high school 4-year plan. Check out the following pages. They can help you prepare to take advantage of a tremendous number of opportunities in your career cluster.
S HIGH SCHOOL 4-YEAR PLAN CAREER CLUSTER RECOMMENDED COURSES EACH GRADE LEVEL 9 TH 10 TH 11 TH 12 TH +ENGLISH 9 HONORS ENGLISH I PRE-ALGEBRA ALGEBRA I ENGLISH 10 HONORS ENGLISH II ALGEBRA 1 SELECT TWO AMERICAN LIT. I OR II CONTEMPORARY LIT. WOMEN S LITERATURE MYSTERIES & SUSPENSE OR HONORS ENGLISH III PRE-CALCULUS TRANSITION MATH WORLD OF WORK ENGLISH ENGLISH 12 BRITISH LIT. & COLLEGE COMPOSITION A.P. ENGLISH PRE-CALCULUS CALCULUS TRANSITION MATH 4 UNITS PHYSICAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE PHYSICS PHYSICAL GEOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PHYSICAL GEOLOGY & ENVIRON. SCIENCE ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY PHYSICS +INTEGRATED HISTORY +US HISTORY +GOVERNMENT +P E +HEALTH +P E +WORD PROCESSING 2 CREDITS RECOMMENDED COLLEGE ADMISSION P.S.E.O.P. P.S.E.O.P. ½ CREDIT PE ½ CREDIT HEALTH ½ CREDIT WORD PROCESSING NEEDED PATHWAY PATHWAY PATHWAY PATHWAY PATHWAY CHOICES REMEMBER TO CHECK WHICH CAREER CLUSTER S FROM YOUR PATHWAY SHEET YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCORPORATE IN TO YOUR PATHWAY COLUMN TO FINALIZE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE. C-TEC CAREER CLUSTER OPTIONS (DON T GET TO INCLUDE A CAREER/TECHNICAL PROGRAM OFFERED AT C-TEC DURING YOUR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS IN YOUR SCHEDULE.) CHECK OUT THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT C-TEC. WWW.C-TEC.EDU
INMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREER PATHWAY OCCUPATIONS PROFESSIONAL CAREERS Systems Analyst Computer Programmer Software Specialist Technical Support Engineer Senior Programmer Network Administrator Systems Administrator Database Administrator Programmer Analyst Product Support Engineer Network Engineer IS Analyst Graphic Designer Multi-Media Director TECHNICAL CAREERS Certified Network Tech Software Designer Entry Programmer Database Developer Customer Service Rep Media Designer Call Center Support Rep PC System Coordinator Animator LAN Support Analyst Telecommunications Tech Project Manager Interactive Digital Media Network Operations Analyst Test Specialist Software Application Specialist Computer Operator Cable Installer Visual Design Consultant Web Page Designer Graphics Tech Instructional Designer Data Analyst Production Assistant Hardware Installer Multi-Media Specialist LAN Technician Audio/Visual Specialist Technical Sales Rep Technical Writer Operations Scheduler Web Content Designer Imaging Specialist Virtual Reality Designer Production Assistant PC Technician Quality Assurance Tech Multi-Media Programmer IS Operator ENTRY-LEVEL CAREERS Computer Operator Computer Equipment Repairer Computer Security Specialist
INMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREER CLUSTER RECOMMENDED COURSES EACH GRADE LEVEL 9 TH 10 TH 11 TH 12 TH +ENGLISH 9 ALGEBRA I ENRICHED SCIENCE 9 ENRICHED SCIENCE 9 +WORLD HISTORY APPLIED ENGLISH 9 CP ENGLISH 10 ENR SOPH HUMANITIES (SEE COURSE DESCRIPTION BOOK) ENRICHED ENRICHED +US HISTORY ENR SOPH HUMANITIES (SEE COURSE DESCRIPTION BOOK) APPLIED ENGLISH 11 CP ENGLISH 11 AP ENGLISH 11 *PRE-CALCULUS ACADEMIC MATH * *CHEM-M EARTH SCIENCE *PHYSICS ADVANCED AP ENSICS AP US HISTORY APPLIED ENGLISH 12 CP ENGLISH 12 ACADEMIC MATH *CALCULUS *MATH ANALYSIS EARTH SCIENCE *PHYSICS ENRICHED PHYSICS ADVANCED AP ENSICS +GOVERNMENT/ECON AP AMERICAN GOV 4 UNITS +PE 1, +PE 2, +HEALTH +CATS CLASS INMATION 2 CREDITS RECOMMENDE D COLLEGE ADMISSION +PE 1, +PE 2, +HEALTH P.S.E.O.P. P.S.E.O.P. ½ CREDIT PE ½ CREDIT HEALTH NEEDED INMATION INMATION INMATION INMATION CHOICES AGRISCIENCE I/II SPANISH INDUSTRIAL TECH I - IV AGRIBUSINESS I/II FRENCH SPREADSHEET & POWERPOINT LEADERSHIP TRAINING PHYSICS DESKTOP PUBLISHING ECONOMICS DRAFTING IT FOUNDATIONS CLASS WORLD GEOGRAPHY CAD C-TEC INMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREER CLUSTER OPTIONS (THESE CAREER/TECHNICAL PROGRAMS ARE JUNIOR AND SENIOR STUDENTS) COMPUTER NETWORKING AND APPLICATIONS (CTP) COMPUTER INMATION SYSTEMS (CTP) Locations at COTC, Lakewood HS DIGITAL DESIGN AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA (CTP) (CTP) INDICATES A COLLEGE TECH PREP PROGRAM WWW.C-TEC.EDU * INDICATES RECOMMENDED COURSES THAT PROVIDE FOUNDATION THE INMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREER CLUSTER + INDICATES REQUIRED CLASS P.S.E.O.P.= Post Secondary Educational Options Program (ask School Counselor for more details)